in-line :- On 26/12/2016, Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all,
Hi Paulo, > I have some questions to you :-) Replying as an limited observer and attendee of Debconf16, although better heads and experience may be able to put it in much better way. > Obviously I know that DebConf is important for Debian development, but how > important is to the city to have the Debian community for some days working > there? I think there are two parts actually to that question - a. How important is it to debconf to have community for some days working there ? For something like Debconf, logistics is going to make or break you. Having people who have done it before and know what needs to be done makes it easier for everybody, although AFAIK all positions for debconf are voluntary in nature. If you have local people and Debian people working together it should lessen pressure a bit on the local team and also would be a better experience for attendees. b. How important is it TO the city to have Debian community working there ? I *think* one of the things which can and does derail conferences beside poor planning is mis-communication and mis-understanding especially where people from 130-140 countries will be coming in. There are quite few instructions that Debconf organizers share with us before debconf which does and could help us in having the most out of Debconf. We rely on the organizers to intimate us of all and any changes before and during Debconf to make the most of it. > Do you expect that DebConf promote some kind of technological evolution in > the country, or more specifically in the city? This actually falls on the Debian local people how they see it fit as part of it is outreach. For instance, we do have the open day where people are welcomed to try out Debian and there are usually a few activities planned around that day. Now because we are talking of Brazil, one idea that could be looked at is having a float about Debian going around the city talking, sharing, showing Debian both in Portugese, English and any other language that people see fit. There is lots about security, privacy and such themes that could be used to share as part of Debian awareness also. And this will not be the first, at least in India I know of few friends who did the FirefoxOS bus which was for a better part of month on road - https://reps.mozilla.org/e/firefoxos-bus/ Not a month, but maybe a week we could do. I would volunteer to be part of such an initiative if we are able to raise funds and have few people who are interested to be part of it. > Do you think an international event such as DebConf helps the city to grow > in IT area? Not directly, but Debconf does have job fairs and such . The idea is to let both parties find each other and also make people aware that free software skills can land you in a job if you are looking for it. Also for companies, it's an opportunity to share limelight with Debian and there are always possibilities for work for companies as well. See the Debian partners program https://www.debian.org/partners/ It's a win-win situation for both Debian and the companies therein. > Do you hope to somehow help people improve their IT skills, especially with > free software? Absolutely, that is part and parcel of Debconf. While people try not to spoon-feed, if they see that a person has tried everything and is still stuck, they do try to help out, at the end of the day anything and everything is problem-solving . The idea is to germinate the freedom seed wherever we go and have a community around that. Hope that helped you clarify some of the points you raised. > Best regards, > > -- > Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana (phls) > Curador de Software Livre da Campus Party Brasil 2017 (CPBR10) > Membro da Comunidade Curitiba Livre > Fone: +55 (41) 99198-1897 > Site: http://www.phls.com.br > GNU/Linux user: 228719 GPG ID: 0443C450 > > Apoie a campanha pela igualdade de gênero #HeForShe (#ElesPorElas) > http://www.heforshe.org/pt > _______________________________________________ > Debconf-team mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team > -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal शिरीष अग्रवाल My quotes in this email licensed under CC 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com EB80 462B 08E1 A0DE A73A 2C2F 9F3D C7A4 E1C4 D2D8 _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list [email protected] http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
