[Debconf-discuss] for those wanting to make it happen: MiniDebConf in Hamburg, May 16th-20th 2018

2017-10-27 Thread Holger Levsen
On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 11:06:29AM +, Holger Levsen wrote: > so I made reservations for the venue from May 16th to 20th 2018 and created > a wikipage, > > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianEvents/de/2018/MiniDebConfHamburg > > and an IRC channel on irc.ofct.

[Debconf-discuss] MiniDebConf in Hamburg, May 16th-20th 2018

2017-10-06 Thread Holger Levsen
:) On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 10:42:43PM +, Holger Levsen wrote: > As discussed during DebConf17 I'd like to propose a MiniDebConf in Hamburg, > Germany, during April or May 2018. > > The current idea is to have 3 days of hacking (MiniDebCamp) from Wednesday > until Friday followed by

Re: [Debconf-discuss] MiniDebConf in April/May 2018 in Hamburg

2017-09-01 Thread Holger Levsen
On Fri, Sep 01, 2017 at 01:37:39PM +0100, Martín Ferrari wrote: > The plan is to do it again, I don't have dates yet, but then possible > dates are similar. It is not great to have the minidebconf in close > proximity, as most people wouldn't be able to attend both :( actually, this is also true

[Debconf-discuss] MiniDebConf in April/May 2018 in Hamburg

2017-08-29 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, As discussed during DebConf17 I'd like to propose a MiniDebConf in Hamburg, Germany, during April or May 2018. The current idea is to have 3 days of hacking (MiniDebCamp) from Wednesday until Friday followed by 2 days of talks and more hacking (MiniDebConf). As for dates, my prefered venue

[Debconf-discuss] Mini-DebConf in Germany in Spring 2018

2017-08-08 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, talking with Michael Banck we've had the idea to have a regular Mini-DebConf in Germany, probably in different locations every year, and probaly roughly 6 months apart from the regular Debian-UK Mini-DebConf in Cambridge. So, as I'm probably crazy, I think I'd volunteer to be part of an orga

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Can anyone lend me a spare 3-prong cable?

2017-08-06 Thread Holger Levsen
On Sun, Aug 06, 2017 at 11:59:24AM -0400, Sven Bartscher wrote: > Can anyone lend me such a cable with either a european or canadian > plug for the duration of the DebConf or alternatively tell me where I > might be able to buy one? I got a spare european one left over. Catch me if you can :)

Re: [Debconf-discuss] RVC to CdM by bike?

2017-08-02 Thread Holger Levsen
On Tue, Aug 01, 2017 at 04:44:12PM -0600, Christian PERRIER wrote: > (yet another opportunity to say "hi" to fellow Debconfers) you really should just do a little detour and come around here for an hour or two. This cannot be a distance you cannot run easily ;-p -- cheers, Holger, sad

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Lenovo ThinkPad T430 battery in Montreal

2017-07-29 Thread Holger Levsen
On Sun, Jul 30, 2017 at 10:39:51AM +0900, Hideki Yamane wrote: > How about using Amazon.ca? (If someone in local people can use Amazon Prime) or check lenovo.com for a local thinkpad dealer if you dont want to buy support amazon… -- cheers, Holger signature.asc Description: Digital

Re: [Debconf-discuss] matrix chats

2017-07-28 Thread Holger Levsen
On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 11:43:46PM +0200, Zlatan Todoric wrote: > I am interested in what privacy concerns as I don't want to provide an app > that is invasive in privacy field (we have already full of those in > world)... you see who has read something in a group chat and you also see when

Re: [Debconf-discuss] matrix chats

2017-07-28 Thread Holger Levsen
On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 06:37:13PM +0200, W. Martin Borgert wrote: > Quoting Holger Levsen <hol...@layer-acht.org>: > >That's also mostly why I was asking for alternative clients… > https://github.com/matrix-org/purple-matrix/ maybe? besides that it's a plugin for libpurple

