Re: [Debconf-team] Shortening the sponsorship brochure
Now the correct patch is attched. Sorry for the 0 byte patch. I
shouldn't do this in a hurry...
Gaudenz
commit cc0629670c37fa888f96fec30edddc5c0eb026e1
Author: Gaudenz Steinlin <gaudenz@soziologie.ch>
Date: Sat Oct 6 11:09:03 2012 +0200
Shorten the sponsorship brochure
diff --git a/sponsorship-brochure/brochure.en.tex b/sponsorship-brochure/brochure.en.tex
index c6c7bdd..fa52722 100644
--- a/sponsorship-brochure/brochure.en.tex
+++ b/sponsorship-brochure/brochure.en.tex
@@ -288,13 +288,6 @@ developers with the entire community. It also helps promote enthusiasm
for specialized areas of development, and encourages
\textbf{discussions about Debian's future}.
-% <http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/publicity/announcements/en/drafts/biggest-debconf-achievement.txt?view=markup&pathrev=3229>
-\DCquote{
- My first DebConf I got to really know what the Release Team was
- about. Not long after I joined the Release Team. Later DebConfs we
- recruited other team members.
-}{Luk Claes, \DDm}
-
\DCquote{
At DebConf3 in Oslo, I finally met the other Debian Installer
developers gathered together in person, and after a week of
@@ -305,13 +298,6 @@ for specialized areas of development, and encourages
derivative distributions, on tens of millions of systems.
}{Joey Hess, \DDm}
-\DCquote{
- In DebConf4, I spent days and nights improving the Debian
- Installer localization infrastructure. Eight years after, most of
- these achievements are still used to help translating the
- installation system in more than 70 languages.
-}{Christian Perrier, \DDm}
-
\subsection{Work Groups}
\textbf{DebConf enables some of the most productive sessions that
@@ -327,11 +313,6 @@ each other instantly.
to be very effective.
}{Joachim Breitner, \DDm}
-\DCquote{
- During DebConf11 I've met my new, permanent, sponsor (Guido
- Trotter) and we have a great collaboration since then!
-}{Karolina Kalic, Debian Contributor}
-
\subsection{Project Synergy}
DebConf gives contributors a chance to meet face to face, socialize,
@@ -340,20 +321,6 @@ renewed sense of enthusiasm for Debian and its goals. \textbf{The
latest ideas and systems that Debian implements often start as an
informal session at DebConf}.
-% <http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/publicity/announcements/en/drafts/biggest-debconf-achievement.txt?view=markup&pathrev=3229>
-\DCquote{
- During Debconf8, I wrote some improvements to piuparts. It
- doesn't appear those changes are actually in the main piuparts tree
- (!? aw well), but it introduced me to Lucas Nussbaum, QA
- extraordinaire, and gave me the confidence that people in Debian
- trusted my contributions.''
-}{Asheesh Laroia, \DDm}
-
-\DCquote{
- Even though I was a DD for two years when I attended Debconf 0 I
- felt that this event was the start of a big friendship.
-}{Andreas Tille, \DDm}
-
\DCquote{
As Debian Account Manager, Debconf is a priceless opportunity to
handle sensitive matters face to face, in an appropriate setting.
@@ -363,31 +330,7 @@ renewed sense of enthusiasm for Debian and its goals. \textbf{The
\section{Benefits}
-\subsection{We Appreciate Your Sponsorship}
-
-The Debian Project does not engage in commercial activities and
-depends solely on donations from users and well-wishers. A modest
-amount of sponsorship would not only help Debian, but would gain a
-huge dividend of goodwill in the Free Software community at large.
-% edrz: this wording still feels awkward ... maybe something like
-% "but also pay back dividends in goodwill with the larger Free
-% Software community for years to come."
-
-Within the Debian community there is a strong sense of loyalty and
-brand awareness. Sponsoring a large conference is a good method of
-gaining favor for your brand with the attendees. % Kevin: this sounds
-% weird, chumming up to the sponsors. I'd delete this first sentence
-% and add a bit to the next one. Speaking about past experience sounds
-% much more competent than making assumptions about the reader and
-% attendees.
