RFC: 1st DRAFT DC8 press release

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6 August 2008

PRESS RELEASE

Mar Del Plata to host 9th Debian developer conference
=====================================================

  * 200 developers from 37 countries to come together at Hotel Dorá,
    Mar Del Plata, Argentinia, 10-16 August 2008.
  * 100 talks and tutorial sessions scheduled.
  * Attendance is free of charge, on-site registration required.

Mar Del Plata, Argentina, 6 August 2008 - The Debian Project, the
team behind the free Debian GNU/Linux operating system, is inviting
members of the public and the press to its annual developer
conference, DebConf 8, which takes place from 10 August to 16 August
at the Hotel Dorá in Mar Del Plata, Argentina.

Over 100 events have been scheduled with speakers from all parts of
the world. The topics include global team organisation,
internationalisation, development internals and policy,
virtualisation, and systems & network adminisatration. In tutorial
sessions, attendants can gain hands-on experience in various
subjects. Development and brainstorming takes place in the two "hack

Re: RFC: 1st DRAFT DC8 press release

Hi!

martin f krafft schrieb:

> Mar Del Plata to host 9th Debian developer conference

Hmmm... Didn't it use to the be just the "Debian conference"?  (Note the
missing "developer".)

>   * 100 talks and tutorial sessions scheduled.

100?  Then why does
https://penta.debconf.org/dc8_schedule/events.en.html only list ~50?
(Even if there are really 100 events, you get to the above list by
clicking the link you have later in your press release; and that will at
least lead to confusion.)

> Over 100 events have been scheduled with speakers from all parts
> of the world.

Any "community celebrities" which could be mentioned?

> The full schedule is available on the conference website:
>   https://penta.debconf.org/dc8_schedule/
> 
> Jörg Jaspert of the organiser team is excited: "Of all the Debian

If you use en_US (which the rest of your mail seems to be) it's
organizer. (Did a native speaker already looked over that? They always
detect some germisms ;)

Re: RFC: 1st DRAFT DC8 press release

On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 10:39:14PM +0200, Alexander Reichle-Schmehl wrote:
> Hi!
> martin f krafft schrieb:
> > Jörg Jaspert of the organiser team is excited: "Of all the Debian
> 
> If you use en_US (which the rest of your mail seems to be) it's
> organizer. (Did a native speaker already looked over that? They always
> detect some germisms ;)

s/of the organizer team/,one of the conference organizers,/

reads better to me as an en_US speaker/reader.

> Some general notes:
> - AFAIK you introduced keynotes this year; shouldn't they mentioned?
> - Maybe you could add something about Debian turning 15 during the
> conference (and if something special is planed for that)?
> - Please mention that the sessions will be streamed (as good as
> possible) and if participation via IRC is possible (that's very
> important to those unable to attend directly)

Stream urls will be:
http://video.debconf.org:8000/salon_del_mar.ogv.m3u
http://video.debconf.org:8000/microcine.ogv.m3u

(plus also the extra geo-specific ones Ganneff wrote in DPN, though I
don't know about putting all of those in the press release.)

-Eric Rz.

Re: [Debconf-team] RFC: 1st DRAFT DC8 press release

Hi!

Eric Dantan Rzewnicki schrieb:

> Stream urls will be:
> http://video.debconf.org:8000/salon_del_mar.ogv.m3u
> http://video.debconf.org:8000/microcine.ogv.m3u
> 
> (plus also the extra geo-specific ones Ganneff wrote in DPN, though I
> don't know about putting all of those in the press release.)

(Ignoring that it wasn't Ganneff who wrote it in the DPN.)

Please, don't mention all URLs.  Set up _one_ page with all the details
and point there from the press release.

That page should contain:

- All URLs (main one, na, eu and au, for both streams)
- the schedule (preferably with timestamps in UTC)
(- if you need anything outside etch, an explanation how to what to do
to view them)
- Which irc channels to join to participate in discussions

We had that in Mexico; worked very well.