Re: [Debconf-discuss] matrix chats

2017-07-28 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi Zlatan, On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 06:43:05PM +0200, Zlatan Todoric wrote: > Purism plans to package it directly into Debian (the Riot app) oh, have fun with that! ;-) I looked at building it under Stretch a month ago but Stretch was way too outdated regarding the node/npm ecosystem… That's

[Debconf-discuss] matrix chats

2017-07-27 Thread Holger Levsen
hi, I'd be interested to chat about the matrix.org chat system with folks at DebConf. Currently I'm using the riot-web client installed as a binary .deb in a dedicated VM, but I would a.) prefer a .deb from Debian and b.) actually rather used a text based client (though I do appreciate the nice

Re: [Debconf-discuss] PDF reading/editing issues

2017-06-19 Thread Holger Levsen
On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 12:47:00PM +0200, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: > Does this mean that only people that can (or know a friend that can) > accept the terms of use from Microsoft and Apple are allowed to visit > Debconf? no, many people don't need a visa to visit Canada, eg, you and me and at

Re: [Debconf-discuss] SSO certificate problems

2017-04-19 Thread Holger Levsen
On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 05:45:06PM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote: > My SSO cert has expired, I asked for a new one and the message >"/usr/bin/openssl failed" I keep track if hundreds of passwords anyway, so I'm happy the registration still lets me create a new password for this service and

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Have made two pages medical and clothing in logistics

2017-01-05 Thread Holger Levsen
On Thu, Jan 05, 2017 at 10:01:40AM +0200, Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) wrote: > It will still be summer in Montréal in late July/August so it should be > a good 5-10°c warmer than it was in Cape Town… that's why only three layers of clothing were suggested ;-) -- cheers, Holger

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Last call for keys for keysigning in Cape Town, South Africa

2016-06-15 Thread Holger Levsen
On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 10:18:02AM +0200, Michael Meskes wrote: > With all people reading their keys, there won't be much time left for > your presentation though. only the hash of the document containing all the fingerprints will be read aloud (ideally by everyone reading a single number (*) of

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Last call for keys for keysigning in Cape Town, South Africa

2016-06-14 Thread Holger Levsen
On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 07:09:29PM +1000, Aníbal Monsalve Salazar wrote: > Last year dkg scheduled a session and we publish it during that > session. so why don't you ask the organizers to schedule a session now, in advance? or to phrase it differently: please ask the organizers to schedule a

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Last call for keys for keysigning in Cape Town, South Africa

2016-06-14 Thread Holger Levsen
On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 06:53:35PM +1000, Aníbal Monsalve Salazar wrote: > If it's an inconvenience for you, please send me a signed email > message with your key fingerprint. Same deal applies to anyone with > a similar problem. thanks, to which address? > > And then I wonder, when will the

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Last call for keys for keysigning in Cape Town, South Africa

2016-06-14 Thread Holger Levsen
On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 10:34:12AM +0200, Julian Andres Klode wrote: > > And then I wonder, when will the party take place anyway, > > https://debconf16.debconf.org/schedule/ does not list it :( > I'd say: Always, like last year? the party must be kicked off with some event where everybody agrees

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Last call for keys for keysigning in Cape Town, South Africa

2016-06-14 Thread Holger Levsen
On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 08:29:51PM +1000, Aníbal Monsalve Salazar wrote: > [0] https://people.debian.org/~anibal/ksp-dc16/ksp-dc16.html I'd probably participate if I could send my key with gpg --send-keys $special_keyserver like it is done at other key signing parties prepared by other DDs. [0]

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-announce] First recorded videos live!

2015-08-25 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi Petter, On Dienstag, 25. August 2015, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: I would like to send Debian conferance recordings on the Norwegian open channel, Frikanalen [...] It would give the talks national broadcasting coverage and hopefully attract some new users to the Debian community. I think

[Debconf-discuss] debian-women, -bsd and classic swirls foil stickers at frontdesk

2015-08-19 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, the always helpful frontdesk now also has debian-women, -bsd and classic swirls foil stickers in different sizes (also big, 15cm ones) available in exchange for donations (in yet another box... ;) cheers, Holger signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Quality Assurance BoF

