[sorry for the very broad CC] First, I'd like to say **THANKS** in big glowing letters to Susan for taking the booth scheduling initiative. I haven't been as available as I would like lately for a number of reasons[*]. On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 06:31:16PM -0500, Francois Gurin wrote: > On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 03:04:32PM -0500, Susan G. Kleinmann wrote: > > Jaldhar wrote: > > > How about one developer and one or more enthusiastic users? If we > > > asked on debian-user, we would probably get some responses. > > I, for one, encourage Jaldhar to go ahead and do just that, since otherwise > > we will definitely be short of manpower. > > > > Meantime, I'm cc'ing this to the list that Remco kindly set up for > > this dicussion, i.e.: debian-events-na > > > > I hope we can continue this discussion on that list. However, I do not > > know if that list is open to users. > > I just cleared myself a day and can help out at the booth. Whichever > day works out best for to be on duty, let me know. How about Thursday? Johnie Ingram (netgod) is, I think available part of the time, as are a couple of friends of his, Sonja and Genise. I'd like to (tentatively, of course) propose that we have at least 3 people set up for booth duty per day. Only two people should be needed at any one time, but who wants to man the booth for a solid day? Of course, I will be available to take up the slack at just about any time. So, how about this?: Wednesday: Jaldhar, Branden, (Sonja | Johnie | Genise) Thursday: Adam, Branden, (Sonja | Johnie | Genise) Friday: Susan, Branden, Francois, (Sonja | Johnie | Genise) If possible, I'd like to have 1 day (mostly) off from booth duty, but we'll see if that works out. I'll probably be unavailable around Thursday at 4pm because I will need to present at the Maximum Linux/Progeny laptop raffle. Now, here's the news: BOOTH LOCATION: Officially, Debian has booth #969. This is outside the .Org Pavilion, and is not prewired for electricity or network. This is bad. We will have to beg or borrow these things off of neighbor booths. **HOWEVER** Back channel communications (no official emails yet, unfortunately) indicate that VA may regard it as a screwup that a booth was not reserved in the .Org Pavilion for Debian. So it is *possible* that we will be relocated to the .Org Pavilion, where we'll have carpet, electricity, and network. Probably won't know for sure until tomorrow morning when I go talk to the Powers That Be. EQUIPMENT: Sun is loaning us a nice computer again, an Ultra10 and a flat panel LCD display. This will probably be the centerpiece of our booth since I know of no other computers that will be around, except for the Progeny laptop from time to time as I finish tweaking it into shape. I am bringing a 5-port dual-speed hub. If someone wants wireless out of the Debian booth, you'll need to bring a base station. :) CONTACT INFO: I am flying out shortly. During show hours I hope to have access to my email. I may be able to get access to a cell phone; if and when I do I will send email with the number. Otherwise, anyone attending can call me at my hotel: (212) 971-0101 -- the room is in my name If for some reason hotel voice mail is broken, nonexistent, or otherwise, I will from time to time check my home voice mail; that number is (317) 841-8285. If anyone is interested in getting together for dinner tonight, please call my hotel. My flight arrives at 7:10pm EST and I hope to be to my room by 9pm. [*] Including being gagged on the #debian-devel IRC channel by doogie, who apparently would rather use chanop power to abuse other developers than enforce the channel's charter as a forum for Debian *developers* (and people sponsored by them). How petty can you get? :-/ -- G. Branden Robinson | Convictions are more dangerous enemies Debian GNU/Linux | of truth than lies. branden@debian.org | -- Friedrich Nietzsche http://www.debian.org/~branden/ |
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