Re: Call for bids for DebConf24

2023-11-02 Thread Jonathan Carter
On 2023/11/02 11:04, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: Perhaps Debconf is better as a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference >? As far as Unconferences go, DebConf is already an Unconference (many events that call themselves "Unconferences" are already way more formal than DebConf... I guess

Re: Call for bids for DebConf24

2023-10-31 Thread Jonathan Carter
Hey Tiago On 2023/10/31 13:43, Tiago Bortoletto Vaz wrote: That said, I'd strongly support your remote help for DC24, or a nomination to DC committee, or who knows, a DPL run :-) Your nomination to the DC committee is too late! Sruthi is already a member of the DebConf committee :-)

Re: Debconf23 Git LFS share is full of photos!

2023-10-02 Thread Jonathan Carter
On 2023/10/02 11:10, Aigars Mahinovs wrote: https://salsa.debian.org/debconf-team/public/share/debconf23/-/tree/main/photos Read the instruction in the README to avoid downloading *all* the files immediately at

Re: DebConf23 Daily Announcement mail - 6th September 2023

2023-09-06 Thread Jonathan Carter
On 2023/09/07 01:15, Evangelos Ribeiro Tzaras wrote: So ... how are we supposed to stay hydrated outside the opening hours? Asking for a friend. Tell your friend that alcohol is a diuretic and will cause you to have a net loss on moisture, so alcoholic beverages aren't at all conducive to

Time again for loopy submissions!

2023-09-05 Thread Jonathan Carter
Hello everyone As has now become yet another DebConf tradition, we're now accepting submissions for Loopy, the conference loop that is shown on the stream in between talks! You can submit either a short video clip, or an image (almost like a postcard!). Neither have to be very fancy, you

Re: DebConf23 Daily Announcement addendum mail - 3rd September 2023

2023-09-05 Thread Jonathan Carter
On 2023/09/05 11:22, Evangelos Ribeiro Tzaras wrote: Of course I did mention that I am fully vacccinated (and have also stated so during my registration). Further, there are antigen tests available at FrontDesk™ and I believe it is recommended (or maybe even required - I would definititely

Re: Any demonstration for "Global fight to end fossil fuels" in Kochi at 2023-09-15

2023-08-29 Thread Jonathan Carter
On 2023/08/29 11:38, Andreas Tille wrote: usually I joing demonstrations like this https://fightfossilfuels.net/ in my home town - but at this day I'm not at home. ;-) Is there any action planed in Kochi ... and if not would someone join me to spread the word in Kochi? Sounds fun! The

Re: e-Conference visa information

2023-08-24 Thread Jonathan Carter
On 2023/08/24 15:25, Stefano Rivera wrote: I named DebConf as the tour operator, and give infopark's address. The visa was approved, so shrug :) I said that it wasn't operated by a tour operator, and mine also got approved the next day, so I suppose they consider that a very minor detail.

Re: Decision making in Debian

2022-07-14 Thread Jonathan Carter (highvoltage)
Hi Marc On 2022/07/14 12:00, Marc Haber wrote: On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 11:55:20AM +0200, Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) wrote: On the debian.net domain, volunteers in the project can host services not run by our official system administrators. One such site is https://surveys.debian.net

Re: Decision making in Debian

2022-07-14 Thread Jonathan Carter (highvoltage)
Hi Dashamir On 2022/07/14 10:07, Dashamir Hoxha wrote: I am not sure how democratic decision making is made in Debian, but I guess it is done through mailing lists, which in my opinion are not the best tool for this purpose. We don't have any form of decision making process on mailing lists.

Re: Send your clip for the DebConf22 Stream Loop

2022-07-04 Thread Jonathan Carter
Just a reminder, that deadline for submissions is 3 days from now. -Jonathan On 2022/06/20 19:45, Jonathan Carter wrote: Hello Debianites During DebConf20, we started spicing up the sponsors loop (the video shown in between talks at DebConf) by adding some background music, some useful

Send your clip for the DebConf22 Stream Loop

2022-06-20 Thread Jonathan Carter
Hello Debianites During DebConf20, we started spicing up the sponsors loop (the video shown in between talks at DebConf) by adding some background music, some useful information (like the schedule and announcements), and... some clips contributed by our lovely DebConf attendees! Here are

Re: Will pre-recorded only talk be accepted for DebConf22?

