Re: [Debconf-discuss] advice while making Debconf proposals
On 04/27/2017 12:31 PM, shirish शिरीष wrote: > One such word being 'hacker' which 'most' people think means somebody > who breaks into systems rather than somebody who is tinkering/problem > solving around issues plaguing her(is) system. I do believe a majority of debconf attendees will know the true meaning of "hacker". Happy hacking, Thomas Goirand (zigo) ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] US laptop ban and DebConf
On 03/21/2017 07:02 PM, Steve Langasek wrote: > The Trump administration has a genuinely racist agenda Respectfully... Could we please keep politics out of any Debian list? I'd very much prefer if we just keep fighting for free software, and I suspect I'm not the only one with that preference. Debian isn't the place for such political debate/statements. Cheers, Thomas Goirand (zigo) ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] buy/rent air mattresses on-site possible ?
On 01/25/2017 08:20 PM, shirish शिरीष wrote: > Hi all, > > While it is pretty early days yet, I was looking at the on-site accommodation. > > https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf17/Accomodation > > I also have put up an initial page about the weather as I kept on > coming back to weather whenever I thought of montreal and forgot to > write about it. > > https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/Debconf17/Weather > > Two 'suggestions' have been given therein - > > Alternatively, attendees may bring an air mattress. > > Attendees will be required to bring a comfortable sleeping bag. > > Could there be possibility of renting air mattress/sleeping bag as > both cut quite a bit into the baggage allowance ? Over the years, I've learned to travel light. I've been going to the last debconf with only a carry-on (ie: less than 10kg). How come you believe you can't fit a sleeping bag in your 20kg+ luggage + carry-on then? Cheers, Thomas Goirand (zigo) ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] Get 30 minutes free* Wi-Fi at all Airports Company South Africa airports
On 05/23/2016 02:23 PM, Steven Chamberlain wrote: > Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: >> The web page states: "You are required to register and for verification >> processes your email address is required". So the cost of "free" Wi-Fi >> is really your personal information and its connection to your computer >> equipment, making it easier to track you. Not quite my definition of >> "free", but I guess it depend on the percieved value of ones own >> personal information. :) > > For free Wi-Fi when travelling (using another definition of "free") I > can highly recommended: > > * macchanger > * iodine (takes considerable setup but is worth it, for when it works) > > and others have recommended mosh. These are all Debian packages. > > I would only use SSH, VPN or Tor traffic over public Wi-Fi. Although > `ssh -L 8123:127.0.0.1:8123` allows to easily create a tunnel from > http_proxy=http://127.0.0.1:8123 to a remote proxy like provoxy, polipo > or squid). I'd also warmly recommend shadowsocks. This nice piece of software also digs holes through nation wide firewalls, for example in countries south of Russia (to avoid names). Cheers, Thomas Goirand (zigo) ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
[Debconf-discuss] Are some of these stuff available in the hostel?
Hi, I usually don't ask much from Debconf, and I'd be satisfied even with the most basic things. But because I'm coming with my family this time, I need to ask a few things in order to prepare the trip. I've gone through the wiki, sorry if I missed already available info. - Are bed sheets provided by the hostel, or should we bring some? - Is there a swimming pool nearby? - Is there some baby chairs available or should I bring one to feed by little girl? - Is there a microwave that we could use to warm-up baby food? - Do we have access to a washing machine? Thanks in advance to whoever will take the time to reply, Cheers, Thomas Goirand (zigo) ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] Talk lengths
On 09/22/2014 06:00 PM, Maximiliano Curia wrote: Hi, We are considering introducing a new talk length for DebConf 15: 20' talks. These talks would have their own slot (30' slot with a 10' pause between talks), and at a certain time any concurrent talks would have the same length. Please do it! I'd like to give at least a talk using this format. 20 minutes is more than enough to give an update on OpenStack, like I did this year, for example. Thomas ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] Do not photograph checkbox in registration
On 09/05/2014 05:09 PM, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: I believe we don't upload there - the copyright holder (or someone else licensed to do so) does. I dislike a bunch of services, but don't dictate my fellow Debian friends not to use those. Instead I advocate strongly to use better alternatives - and try locate such alternatives which involves identifying the features they need to really be alternatives. - Jonas While I don't dictate my fellow Debian friends not to use those either, here, we're not talking about any random family photos. We're talking about Debconf, and pictures of us taken there. I believe therefore that it is appropriate and legitimate in this case to raise my concern and disapproval. Thomas ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] Do not photograph checkbox in registration
On 09/05/2014 12:21 AM, Holger Levsen wrote: There should also be documentation, that a.) you're the photographer, so people who dont want their photos taken should hide from you b.) that you're automatically + immediatly uploading fotos to flickr, if I understood you correctly. (via some fancy wlan sdcard android phone setup...) Speaking of this, I think it would be better if you were only uploading automatically to our git-annex and only push that to flickr after 24|48|72 hours (or never), or doesnt flickr automatically claim rights on uploaded fotos? While I have no problem with people taking photos of me, or even uploading them to their own web site or to a Debian website, I am always uncomfortable with uploads to 3rd party websites which nobody in the Debian community owns. Could we just *stop* uploading to flickr, picassa, and such? I don't trust them. I don't like them. They *must* monetize somehow, and they may one day sell pictures of anyone, then claim that it's in the TOS and we may as well just shut up if that happens... It's not as if there was no free software to host such content! Cheers, Thomas Goirand (zigo) ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] debconf15 logo contest: voting begins
On 06/01/2014 12:57 AM, Richard Hartmann wrote: Break the tie by voting? Most people re-voted instantly anyway, so... Richard Which one are the winners? How can I make one win? :) Thomas ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] debconf15 logo contest: voting begins
On 06/01/2014 11:53 PM, Thomas Goirand wrote: On 06/01/2014 12:57 AM, Richard Hartmann wrote: Break the tie by voting? Most people re-voted instantly anyway, so... Richard Which one are the winners? How can I make one win? :) Thomas Does it change something after my vote? Thomas ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] Bicycle?
On 07/24/2013 09:11 PM, Gunnar Wolf wrote: it's a quite simple ~90Km route that you could do in around four hours. From my experience, 90 Km in 4 hours on flat roads is quite optimistic (unless you have some training). Thomas ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