2015-08-18 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, I still overslept :) Feel free to grab me to discuss running QA jobs (or others) on jenkins.debian.net basically anytime I appear to be awake... :) btw, jenkins.debian.org is coming soon too and will be discussed in https://summit.debconf.org/debconf15/meeting/186/jenkinsdebianorg-session/

[Debconf-discuss] xposting Re: DebConf15: Last call for keys for keysigning in Heidelberg, Germany

2015-08-03 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, each year I wonder why this is send to three lists, which each everybody attending DebConf is encouraged to read. Could maybe one of those be dropped? Or two? Maybe at least for some of those ten keysigning announcements each year? cheers, Holger signature.asc Description: This

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Help with scheduling train for DebConf 15

2015-07-25 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Samstag, 25. Juli 2015, أحمد المحمودي wrote: I see that https://debconf15.debconf.org/information.xhtml says that best options from FRA are either train or car. Is there a problem with the buses mentioned in the above URL ? Long distance busses are a rather new thing in Germany,

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Help with scheduling train for DebConf 15

2015-07-22 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Mittwoch, 22. Juli 2015, gregor herrmann wrote: Beyond that, I am not sure if I'm elligible for the savings fare or the standard fare. savings fares are not always available and change over time. from #debconf: foobar what is the difference between BAHN savings fares and standard

[Debconf-discuss] Froscon

2015-07-21 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, so DebConf15 is not only preceed by CCCamp, it's also directly and overlappingly followed by FrosCon.org and I'll be giving a talk at Froscon on Sunday afternoon. Thus I'm wondering if anybody would be interested in driving to Froscon with me? Rough idea so far: leaving DebConf at 10-11

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Froscon

2015-07-21 Thread Holger Levsen
On Dienstag, 21. Juli 2015, Holger Levsen wrote: Rough idea so far: leaving DebConf at 10-11 AM, arriving at Froscon 2.5h on sunday... signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf

Re: [Debconf-discuss] CCCamp to DebConf15 transport by bus

2015-07-10 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Freitag, 10. Juli 2015, Martín Ferrari wrote: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf15/CCCampTransport This is not going to happen, there was not enough demand to justify it. I am removing that wiki page now. I'm not sure removing is the best thing to do. Why not keep it for those

Re: [Debconf-discuss] CCCamp to DebConf15 transport by bus

2015-07-10 Thread Holger Levsen
On Freitag, 10. Juli 2015, Martín Ferrari wrote: Yes, I did that. Deleted the bus offer from the page, and put the same text as in my emai. cool, thanks! :-) signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ Debconf-discuss

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Travelling to/from DC15 by train— saver tickets

2015-06-22 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Montag, 22. Juni 2015, martin f krafft wrote: Do the 99€ already contain the return trip or do I need to pay them twice to get the return trip? I understand it's inclusive of the return trip. it does. On Montag, 22. Juni 2015, Molly de Blanc wrote: If I'm planning on going to CCC

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Debian booth at DebConf15 Open Weekend and its Merchandise

2015-06-20 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Freitag, 19. Juni 2015, Michael Banck wrote: The other question is: is there some left-over merchandise from any of the european stockpiles and if so, does it make sense to use that for DebConf? I have quite a lot of Debian/bsd/women swirl stickers left (those which were at fosdem)

Re: [Debconf-discuss] CCCamp to DebConf15 transport by bus

2015-06-01 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Sonntag, 31. Mai 2015, martin f krafft wrote: If you're going to CCCamp and don't have transport organised yet, there might be the possibility of a bus hire. cool! Public transport from the camp to Heidelberg seems to be a pain anyhow. there will be busses from the cccamp to Berlin

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Requiring work in exchange of sponsoring? (was: remote participation in DebConf)

2014-09-20 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Samstag, 20. September 2014, Paul Wise wrote: I also think that volunteering should be suggested (perhaps via a sign-up board/sheet at front-desk and a mention in the welcome mail/wiki page) but it should be suggested to *all* attendees, including those who pay extra to help DebConf

