also sprach Michael Banck <mbanck@debian.org> [2014-08-18 01:09 +0200]: > > Generally, everything gets more expensive, including venues > > etc.. > > The rate of inflation right now is close to 0%, maybe a few > percent (but really below 3%), so 35-70% is not even the same > sport. We have not increased the rates for years, the change has always been somewhat random over the last year. No, we don't and should not jump 35%–70% without offering more in return (… which we are). But I am fundamentally not opposed to other figures, and 10k *is* a magic boundary… > I am not against a moderate increase in the levels with respect to DC13 > or DC14, but even a direct conversion back to EUR is a huge increase. Right. > > My proposal may well be too high. But I certainly don't think we > > should go below what we currently have, i.e. DC13 levels > > expressed in EUR. > > We don't have that currently, it's just a random git commit nobody > has agreed upon. With block-chain reference, given that the commit has survived for so long, it could be considered agreed upon ;) > > > E.g. when we last looked at Munich, it was made clear that it > > > was unlikely we'd get financial support from the city. > > > I guess it would be possible to get some, but it would mean > > > more work, like writing grant proposals and stuff. > > > > Sure. Are we not ready to do this work to get the money? > > Well, it's unclear whether this is a path which leads to success > even if we do everything right. Writing grant proposals is not > for the faint of the heart and I think there is much less to be > reaped in well-developped countries. Are you sure "grant proposals" is what it takes? We didn't have to write such to get Treuchtlingen interested, and I am pretty sure that mayors and PR personell in Baden-Württemberg have a budget for such expenses. -- .''`. martin f. krafft <madduck@debconf.org> @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf14: Portland, OR, USA: http://debconf14.debconf.org DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org
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