[Debconf-discuss] New to DebConf? Help the VideoTeam!

2017-08-07 Thread Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi
A note from my huge experience of one debconf and a half :) If this is your first DebConf I can strongy recommend that you consider helping out the video teami, for a number of reasons (mostly in random order). First of all, the people in the video team are very nice and helpful, even if you're d

[Debconf-discuss] PGP/PKI Clean Room added today

2017-08-07 Thread Daniel Pocock
Hi all, As hinted at in debian-project[1], there will be a BoF about the PGP/PKI clean room 17:00 today in Woody Regards, Daniel 1. https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2017/08/msg00018.html ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@list

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Bits from Debian+Ubuntu MATE - How To Contribute

2017-08-07 Thread Mike Gabriel
Hi Thomas, hi all, On Mo 07 Aug 2017 03:30:54 CEST, Goirand Thomas (aka zigo) wrote: On Aug 6, 2017 8:29 PM, Mike Gabriel wrote: [...] Would there be interest in a self-scheduled BoF titled "Bits from Debian+Ubuntu MATE - How To Contribute"? Please give feedback! Mike (aka sunwe

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

2017-08-07 Thread Lucas Nussbaum
Hi, I remember reading or hearing about Bixi issues with phone numbers, so I'll share my experience: I successfully came from RVC to CdM by Bixi this morning, using Bixi's "one trip" plan. When asked for my phone number, I just entered my 10-digit french phone number (without international prefix)

[Debconf-discuss] On-site rooms with over-enthusiastic lighting?

2017-08-07 Thread Philip Hands
Hi, I'm curious to know if anyone is still having trouble with the lights in the rooms on-site. The way things are meant to work is that the lights only come on due to movement if the switches have the Red LEDs lit (so not if the Green LEDs are lit). If you find that the lights come on when you

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Debian install / borrowing a HDD or USB dock

2017-08-07 Thread znoteer
> Le 6 août 2017 à 16:29, Daniel Pocock a écrit : > Hi, > > Urvika would like to upgrade her laptop and she is looking at > > a) putting in an SSD > > b) installing stretch on the SSD > > c) putting her old HDD into a USB dock to copy the files into the SSD > > Would anybody be able to lend h

[Debconf-discuss] BoF: Debian for Remote Desktop Computing

2017-08-07 Thread Mike Gabriel
Hi all, with my hat of pkg-remote team member, I'd like to meet with people in Debian, that use or want to use Debian in remote desktop infrastructures. When saying remote desktop here, I rather mean Desktop (also Software) as a Service ideas rather than the related Microsoft product /

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Debian install / borrowing a HDD or USB dock

2017-08-07 Thread Alkis Georgopoulos
You should be able to boot from a live cd and run: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt mkdir /mnt/srv/old-install mv /mnt/* /mnt/srv/old-install/ umount /mnt ...and then do the Debian Stretch installation without bothering with a backup/restore, as it will all be kept there in the /srv/old-install subdirectory.

Re: [Debconf-discuss] BoF: Debian for Remote Desktop Computing

2017-08-07 Thread Petter Reinholdtsen
[Mike Gabriel] > We have several technologies in Debian that facilitate remote desktop > computing between Linux/Windows/Mac OS clients and Linux Desktop > Environments: xRDP, X2Go. You should not forget SPICE, a competing protocol. -- Happy hacking Petter Reinholdtsen __

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

2017-08-07 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Lucas Nussbaum dijo [Mon, Aug 07, 2017 at 08:06:15AM -0400]: > I remember reading or hearing about Bixi issues with phone numbers, so > I'll share my experience: I successfully came from RVC to CdM by Bixi > this morning, using Bixi's "one trip" plan. When asked for my phone > number, I just entere

Re: [Debconf-discuss] The algorithm of Salsa LA dance workshop

2017-08-07 Thread drebs
Quoting jathan (2017-08-05 18:06:28) > Hi everyone. I invite you tomorrow to enjoy a nice Salsa workshop in the > Main Hall of the venue in front of the Buzz room and next to the Front > Desk at 21:00 hrs. (Montreal Local Time Zone). We will learn how to code > our bodies to feel the rhythm and dan

[Debconf-discuss] Any ARM embedded folks care to chat?

2017-08-07 Thread Erdahl, Michael
Hi, My name is Mike Erdahl, long time Debian user, and more recently, increasingly interested in the inner workings related to Debian-based distros for ARM platforms, and the associated problem space. In full disclosure, I work for a silicon vendor, Texas Instruments, as an applications enginee

[Debconf-discuss] BoF: Debian for Remote Desktop Computing

2017-08-07 Thread Martin Berends DebConf17
I'm interested in various implementations of remote desktops, currently using several kinds such as Apache Guacomole to deliver online developer training courses. It would be useful to learn from our collective experiences. Let's meet, Martin On 07-08-2017 10:28, Mike Gabriel wrote: Hi all,

Re: [Debconf-discuss] BoF: Debian for Remote Desktop Computing

2017-08-07 Thread Mike Gabriel
Hi Martin, On Mo 07 Aug 2017 21:32:20 CEST, Martin Berends DebConf17 wrote: I'm interested in various implementations of remote desktops, currently using several kinds such as Apache Guacomole to deliver online developer training courses. It would be useful to learn from our collective ex

[Debconf-discuss] Tie dying (aka Make your own Bdale costume) BOF on tuesday afternoon

2017-08-07 Thread Judit Foglszinger
There will be a tie dying (aka make your own Bdale costume) BOF on Tuesday August 08 afternoon in the interiour garden. Bring your own T-shirt or request a white one no later than August 08 at 9 AM. T-Shirts are 7 Dollar each for unisex, for female cut, the price might vary. Participation is fre

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Any ARM embedded folks care to chat?