2022-03-28 Thread Jonathan Carter
Hey Kentaro On 2022/03/28 16:40, Kentaro Hayashi wrote: https://lists.debian.org/debconf-discuss/2022/03/msg00022.html The important point of the above idea is just collecting talks and archiving it. Yes, it is an important Q session with a remote presenter, but it doesn't focus on it.

Re: Submit your content for the DebConf21 stream loop!

2021-08-13 Thread Jonathan Carter
Loopy On 2021/08/13 13:32, Jonathan Carter wrote: Hi Debianites Since DebConf20, we've spiced up our loop with some additional contributed content. While our sponsor logos are beautiful and we could stare at them for hours, the additional content has certainly helped to add a personal touch

Submit your content for the DebConf21 stream loop!

2021-08-13 Thread Jonathan Carter
Hi Debianites Since DebConf20, we've spiced up our loop with some additional contributed content. While our sponsor logos are beautiful and we could stare at them for hours, the additional content has certainly helped to add a personal touch in between DebConf talks and events. This year we're

MiniDebConf Online - Gaming Editiion: Lightning talks, shoutouts, tiny talks and MiniDebCamp

2020-11-09 Thread Jonathan Carter
Dear everybody The next online MiniDebConf[1] is creeping ever closer and the orga team is eagerly getting everything in place. Here's some more information leading up to the event... == Lightning talks == Here’s your chance to talk very briefly on a subject related to games on Linux. Talks

Re: Announcing the elephant in the room BOF

2019-08-02 Thread Jonathan Carter
free to talk if this had been videoed. I think you meant s/sensible/sensitive/g -Jonathan -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian Developer - https://wiki.debian.org/highvoltage ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋ https://debian.org | https://jonathancarter.org ⠈⠳⣄ Be Bold. Be brave. Debian has got your back.

Re: Announcing the elephant in the room BOF

2019-08-01 Thread Jonathan Carter
Hey Steve On 2019/08/01 04:38, Steve McIntyre wrote: > On Tue, Jul 30, 2019 at 02:04:22PM -0400, Sam Hartman wrote: >> I feel like I ought to step forward and take some of the blame/credit >> for pushing for the Elephant in the Room BOF to be widely announced. >> I did not ask for this BOF, but

Re: Retiring from DebConf organisation

2019-07-31 Thread Jonathan Carter
. -Jonathan -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian Developer - https://wiki.debian.org/highvoltage ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋ https://debian.org | https://jonathancarter.org ⠈⠳⣄ Be Bold. Be brave. Debian has got your back.

Re: moar stickers

2019-07-23 Thread Jonathan Carter
On 2019/07/23 16:06, Holger Levsen wrote: > - free software, fuck yeah! Thank you, this is a great sticker! -Jonathan -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian Developer - https://wiki.debian.org/highvoltage ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋ https://debian.org | https://jonathancarter.

Re: Traveling from Airport to the venue

2019-07-14 Thread Jonathan Carter
hotel door without having to put more thought into when you potentially haven't slept in a long long time. -Jonathan -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian Developer - https://wiki.debian.org/highvoltage ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋ https://debian.org | https://jonathancarter.org ⠈⠳⣄

Re: IMPORTANT: Personal Information related

2019-07-11 Thread Jonathan Carter
omething that should be too difficult to write for Wafer (Django app that runs the DC19 website) since most of that information is already in the database. I guess you'd just need another field for flights and perhaps some comment field might be useful. -Jonathan -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ J

Re: Last call for Cheese and wine party! Join us

2019-07-09 Thread Jonathan Carter
see further instructions in the error on what to do in such a situation, see: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianWiki/EditorQuickStart#Creating_an_Account -Jonathan -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian Developer - https://wiki.debian.org/highvoltage ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋ https://debian

Re: more diverse shirt stuff :)

2019-07-02 Thread Jonathan Carter
th measurements. It's probably best to take some measurements and work from that. -Jonathan -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian Developer - https://wiki.debian.org/highvoltage ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋ https://debian.org | https://jonathancarter.org ⠈⠳⣄ Be Bold. Be brave. Debian has got your back.

