Hi there! On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:23:42 +0100, Holger Levsen wrote: > On Sonntag, 26. Februar 2012, Luca Capello wrote: >> a) I do not see why we use Vaumarcus and not 'Le Camp'. > > Because we don't want to (and cannot, really) confirm and commit to a specific > venue more than a year in advance. What if, eg, we raise too little money for > this venue? Then we might switch to some cheaper option and Le Camp is sadly > out of it. I completely understand your point and I forgot to link to point c) later on: >> c) I still fail to see the difference between mentioning Vaumarcus and >> "on the banks of Lac de Neuchâtel". If finally DebConf13 will *not* >> be hosted at 'Le Camp', then it will probably *not* hosted near >> Neuchâtel either, given that the backup solutions are cities (Geneva >> or Zurich). In any case, there is still a mention of Vaumarcus at >> line 24. >> >> d) FWIW, exact dates were already decided *before* submitting the bid, >> also because 'Le Camp' is available for two weeks only on those >> dates. So, I would remove that phrase entirely. > > Then we shall list these dates as "most likely". If you prefer, as in the case Vaumarcus vs. 'Le Camp' above I am not questioning being specific or not, but actually reflecting the *current* bid status, which is how I read your "most likely". Here is an updated patch: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- Index: dc13-in-switzerland.wml =================================================================== --- dc13-in-switzerland.wml (revision 3234) +++ dc13-in-switzerland.wml (working copy) @@ -16,19 +16,19 @@ #use wml::debian::news <p>On February 20, 2012, the DebConf committee decided that DebConf13, the Debian -developer conference of 2013, will take place on the banks of the Lac -de Neuchâtel in Switzerland. The exact -dates have yet to be determined. More details may be found on the +developer conference of 2013, should take place on the banks of the Lac +de Neuchâtel in Switzerland, most likely in the middle of August. +More details may be found on the <a href="http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf13";>organizers' wiki</a>.</p> -<p>In a two hour meeting on Monday evening, the Vaumarcus bid +<p>In a two hour meeting on Monday evening, the Swiss bid narrowly won over the bid from Riga, Latvia. Teams had been preparing their bids since mid-2011, seeking venues and local sponsors in their respective cities and countries. </p> <p>The two bids had both character and unique identities. On one hand, the Riga proposal was totally centered on city and university life. On the -other hand, the Switzerland bid aimed to bring DebConf to a setting that is +other hand, the Swiss bid aimed to bring DebConf to a setting that is known for its natural beauty.</p> ## some nice quotes from one or more members of the DebConf Committee --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- >> [1] please always report important points on the mailing list, for those >> who can not be on IRC most of the their time. > > While I absolutly support this, past years have shown that DebConf > organisation relies on IRC heavily, despite our best efforts to use the lists > as well. So you might want to get into the habbit of checking backlog, at > least for certain, possinly highlighted, terms. I am already used to check backlogs for my nickname, I will start doing it for other stuff as you suggested. I am well aware of the great effort everyone is putting into DebConf, so mine above was a wishlist bug (which is true in Debian as well). Thx, bye, Gismo / Luca
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