Re: [Debconf-team] non-CHF sponsorship

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

Hi,

On Montag, 19. November 2012, Daniel Pocock wrote:
> On 19/11/12 23:23, Andrew McMillan wrote:
> > In my experience[1] with this it's almost impossible to be
> > prescriptive about this with sponsors in this manner, and therefore
> > (a) and (d) are complete non-starters.
> 
> I notice both yourself and Brian didn't mention (b)  at all

right, thats why Andrew wrote:

> > Option (b) is what effectively *does* happen, in that the
> > conference happens, everyone tries to make a budget that has a
> > small surplus, and over the many years of Debconfs sometimes SPI
> > (or equivalent) has had to fund the shortfall and sometimes they
> > have received the benefit of a small surplus.

Please read this whole paragraph again...!


cheers,
	Holger

[btw, contract myth]
> (e.g. they want a contract signed yesterday, and
> after it is signed, they won't move)

that's just FUD. (And noise, which is distracting from the tasks at hand.)