Re: [Debconf-discuss] remote participation in DebConf

2014-09-19 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Freitag, 19. September 2014, Richard Hartmann wrote: Other ideas: * A good seat in the front with a sign if you sit here, you're the IRC volunteer * The talk-meister designates an IRC volunteer for each talk. those two. cheers, Holger signature.asc Description: This is a

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Do not photograph checkbox in registration

2014-09-16 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, some replies in one mail... On Sonntag, 14. September 2014, Paul Wise wrote: On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 9:54 AM, Russ Allbery wrote: I've actually often wondered why DebConf doesn't do what was routine at Usenix, LISA, etc., which was to have a mike for questions and a camera dedicated

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Do not photograph checkbox in registration

2014-09-11 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Donnerstag, 11. September 2014, Paul Wise wrote: I think we should give speakers the option (want no recording, want only be audio recorded, want recorded on video+audio or don't mind either way). I agree. We can make that choice more obvious to attendees and photographers by

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Do not photograph checkbox in registration

2014-09-11 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Donnerstag, 11. September 2014, Richard Hartmann wrote: Not in the context of the lanyards, though. If you have that lanyard, whatever its colour may be, and sit in an area with video-taping, one default _has_ to prevail over the other. And what happens if a room is crowded and only

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Do not photograph checkbox in registration

2014-09-10 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Mittwoch, 10. September 2014, Aigars Mahinovs wrote: On 10 September 2014 11:37, Mika Pflüger deb...@mikapflueger.de wrote: Note that for the next DebConf the legal situation is more complicated as Germany has much more strict rights to the own image than most other countries (see

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Do not photograph checkbox in registration

2014-09-10 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Mittwoch, 10. September 2014, Christoph Egger wrote: I didn't understand the point of the yelling at people to stand-up when they had the microphone. Was this to get a clearer video of the person? I dont get the part with the yelling neither, but standing up (usually) also helps to

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Do not photograph checkbox in registration

2014-09-10 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Donnerstag, 11. September 2014, Richard Hartmann wrote: On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 8:49 AM, Aigars Mahinovs aigar...@gmail.com wrote: Children should *not* be photographed without prior consent from their parents. Just to re-iterate this point: This makes sense in all cases and no

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Do not photograph checkbox in registration

2014-09-10 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Donnerstag, 11. September 2014, Aigars Mahinovs wrote: This is a great idea - if we can make a no-photo lanyard be double wide *and* light up when exposed to photo flash (like the pedestrian safety reflectors) now I miss the /irony tags and fear you really think so. besides uhm, no

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Do not photograph checkbox in registration

2014-09-09 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Dienstag, 9. September 2014, Gunnar Wolf (personal) wrote: I also think the photo-free zones would not be a solution. I don't think marking reservations for shy/privacy-minded people will work. It could help a bit, but... don't think it would be enough. well, don't let perfect be the

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Do not photograph checkbox in registration

2014-09-05 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Freitag, 5. September 2014, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: I believe we don't upload there - the copyright holder (or someone else licensed to do so) does. yes, but *we* invite the photographer, Aigars, to make these photos on *our* behalf, so I think we have a say on the licence too. I'd

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-team] [Debconf-announce] First videos are now online

2014-09-04 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Donnerstag, 4. September 2014, Richard Hartmann wrote: As I said on IRC a few times, I still think it would make sense to prefix this ID to all talk names. definitly! PS: Also as per IRC, we would probably need to symlink already-published videos to their new names; else random links

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Do not photograph checkbox in registration

2014-09-04 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi Aigars, Thanks for your work and considerations! On Donnerstag, 4. September 2014, Aigars Mahinovs wrote: I would like to ask to remove the Do not photograph me checkbox in Debconf registration form as we do not really have a technology to implement that. I agree. As an alternative I

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf conference policy on profanity

2014-09-04 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Freitag, 5. September 2014, Margarita Manterola wrote: -Adult or expletive language; -Language which is not appropriate for an all-ages audience. +Insults or ad-hominem attacks; + We also ask you to avoid language which is not appropriate for an all-ages audience as much

