On Tue, Aug 07, 2018 at 08:19:49AM +0530, Rigved Rakshit wrote: > Thanks everyone for submitting the bid for DebConf in India. > > If we are thinking of IIT Mumbai as a venue for DebConf 20, then we need to > make sure that IIT Mumbai gives us solid WiFi and mobile carrier signals in > the campus. During the Mini-DebConf there, we had big issues with internet > connectivity. This is something which we can easily fix with help of > current students.
As someone who works in IIT Bombay and a member of Debian, I can make this happen. We have quite a big operation in IITB with regard to FOSS push, and Debian is one of our major work items. > We have good volunteer numbers in Pune and Mumbai combined, for on the > ground support before the event (if it does happen). Also, Mumbai has many > hotels to accommodate a large contingent and the IIT campus is large enough > to accommodate multiple parallel tracks. Plus, we have many good > sightseeing places nearby the city. Indeed. I'll be happy to facilitate and participate. Kumar -- Kumar Appaiah -- https://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
