Rene Engelhard dijo [Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 04:05:35PM +0100]: > Hi, > > On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 11:18:44AM -0300, Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana wrote: > > I think this part is not fair with countries outside Europe. > > Yesterday on the #debconf utkarsh2102 said: "India would be bidding for > > 2021." > > Neither is it desirable for Developers or other attendees to have half a dozen of > Debconfs not in Europe. > > There once was the (unwritten, happened to just work based in bids) > "switch continents rule". > > DC2: Montreal (Noth America) > DC3: Norway (Europe) > DC4: Brazil (South America) > DC5: Finland (Europe) > DC6: Mexiko (Middle America) > DC7: Scotland (Europe) > DC8: Argentina (South America) > DC9: Spain (Europe) > DC10: USA (Noth America) > DC11: Bosnia & Hercegovina (Europe) > DC12: Nicaragua (Middle America) > DC13: Switzerland (Europe) > DC14: USA (North America) > DC15: Germany (last one in Europe) > DC16: South Africa (Africa) > DC17: Canada (North America) > DC18: Taiwan (Asia) > DC19: Brazil (South America) > DC20: Israel (Asia[1]) > DC21: Lisbon / India / ... Well, this was not based on hard rules, but on the presented bids. Of course, the rule influenced bidding teams, and for a long time we had a seeming equilibrium between America and Europe. Mind you, America is a bit larger than Europe - The distance between the fathest DebConfs in Europe (Cáceres and Helsinki) is around 4,000Km; the distance between Portland and Mar del Plata (farthest DebConfs in America) is close to 11,000Km. But of course, you know there is much more than that than only distance... I agree it's time for DebConf to be in Europe. But one of the main reasons we haven't been back there is... Prices. It would _for sure_ make sense for DebConf to be closer to (or inside) the region with greatest DD density, but it's not that we have not had bids there... > So I completely understand this, it is time for Europe. > > India can try 2022? I agree that _probably_ it will be this way. But if India prepares a better bid than wherever-in-Europe... Well, it will probably go to them. But yes, basically everybody expects DebConf to be back in Europe since a long time ago... And I do expect it to carry _some_ weight in next year's decision.
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