Re: [Debconf-discuss] "Anonymous donation" to Debconf 13
On 02/12/12 18:31, Philipp Hug wrote:
> Hi,
>
>> AFAIK there was an offer of a huge "anonymous donation", which at the end
>> seemed more a loan, and IIRC to speed up the process and not let discuss
>> about lack of money. I don't know the source and I don't know if there was
>> string attached.
>> Anyway that offer endured only few days because debconf-team and localteam
>> declined such offer.
>
> This is correct. After this was mentioned on IRC I asked about the
> details of this 'donation' and figured out it's just a loan, accepting
> some risks though, but with strings attached: The venue would need to
> be LeCamp.
Can you just confirm: who proposed those conditions? Did this come from
somebody who was involved in the decision making (e.g. a committee
member or a negotiator)?
Or was the offer and the conditions from some third party outside the
debconf team?
Did you feel the offer was 100% genuine - had the lender/sponsor
committed in writing to pay the money if it was needed?
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