Re: [Debconf-discuss] The now traditional Cheese and Wine party (hectic announcement)
Not all the good cheeses and wines are made in France ;)
In Extremadura there are probably better cheeses and wines than in
France (touché), so you can also go to a shop here and buy good stuff
for the party :P
Best regards,
César.
On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 8:38 PM, Christian Perrier<bubulle@debian.org> wrote:
> No Debconf without Cheese and Wine party, that's at least true
> since Debconf 5 in Helsinki.
>
> So, DC9 will not be an exception and we will again have a C&W party.
>
> The event is, from what I see in Penta, officially scheduled for
> Saturday July 25th, 21:30 local time.
>
> Of course, that will, as usual, require participation by attendees,
> particularly the French gang, to bring enough material for it.
>
> The principle is easy: attendees do their best to bring *good* cheese
> and|or *good* wine or liquors from their own place and we all share
> this in the best suitable place we can find for this.
>
> If you can't bring anything....you're still highly welcome. We need
> many people to come and be sure that nothing is left at the end.
>
> Don't expect something very organized: everybody is free to come and
> join. Don't feel like you *have* to bring something to participate: we
> all know this is not always easy when travelling, sometimes for a long
> time. Cheese is still considered as dangerous material in many places
> and as a military weapon in some others..:-)
>
> The main rationale should be, as usual in Debian: focus on quality. If
> something from your place|country|region seems worth being discovered
> by Debconf attendees, you can certainly bring it and share. The last
> C&W have already proven that Debconf attendees enjoy good food and
> drinks.
>
> Cheese should be the main topic of the even, along with wine, of
> course. This is the spirit of the event and it should remain as is.
>
> Spain is a very cheese-friendly country...so let's take advantage of this..:-)
>
> One should also remember that "cheese party" generally means "cheese
> AND WINE party", which generally extends to "cheese and wine and
> anything containing ethanol as long as this is good stuff" party.
>
> All this information is meant to be turned into a wiki page....if I
> manage to find time for this, preferrably not at the last minute..:-)
>
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