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Group photo reminder

2014-08-28 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi Aigars, thanks for all your nice DebConf pictures! On Donnerstag, 28. August 2014, Aigars Mahinovs wrote: Oh and all the pictures I have taken so far are already uploaded to https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/+AigarsMahinovs/albums/60505710972606274 09 will you provide these fotos

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Group photo reminder

2014-08-28 Thread Holger Levsen
On Donnerstag, 28. August 2014, Aigars Mahinovs wrote: But I will also be uploading the same thing [...] to debconf-share git annex repo on collab-maint very cool, thanks! :-) signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-team] About calling SHC if we arrive past 22.00

2014-08-21 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Mittwoch, 20. August 2014, Robert Edmonds wrote: I think it's quite reasonable to require the venue to have an after-hours attendant at the front door. Better to inconvenience a few campus housing employees than to risk having conference attendees stuck out on the street all night.

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Squash at DC14?

2014-08-18 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Montag, 18. August 2014, martin f krafft wrote: Are there reasonably good (lower tournament level) squash players who'd be interested in a game or two at DC14? Tell me within 48 hours and I would bring my gear… yay, exciting new ways to make mistakes and break my knee once again \o/

Re: [Debconf-discuss] debconf15 logo contest: voting begins

2014-05-31 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Samstag, 31. Mai 2014, Richard Hartmann wrote: As of right now, we have a tie, so we need more votes :) ui. before switching the voting system we had a clear winner, wow. cheers, Holger signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebCamp14 before DebConf14?

2014-04-10 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, some people from the videoteam will be in Portland from the 20th on, but dont ask me where we'll be staying or what our exact plans are. Don't ask me now that is :-) cheers, Holger signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

Re: [Debconf-discuss] FTWCA DebConf15 in Germany

2013-08-28 Thread Holger Levsen
On Donnerstag, 29. August 2013, martin f krafft wrote: this is the last message of this kind tomorrow is a new day? ;-) *hugs* signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Announce] debconf-share git-annex repository

2013-08-19 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi Joey, On Samstag, 17. August 2013, Joey Hess wrote: As I mentioned in a lightning talk, we have set up annex.debconf.org, which is a git-annex repository everyone can use to share our personal media (photos (including raws), videos, etc) and other files related to DebConf (talk slides,

Re: [Debconf-discuss] mini-displayport to vga adapter?

2013-08-14 Thread Holger Levsen
On Mittwoch, 14. August 2013, Holger Levsen wrote: seems I forget my mini-displayport to vga adapter or at least I cannot find it - does someone by chance bring one and can borrow it to me tomorrow and the day after? found one, thanks! signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Lost: name badge (was: Re: Lost: metal flask)

2013-08-13 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi Mike, On Dienstag, 13. August 2013, Mike Gabriel wrote: But: now I am walking around without a name badge... So in case anyone finds it... :-/ go to frontdesk, they will print a new one for you... cheers, Holger signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message

[Debconf-discuss] for those who... cheap beer coffee

2013-08-07 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, I bought 24 cans of 0.5l Feldschlösschen Swizz Beer, for 1 CHF each. If you are interested in those, please talk to me. Also we should probably organize future supplies. Regarding cheap coffee, I got coffee but no coffee maker yet, thus I plan to buy one today or tomorrow. Then we can

[Debconf-discuss] printer needed

2013-07-30 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, can someone bring and lend us a printer for the duration of debcamp and debconf? Color laser prefered, but just laser is also fine. Oh and we also prefer ethernet, not usb. cheers, Holger signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-team] printer needed

2013-07-30 Thread Holger Levsen
On Dienstag, 30. Juli 2013, Holger Levsen wrote: can someone bring and lend us a printer for the duration of debcamp and debconf? this has been sorted out. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ Debconf-discuss

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf13

2013-07-05 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Donnerstag, 4. Juli 2013, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote: IMO it's not well spent volunteer time to do regular taxi services for attendees. Of course we will do that for urgent needs (medical reasons, important stuff to buy, ...). I agree. I think it's much more reasonable to do

[Debconf-discuss] kickoff meeting for the DebConf13 videoteam

2013-06-12 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, soon there willl be a kickoff meeting for the DebConf13 videoteam, as usual, on #debconf-video: - who will participate in the dc13 videoteam (also remotely) - hw / sw setup / changes to previous years - TBD The meeting will last 1h. If you plan to participate (which is awesome, thanks

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [idea] wheezy released - fund campaign again?