Re: Tips/warnings/suggestion for newcomers at DebConf19

2019-06-05 Thread Jonathan Carter
On 2019/05/30 16:26, Jonathan Carter wrote: > highvoltage presents™... 10 Tips for a great DebConf... I forgot to mention... Be sure to enter your travel dates on: https://wiki.debian.org/DebConf/19/TravelCoordination - it's nice to know who arrives / leaves about the same time as you

Re: Tips/warnings/suggestion for newcomers at DebConf19

2019-05-30 Thread Jonathan Carter
p get you out of all sorts of trouble when traveling in a foreign country. If you don't have much spare cash, don't let yourself be tempted to spend the little you have on things that you don't need, they will only buy temporary happiness anyway. -Jonathan -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ Jonathan Carter

Re: The tone of discussion on this list

2019-05-13 Thread Jonathan Carter
e of visiting Israel > has been made on topic for this list. > > On the other hand, I strongly approve of firm and swift action against > antisemitism. The above is a response to a mail from more than a month and a half ago, I invite everyone to not add more fuel to the flames

Re: Security/crime in Curitiba/Brazil

2019-05-07 Thread Jonathan Carter
up are great! If you have those, pack them! And also, don't panic and pack your towel. -Jonathan -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian Developer - https://wiki.debian.org/highvoltage ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋ https://debian.org | https://jonathancarter.org ⠈⠳⣄ "Safe is a r

Re: DebConf19 Beers

2019-05-02 Thread Jonathan Carter
n the primary list. -Jonathan -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian Developer - https://wiki.debian.org/highvoltage ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋ https://debian.org | https://jonathancarter.org ⠈⠳⣄ Be Bold. Be brave. Debian has got your back.

Re: [OT] Re: Debconf in Israel

2019-03-29 Thread Jonathan Carter
Hi! On 2019/03/29 13:20, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > On 3/29/19 11:40 AM, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: I believe that this thread has steered well off-topic, and it's probably better that you move it off-list or elsewhere. thanks! -Jonathan -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ Jonathan Carter (highvolt

Re: Debconf in Israel

2019-03-21 Thread Jonathan Carter
rtheid in your own country as > a White South African who for decades benefited as Black South Africans > suffered oppression. You must have misread or misunderstood something, since I haven't said anything in defense of Israel whatsoever. -Jonathan -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ Jonathan Carter (high

Re: Debconf in Israel

2019-03-21 Thread Jonathan Carter
tes do not agree with what the government is doing, and it's unfair to them to generalise and imply that all of them are in support of the regime. -Jonathan -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian Developer - https://wiki.debian.org/highvoltage ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋ https://debian.org |

Re: Questions after talks at DebConf (idea)

2018-09-08 Thread Jonathan Carter
s contribute largely to making a talk interesting, but they're by no means compulsory for speakers at DebConf and I believe that the status quo on this is just fine. -Jonathan -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian Developer - https://wiki.debian.org/highvoltage

Re: Cheeeeeeeeese! (and wine!)

2018-07-26 Thread Jonathan Carter (highvoltage)
On 18-07-26 10:12:28, Sean Whitton wrote: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf18/CheeseWineBoF Fill out what you are bringing. Join the Cheese Team. VERY important - Did you bring some interesting cheeses? Are you already in Taiwan? DO YOU NEED A FRIDGE? We have a fridge in the video room

Re: Visa procedures

2018-06-26 Thread Jonathan Carter (highvoltage)
as fine with just a printout of planned flights. Your local embassy might be too, I'd urge you to get in touch with them ASAP. -Jonathan -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian Developer - https://wiki.debian.org/highvoltage ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋ https://debian.org | https://jonathancarter.org ⠈⠳⣄ Be Bold. Be brave. Debian has got your back.

Re: Current eCode for VISA status

2018-06-22 Thread Jonathan Carter
eCode/eVisa a blocker, and even though there is still a bit of time left, there are extra fees that apply if you want to submit an application very close to your travel dates, so people who need a visa should really take care of that right now. -Jonathan -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ Jonathan Carter (highvoltag

Debian Package of the Day videos at DebConf

2018-06-20 Thread Jonathan Carter
with the times that you would likely be available. Thanks and see you soon at DebConf! -Jonathan [1] https://debaday.debian.net [2] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIbuTLE8Wih4pBd8S9UjGDGQQXG4-a6Yw [3] https://highvoltage.tv/categories/debian-package-of-the-day -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ Jonathan Carter