-Past DebConfs have also offered great opportunities for contact
-building and recruitment. % Kevin: add examples from the DebConf12 survey
-
\subsection{Sponsorship Levels}
-DebConf sponsors are classified according to the amount of money put
-into the organizing of the conference. Each sponsorship level is
-defined by donation levels and by benefits of sponsorship (in-kind
-donations are also taken into account to determine benefit levels):
{
\small\tabulinesep=4pt
@@ -426,7 +369,7 @@ donations are also taken into account to determine benefit levels):
\end{tabu}
}
\pagebreak
-\subsection{Sponsorship Notes}
+\subsection{Additional Opportunities}
We also invite sponsors, in addition to their basic sponsorship, to
sponsor a specific part of the conference. These are some of the
@@ -481,12 +424,21 @@ knowledge that Debian, its community and what it represents, is of a
certain value to companies and individuals is the best show of
appreciation to the volunteer efforts of many Debian members.
+A modest amount of sponsorship would not only help Debian, but would
+gain you goodwill in the Free Software community at large. Past
+DebConfs have also offered great opportunities for contact building
+and recruitment. % Kevin: add examples from the DebConf12 survey
+
\section{Budget}
\subsection{The Need for Sponsorship}
+The Debian Project does not engage in commercial activities and
+depends solely on donations from users and well-wishers.
+
% <mid:[🔎] CAEwy9bg3L8EAQDqq7ZY=eJiF6ducupEjDQd1wbSJDLpCSpaEvQ@mail.gmail.com>
% <http://lists.debconf.org/lurker/message/20121005.100049.4bb6b521.en.html>
+% <http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf13/Switzerland/Bid#Rough_budget_calculations>
DebConf has evolved from humble beginnings in Bordeaux, France (2000)
with 30 attendees and virtually no budget, to recent years where we
accommodate an average of 250 attendees and calculate with a budget of
@@ -495,9 +447,7 @@ demanding destination in terms of cost.
DebConf organizational teams are made up of volunteers to keep costs
at a minimum. However, as we expect a turnout of 300 attendees, there
-is a real need for substantial sponsoring. \textbf{There is no minimum
- amount for sponsorship and we're also interested in material
- sponsoring} (contact us for details).
+is a real need for substantial sponsoring.
\textbf{Sponsorship will be paid to the ``DebConf13 association'', a non-profit
association} under Swiss law. Donations in excess of value received
Gaudenz Steinlin <gaudenz@debian.org> writes:
> Hi
>
> I know I'm very late with this. But IMHO the sponsorship brochure got a
> bit too long. I tried to shorten it a bit and propose the following
> patch. I did not commit it as I think the removals should be reviewed by
> at least one additional person. We also don't have to apply all of them.
> But I also think if someone agrees to a chunk I removed you can just
> commit it.
>
> Some rationale for the removals:
> - I removed some quotes. This was quite hard be cause all the quotes are
> really nice. But sometimes they are also a bit repetitive and don't
> show anything new. I tried to restrict the quotes to one (max 2) per
> section. I choose the one that I liked most, but YMMV.
> - Further down I moved some text around and tried to condens it
> somewhat. IMO we have too much and too verbose rationales for
> sponsoring. I guess that most of this is known and obvious to most of
> our sponsors. They already know that Debian is a volunteer effort and
> the know that they can gain reputation in the Linux and Free Software
> community by sponsoring events.
> - I also removed the sentence about the minimal amount of sponsoring
> because that should be obvious from the levels. And we don't want to
> encourage small amounts.
>
> Gaudenz
>
> P.S.: Unfortunately I'm unable to build the brochure. A list of Debian
> packages that need to be installed in the README file would be helpful.
> I get the following error:
>
> kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 600 --mag 2+293/600 --dpi 1493 DejaVuSerif-Bold-tlf-t1--base
> mktexpk: don't know how to create bitmap font for DejaVuSerif-Bold-tlf-t1--base.
> mktexpk: perhaps DejaVuSerif-Bold-tlf-t1--base is missing from the map file.
> kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log.
> (see the transcript file for additional information)
> !pdfTeX error: pdflatex (file DejaVuSerif-Bold-tlf-t1--base): Font DejaVuSerif-
> Bold-tlf-t1--base at 1493 not found
> ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!
> make: *** [brochure.en.pdf] Fehler 70
>
>
>
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