2013-05-08 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi Hideki, On Montag, 6. Mai 2013, Hideki Yamane wrote: We've happily released Wheezy, so users look into it now. So, just an idea, how about do DebConf funding campaign, again? Maybe some of users want to donate, IMHO. Thats a great idea IMO. Could you draft an initial text for the

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Fwd: paypal donation cannot be used in Japan

2013-03-28 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Mittwoch, 27. März 2013, Brian Gupta wrote: We are using the CH paypal account to make accounting for the match program simpler, and have fewer hops in the transaction. (Paypal account is managed by the DC accountant in Switzerland.) However, if we can have an easy way to track

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-team] DebConf14 bids

2013-03-03 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Freitag, 1. März 2013, Moray Allan wrote: The next formal stage of the bid process will be the bid status meeting: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/Bid_process#Bid_status_meeting We should try to hold that meeting soon (next weekend, or the week after?), but it's best to ask questions

Re: [Debconf-discuss] proposals for DebConf14 +

2013-01-16 Thread Holger Levsen
On Dienstag, 15. Januar 2013, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: DebConf is just another Debian team. It only happens that it is a time that deals with a hell lot of money, on a yearly basis, when compared to other Debian activities. That is what requires special budget delegations and several of the

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Anonymous donation to Debconf 13

2012-11-30 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Freitag, 30. November 2012, David Prévot wrote: I fail to understand, if you really “don't want to be spreading unverified rumours”, why are you posting this kind of questions to two other wider mailing lists? [...]

[Debconf-discuss] one of the many reasons DebConfs are great (Re: DM application of Ian Campbell)

2012-07-18 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, after DebConf12 I read the replies to Ian Campbells DM application, which ended with Bdales reply: On Samstag, 14. Juli 2012, Bdale Garbee wrote: I strongly support Ian Campbell's application for Debian Maintainer status. I didn't know him well previously, but his help working on

[Debconf-discuss] pirate flag too (Re: lost power adapter, knife, usb stick)

2012-07-14 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, the pirate flag which was hanging above frontdesk is gone as well. I still hope to see it again, even if only at DebConf13... cheers, Holger ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Women in Debian BoF

2012-07-13 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Freitag, 13. Juli 2012, Mònica Ramí­rez Arceda wrote: There are quite a lot of women in this Debconf. I think it's worth to have an informal BoF about this topic and encourage women to get involved in Debian. This BoF will be tomorrow 14th at 10:00am in Roberto Teran room. FYI: Monica

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-announce] Post office

2012-07-12 Thread Holger Levsen
On Donnerstag, 12. Juli 2012, Philipp Kern wrote: can we get postcards somewhere close? hotel seminole or the nicaraguan history institute 20m away from the food place... ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-announce] Day Trip

2012-07-09 Thread Holger Levsen
On Montag, 9. Juli 2012, Henning Sprang wrote: I also propose (but sorrily cannot execute myself due to lacking knowledge) to prepare a bit more detailed and explicit information what people have to bring themselves to survive each of the trips... and send that via -announce again. the bus

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-announce] First Cheese and Wine preparation meeting TODAY 16h Aula Magna

2012-07-06 Thread Holger Levsen
On Freitag, 6. Juli 2012, Christian PERRIER wrote: For various reasons, I'd rather move that meeting at 16h, in Aula Magna. I'm sorry but please find another place... ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf12-localteam] 4to4 firewire cables

2012-07-05 Thread Holger Levsen
On Donnerstag, 5. Juli 2012, Marcelo Gutierrez wrote: 2012/7/5 Holger Levsen hol...@layer-acht.org shopping is happening right now... thanks! Did we fix this bug?? yes, muchas gracias a vos! ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Unattended laptops

