Re: [Debconf-team] DC11 sponsorship levels

[Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org>]

Hi,

On Freitag, 17. Februar 2012, Moray Allan wrote:
> I'm a bit confused here -- Andrew was suggesting that we advertise
> each level as starting a little above the actual lower threshold (to
> give negotiating room), whereas you seem to be saying we should change
> some thresholds, including lowering them for the higher levels?  I'm
> not necessarily complaining if so, just confused as the current
> thresholds were your own proposal in the last meeting, and because
> it's a different topic from what Andrew was saying. :)
> 
> I was also assuming that Andrew's "published levels" were *minimums*,
> whereas you are saying "up to" for the same amounts.

Actually I didnt read his proposal like this. And if I would, 2000$ would be a 
too high entry for steel, 5k too high for bronze and so on.
 
> Can we decide as two separate questions what the levels should be and
> how we'll advertise them? -- Or, equivalently, decide one set of level
> thresholds, but slightly higher than we will truly insist on.

I'd advertise the levels as we want them and only as a total exception 
negoiate them down.

> If we do that and don't change anything else there's a rather small
> difference in benefit between silver and gold, for a large price
> difference -- are you also proposing to move another benefit down to
> gold from platinum?

If we dont that, the diff between bronze+silver is too little (IMO), so I 
rather have little diff between silver+gold, as I think companies will opt for 
gold rather for "perceived benefits of being gold instead of silver" (=more 
generous to Debian, eg) instead of the "real benefits".


cheers,
	Holger