On 2012-10-24 23:18, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote:
*** No / only partly sponsored accomodation ***This is basically the same as for food. Participants would either have to pay part or all of the accomodation costs themselves. The big unknown is how many participants would not come to DebConf because of this. Thismainly depends on how much they would have to pay.
It depends on how much they have to pay, and on what they get for that. People are likely to have some "value for money" limits when spending their own cash, not just limits on the total paid, so, for example, some people may set rather low limits on what they will pay for a hostel bed in a shared room.
From a Debian/DebConf perspective, I think we should always try to have some sponsored accommodation, but it's probably ok if that is Oslo-standard "here's a gym floor and there are some showers nearby" (or potentially even "here is a field, there is a tap for water"), as long as there are plausibly-priced non-sponsored options of a higher standard too, that can be reached by walking or at least public transport.
-- Moray