2012-07-03 Thread Holger Levsen
...rich people have way better means to steal than taking away a laptop... ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss

[Debconf-discuss] two harddrives with 2TB each missing

2012-07-03 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, if you took those two harddrives with 2TB each, please contact me ASAP. Thanks. cheers, Holger ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Unattended laptops

2012-07-03 Thread Holger Levsen
Hey Agi, On Dienstag, 3. Juli 2012, Alberto Gonzalez Iniesta wrote: Sure. I know him, I know that's not his opinion. The wording just stroke me. (indeed and) thanks for fixing! /me loves collaboration@debconf! :) /me hugs Holger and wishes you all a great DC!! hugs back! pity you're not

Re: [Debconf-discuss] cdn.debian.net pointing at .mit.edu mirror from DC12 connections

2012-07-02 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Montag, 2. Juli 2012, Luca Capello wrote: Here at UCA, cdn.d.n is pointing at mirrors in: * but never the Debian mirror at UCA (which despite ping's error works fine via apt-get when on wired network) that mirror is located at UNI, not UCA. (its on the other side of the street, but

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Welcome room at the airport

2012-06-29 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Freitag, 29. Juni 2012, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: Can you please rely on arrival data in Penta instead? I was told penta only has the date, but not the time... so I suggested to also to keep a private arrival list (of those who dont wanna be on the wiki) but rather obviously _I_

[Debconf-discuss] spanish teacher

2012-06-29 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, Henning and myself have been enjoying Spanish classes here in Managua the last week (and me also earlier) with Xavier, a spanish language teacher living in Managua. He's offering one to one classes during DebCamp and DebConf for 10 USD per hour, there a discout if you book more than three

Re: [Debconf-discuss] The Return of the Assassins

2012-06-27 Thread Holger Levsen
On Mittwoch, 27. Juni 2012, Rodrigo Rodriguez wrote: Harder but cheater, in my peception. But I want to play. I'll wait for more comments. :) maybe you can compensate by wearing an eye-patch, so you're both easier to detect as well as attacked ;) ___

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Debian Jackets

2012-06-26 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Dienstag, 26. Juni 2012, Moray Allan wrote: My question was about what these names actually mean (e.g. chest measurement): there is no international standard for what is S / M / L etc., and there are significant variations between countries as well as between producers. I think they

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-announce] Recommendation: Identifiable pictures in Pentabarf

2012-06-19 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Dienstag, 19. Juni 2012, Gunnar Wolf wrote: The University that will host us for DebConf, Universidad Centro Americana, requires everybody to carry a photo ID at all times and in case you wonder why we accepted such a condition: .ni law also requieres you to carry a photo-id at all

[Debconf-discuss] german law (Re: [Debconf-announce] Recommendation: Identifiable pictures in Pentabarf

2012-06-19 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Dienstag, 19. Juni 2012, Holger Levsen wrote: as does for example .de law. actually thats wrong. Only in West-Berlin before 1990 this was the case... cheers, Holger ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-team] fiber switch needed / planning the network

2012-05-11 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Freitag, 11. Mai 2012, Csillag Tamas wrote: The picture shown earlier: http://layer-acht.org/fotos/660_Nicaragua_2012/20120424_014_Sm.jpg.12.html is a cable which you cannot plug to an sfp. (AFAIK this cable type is native to huawei) that end doesnt need to be put into our main switch

Re: [Debconf-discuss] CW date

2012-05-05 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Samstag, 5. Mai 2012, Christian PERRIER wrote: Also, how to organize the fact that participants are supposed to bring some stuff with them, which the CW staff (made of those people I can gather in the days before) arrange together? good question. you can bring cheese etc to the CCNE

[Debconf-discuss] fiber switch needed / planning the network

2012-05-04 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, (mail written in very short time due to bunissimo RL foo in .ni :-) we will be able to use the universities fibres to connect the different buildings at UCA university, see svn://svn.debian.org/svn/debconf-data/dc12/uca-map.xcf servers is where the serveroom is, which also has the uplink

