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Re: Question about being an exhibitor at Dreamhack Winter 2008



Moin Holger!

Holger Levsen wrote:
> On Monday 07 April 2008 15:43, Martin Schulze wrote:
> > > On Monday 07 April 2008 13:01, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> > > > No; Debian is an all-volunteer organization, and PR usually happens
> > > > because volunteers want to provide it.
> > > I think we still should set up a PR budget...
> > Please provide ideas on what to do wrt. PR, then approach the DPL or
> > the local charity that hosts Debian money.  If the idea is interesting
> > and won't just burn loads of money chances are good that money will
> > be granted for that.
> 
> Cool. Glad to read that you support the idea! I'm too busy to do more PR work, 

I've never opposed good ideas from that direction.

> for now I just wanted to point out, that a PR budget is a sensible thing, 
> even (or especially) for a volunteer organisation (of our size) :-)

I oppose a general PR budget, though, since that often causes a need
to just use it because it's there, actually burning money - without
thinking.  That would be wasting and maybe even abusing donations.  We
should not start doing that.

> Also, I think its worth stressing (what you said), that even if we dont have a 
> regular, constant PR budget, money for specific PR events can be allocated - 
> in the above way.

It has already been so in the past.  Think about Ayo posters, flyers
or travel reimbursments to exhibitions for example.

Regards,

	Joey

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