2017-08-07 Thread Jan Kiszka
Hi Mike, On 2017-08-07 15:38, Erdahl, Michael wrote: > Hi, > > My name is Mike Erdahl, long time Debian user, and more recently, > increasingly interested in the inner workings related to Debian-based distros > for ARM platforms, and the associated problem space. In full disclosure, I > work f

[Debconf-discuss] BoF: in WOODY at 2017-08-08, 6pm: Bits from Debian+Ubuntu MATE - How To Contribute

2017-08-07 Thread Mike Gabriel
Hi, On Mo 07 Aug 2017 02:07:31 CEST, Mike Gabriel wrote: Hi all, this is a question in the round, esp. to all people interested in MATE in Debian and Ubuntu. Would there be interest in a self-scheduled BoF titled "Bits from Debian+Ubuntu MATE - How To Contribute"? If >= 3 people raise

[Debconf-discuss] package go // Meeting of the pkg-go team,Edit

2017-08-07 Thread Martín Ferrari
Hi all, The Go packaging team is going to have a meeting to discuss current problems and plan future work. Hopefully we can also get some work done along the week. If you are interested, join us at: Tuesday 7th (tomorrow), 11am Upstairs in the Interior Garden. Add your ideas for discussion here

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Any ARM embedded folks care to chat?

2017-08-07 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 08/07/2017 05:03 PM, Jan Kiszka wrote: > These topics sound very interesting to me as well, and I bet also for > Yoshi (in CC)! Did you forget to add Yoshi in the CC or did you put him in BCC? > We are first-time attendees, too. We are integrating more > and more Debian into products, and we a

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Any ARM embedded folks care to chat?

2017-08-07 Thread Jan Kiszka
On 2017-08-07 17:19, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > On 08/07/2017 05:03 PM, Jan Kiszka wrote: >> These topics sound very interesting to me as well, and I bet also for >> Yoshi (in CC)! > > Did you forget to add Yoshi in the CC or did you put him in BCC? He was on CC when sending, but the list

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Any ARM embedded folks care to chat?

2017-08-07 Thread Erdahl, Michael
Hi Jan, Yoshi, Thank you for replying! I'll head down to the garden shortly and see if you're still there. Regards, Mike Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 7, 2017, at 5:04 PM, Jan Kiszka wrote: > > Hi Mike, > >> On 2017-08-07 15:38, Erdahl, Michael wrote: >> Hi, >> >> My name is Mike Erdahl, l

Re: [Debconf-discuss] The algorithm of Salsa LA dance workshop

2017-08-07 Thread jathan
On 07/08/17 12:00, drebs wrote: > Quoting jathan (2017-08-05 18:06:28) >> Hi everyone. I invite you tomorrow to enjoy a nice Salsa workshop in the >> Main Hall of the venue in front of the Buzz room and next to the Front >> Desk at 21:00 hrs. (Montreal Local Time Zone). We will learn how to code >>

[Debconf-discuss] Short summary of the XMPP BoF at DebConf17

2017-08-07 Thread W. Martin Borgert
Hi, there were ten people, having an agile discussion about different use cases of XMPP. Those are the points probably most interesting to others (IMHO, YMMV, etc.): - Many suffer of SPIM (spam on IM), there is no silver bullet yet. Debian has gajim-antispam, mod_firewall in prosody-modules e

Re: [Debconf-discuss] BoF: Debian for Remote Desktop Computing

2017-08-07 Thread chrysn
On Mon, Aug 07, 2017 at 02:28:09PM +, Mike Gabriel wrote: > with my hat of pkg-remote team member, I'd like to meet with people in > Debian, that use or want to use Debian in remote desktop infrastructures. count me in, with main interest in representing the remote applications for consumption

[Debconf-discuss] Misplaced tote bag

2017-08-07 Thread Dimitri John Ledkov
I have misplaced my tote bag, with laptop charger (square thinkpad with UK plug) and adaptor. Has anyone seen it? I am suspecting cafeteria was the last known location. Regards Dimitri. ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org

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

2017-08-07 Thread znoteer
> Le 7 août 2017 à 11:43, Gunnar Wolf a écrit : > [snip] > > Martin Borgert led the way. We stated West on University, then North > by Des Pins, West again somewhere(?), then continued North by Rachel > almost all the way. We entered Parc Lafontaine just because it was > there, but continued by

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

2017-08-07 Thread W. Martin Borgert
On 2017-08-07 22:48, znot...@mailbox.org wrote: > Just a word on directions in Montreal. [...] That explains something! :~) Tonight I returned via Sherbrook and at that late time it seems a rather relaxed ride. Tomorrow morning some of us will probably try the "river route" to DebConf, that you

Re: [Debconf-discuss] (past) DebconfShirt Photo - bring your shirts!

2017-08-07 Thread Rhonda D'Vine
Hello everyone! We almost made it. I was able to convince some people personally to stand in. But we still have an issue: We are missing one person with a shirt. So if there is a person with a debconf9 (or debconf7 or debconf4 shirt), or if we could convince Noël or Joost to share their d