Hi there! On Wed, 08 May 2013 11:15:00 +0200, Arne Wichmann wrote: > begin quotation from Daniel Pocock (in <5162D817.5060807@pocock.com.au>): >> I notice the events page is quite sparse: >> >> http://www.debian.org/events/ >> >> I've put a link to it on my blog for GSoC applicants, suggesting that it >> is a good idea for them to look for any events where they can meet local >> Debian people >> >> Could you consider updating the page to include DebConf13 dates and >> maybe put out a call to the community to supply details of more events? > > As far as I can see nobody (including me) is willing to update the evnts > page. This situation does not feel good as numbers of unanswered reauests > pile up. Personal life took over and excusing myself for not having done my work is useless, so let us try to find a solution. > I propose the following options: > - Someone steps up to do this. This has always been a problem. > - We replace the events page with a link to a wiki page (I would be willing > to set up and sporadically maintain the wiki page). As from previous discussions, IMHO the Events page is something different than a wiki page: the former has .ics entries, it is a almost-static page and to me it some more official than any other *.d.o domain. > - We drop the events page. > > Alternative options are of course welcome. An unupdated events page does > more harm than good. I do not agree, it simply means that there is a problem. The fact that the Debian life goes on with events (being there on debian-events-*@ or other lists or wiki) means that this problem is not so critical. Thx, bye, Gismo / Luca
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