[Debconf-discuss] CW date

2012-05-04 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, xamanu h01ger, bubulle: There are already some dates on the website: http://debconf12.debconf.org/dates.xhtml it says (= the local team has proposed) 9th of July. Is this fine for you or should be changed? The proposed venue is the Centro Cultural de España en Nicaragua (CCEN), which IMHO

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Arrival dates

2012-05-01 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi Jonathan, On Freitag, 27. April 2012, Jonathan Wiltshire wrote: As last year [1] [2], is it reasonable for those of us arriving in the days prior to Day 1 (i.e. Saturday or before) to have sponsored accomodation by setting a DebCamp work plan? absolutly. cheers, Holger

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Question about accommodation for two children and two adult in debconf 12

2012-05-01 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi Jose, On Dienstag, 1. Mai 2012, Jose David Calderon Serrano wrote: We want to know if we can apply for sponsorship for us, two children and two adults, of course we are registered as volunteers, Sorry but no. We cannot spend Debian money on accomodating children not involved in Debian

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-team] are you going from paris to debcamp?

2012-04-17 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi Christian, On Montag, 16. April 2012, Christian PERRIER wrote: /me raises hand quietly. I would however be only a last option, as my luggage will include stuff for DebConf plus stuff for two weeks holidaysand also cheese..:-) hehe, ack thanks. (please note that I'll be travelling

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-team] Resources for DebConf bids

2011-08-28 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Samstag, 20. August 2011, Joerg Jaspert wrote: as it gets forgotten let me remind all (future) bids what DebConf offers you besides the wiki to prepare your bid: - You can have a mailinglist within lists.debconf.net (debconfxy-...@lists.debconf.net - like debconf13-m...@l.dc.n)

Re: [Debconf-discuss] pictures and privacy (was: my pictures so far (including the bicyle tour))

2011-08-05 Thread Holger Levsen
On Freitag, 5. August 2011, Paul Wise wrote: I think it would better if we went back to an anonymous group photo plus mugshots for those who don't mind being tagged. +1 ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf knitting on TV!

2011-08-02 Thread Holger Levsen
On Samstag, 30. Juli 2011, Martín Ferrari wrote: bdale http://rtrs.tv/av/player.php?id=14155x=1 about 22 minutes in .. knitting at Debconf on TV! we have permission to put this up in the non-free section of our video archive and will do so in a while... :-)

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf knitting on TV!

2011-08-02 Thread Holger Levsen
On Dienstag, 2. August 2011, Joachim Breitner wrote: have you considered putting together all the various news report bits about DebConf yes - i know about 2 videos. and adding subtitles for the non-English parts? yes, I consider(ed) this, volunteers welcome. cheers, Holger

[Debconf-discuss] teardown tomorrow

2011-07-29 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, please dont do any teardown of networking (or video) gear without being told exactly what to do by zobel, dkg, Ganneff or me - or by people specifically authorised by us. Thanks for your help making DebConf11 a great event! (Basically the videoteam needs network in the big auditorium and

[Debconf-discuss] reviewing needed

2011-07-25 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, if you're part of the videoteam and want to help, but can't cause all live sessions are covered atm, please go a wired connection and review some videos. We do have reviewing backlog from yesterday and not yet uploaded any videos, which is something we should fix today! :-) cheers thank

[Debconf-discuss] wireless

2011-07-25 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, I've just heard that the wireless APs are being reflashed at the moment, so that they will soon use kernel 2.4 with the propietary broadcomm driver which should make them way more reliable. Stay tuned and dont give up hope ;-) Rather buy the networking people a beer/$drink :-) cheers,

[Debconf-discuss] another videoteam training session

2011-07-24 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, so it's this time of the year again: the videoteam needs your help! ;-) If you want to help, please attend the training session today at 21:00 local time in the big auditorium in Banski Dvor. (yes this is basically just a repost and tonite we'll have the same training session as

[Debconf-discuss] does some speaker need audio from the laptop?

2011-07-24 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, does some speaker need audio from the laptop? Atm we dont have this set up, so if you need this, please talk to us. Best pop up on #debconf-video, alternativly reply to this email. cheers, Holger ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list

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