On Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:40:38 -0600, Gunnar Wolf wrote:
Jose M Calhariz dijo [Sat, Feb 21, 2026 at 07:18:49PM +0000]:But for the one opportunity we have to gather Debian people from all over the world... Please, do not make it be fragmented.Our intention is not to compete with the Main DebConf but to complement it. To have rooms with video display to show the main talks in Argentina in real time and ways for the people in Lisbon to participate on the talk.I think there is a sizable amount of people who would take the opportunity to travel by train within continental Europe instead of flying to South America if they were to meet, a couple dozen of their Debian friends. Those of us travelling to Argentina would not see them.
Travelling to Lisboa by train from central Europe is quite an adventure :)
I know you mean well; I know you for many years, and I know you have sweated to come up with an offering to receive the Debian people in Portugal. And I really want to go there! But please try to understand how this feels for the receiving end.
I totally see your point (now -- and thanks to you and terceiro and others for pointing it out!); still, I wonder if it's better if I follow DebConf26 alone at home at my desk or together with others e.g. in Lisboa.
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