Re: [Debconf-team] Criteria for Debconf location decision
Jimmy Kaplowitz <jimmy@debian.org> writes:
> On Thu, Jul 06, 2006 at 03:37:15PM +0100, Matthew Garrett wrote:
>> Firstly, let me stress that I'm not involved in the Edinburgh bid at all
>> - for a variety of reasons, I'm unlikely to make Debconf next year even
>> if it gets held in my house. These are my own opinions.
> [opinions snipped]
>
> I agree with pretty much all the opinions you said above. Well said.
> Especially relevant is that it's not at all clear city which would be
> better for advocacy in the end, and that it's really unrelated to
> DebConf's primary purposes anyway. I go to DebConf to network with other
> Debian developers, to hack, and generally move the project forward in
> various ways. Advocacy is nice for Debian Day, but not as a criterion in
> choosing the location.
Agreed.
That also should be considered costs and how many people could go
otherwise we loose abrangency.
Culture shouldn't be considerated, IMHO.
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