On 12/03/15 at 19:33 +0000, Philip Hands wrote: > martin f krafft <madduck@debconf.org> writes: > > ... > >> Before we commit to expenses that I see as optional from the point > >> of view of the "success for the Debian project" metric, I would > >> like to make sure that the sponsorship budget is covered. > ... > > Given the conservative nature of my budget, after the conference, > > Debian will probably have *more* money (again) than you committed. > > Wow! Are we _really_ performing this traditional dance _again_? > > The one where we trudge around in a circle trying to guess if we'll have > enough money for sponsorship until those waiting for sponsorship lose > the will to live (or the opportunity to book cheap) and the problem thus > solves itself, but not in a way anyone wanted, and then later there's a > healthy surplus that makes the dithering at this stage look utterly > pathetic and we all agree never to do THAT again ... This did not happen for DC14. And I don't see how it would happen for DC15, given I've said many times that I was open to use Debian funds to cover additional travel sponsorship, on top of what is already provided though DC15 income. Lucas
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