Hi there! On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:38:29 +0100, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 10:09:48AM +0100, Luca Capello wrote: >> Full quoting for DPL's information ;-) > > Thanks. > >> > The network sponsoring is solved. So the only sponsoring left is for >> > food and the venue. I don't consider debian.ch money as sponsoring as >> > this already belongs to Debian. Madduck already agreed to spend a >> > maximum of 500.- CHF for the BSP if the costs are not covered by other >> > sponsors. >> > >> > Do we need an ACK from the DPL for this? >> >> I do not remember if I have already talked to Zack about that, so cc:ing >> him for his opinion. > > That's indeed the first time I heard of this, but it's no big deal. My fault. > In general, I consider that entities like Debian.ch are free to spend > money as they want, as long as they are considerate, since the money are > Debian's. In essence, I consider Debian.ch (like Debian.uk and many > others) trusted entities that manage Debian money for local > Debian-related business. So, if you think it's worth using Debian.ch > money to sponsor (part of) the BSP, by all means go for it. This is exactly what I remember the other time we (sort of) discussed about Debian "local" money. > If, on the other hand, you want me to decide---I confess that's not > fully clear to me from your mail---I'll definitely need more > information, as the total cost is not clear to me. Gaudenz can better answer about the total cost. > If, final option, you just wanted me to share some "rules of thumb" on > this, I generally don't consider food (in the sense of proper meals) as > something that we should sponsor for BSPs or similar events. OTOH > eat/drink stuff on site (e.g. coffee break material) might be nice as it > has chances to make the attendance more enjoyable and creates room for > interaction among people. Of course I'm saying this without knowing the > price of anything like that in not-exactly-cheap Switzerland. Coffee breaks in Switzerland can be as much expensive as a normal meal elsewhere ;-) Anyway, I guess Gaudenz's question got an answer and now the DPL is aware, still without the complete details. Thx, bye, Gismo / Luca
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