Yours sincerely,
  Alexander

Re: RFC: 1st DRAFT DC8 press release

On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 11:17:46PM +0200, Alexander Reichle-Schmehl wrote:
> Hi!
> Eric Dantan Rzewnicki schrieb:
> > Stream urls will be:
> > http://video.debconf.org:8000/salon_del_mar.ogv.m3u
> > http://video.debconf.org:8000/microcine.ogv.m3u
> > (plus also the extra geo-specific ones Ganneff wrote in DPN, though I
> > don't know about putting all of those in the press release.)
> (Ignoring that it wasn't Ganneff who wrote it in the DPN.)

My bad. He had asked us for which to use, so I assumed it was him.

> Please, don't mention all URLs.  Set up _one_ page with all the details
> and point there from the press release.
> 
> 
> That page should contain:
> 
> - All URLs (main one, na, eu and au, for both streams)
> - the schedule (preferably with timestamps in UTC)
> (- if you need anything outside etch, an explanation how to what to do
> to view them)
> - Which irc channels to join to participate in discussions
> 
> We had that in Mexico; worked very well.

I haven't the time to do this at the moment. What is the Press Release
deadline?

-Eric Rz.

Re: RFC: 1st DRAFT DC8 press release

also sprach Eric Dantan Rzewnicki <eric <at> zhevny.com> [2008.08.05.1821 -0300]:
> I haven't the time to do this at the moment. What is the Press Release
> deadline?

Tomorrow night, if possible.

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also sprach Eric Dantan Rzewnicki <eric <at> zhevny.com> [2008.08.05.1821 -0300]:
> I haven't the time to do this at the moment. What is the Press Release
> deadline?

Tomorrow night, if possible.

--

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: :'  :  proud Debian developer, author, administrator, and user
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Re: RFC: 1st DRAFT DC8 press release

also sprach Alexander Reichle-Schmehl <alexander <at> schmehl.info> [2008.08.05.1739 -0300]:
> Hi!

Thanks for your comments!

> > Mar Del Plata to host 9th Debian developer conference
> 
> Hmmm... Didn't it use to the be just the "Debian conference"?
> (Note the missing "developer".)

Last year's press release also said "developer" but I am happy to
drop that.

> >   * 100 talks and tutorial sessions scheduled.
> 
> 100?  Then why does
> https://penta.debconf.org/dc8_schedule/events.en.html only list ~50?
> (Even if there are really 100 events, you get to the above list by
> clicking the link you have later in your press release; and that will at
> least lead to confusion.)

I think the list is not yet complete, but I hope it will be by the
time we send this out. I would also prefer to link to one page with
all events, rather than one where you have to click all over to see
what's up.

> > Over 100 events have been scheduled with speakers from all parts
> > of the world.
> 
> Any "community celebrities" which could be mentioned?

Re: [Debconf-team] RFC: 1st DRAFT DC8 press release

Hi!

martin f krafft schrieb:

>> I haven't the time to do this at the moment. What is the Press Release
>> deadline?
> Tomorrow night, if possible.

Wait... We are crossing time zones.  Which tomorrow night?  Could I
please have an estimation, when you expect me to send it to the Debian list?

(I'll be absent tomorrow between 10:00 and 18:00 UTC.)

Minor question: When sending it to Debian's announce list, should we set
a reply-to press <at> debconf.org (you might get some bounces there; is
press <at> dc.org still a tracker? Will bounces hurt?)

Yours sincerely,
  Alexander

Re: RFC: 1st DRAFT DC8 press release

Hi!

martin f krafft schrieb:

> Thanks for your comments!

You are welcome.

>>> Mar Del Plata to host 9th Debian developer conference
>> Hmmm... Didn't it use to the be just the "Debian conference"?
>> (Note the missing "developer".)
> Last year's press release also said "developer" but I am happy to
> drop that.

No strong feelings about it; just thought that it had been discussed...
uhm... three years ago?  But if you decided otherwise in the meantime.

>>>   * 100 talks and tutorial sessions scheduled.
>> 100?  Then why does
>> https://penta.debconf.org/dc8_schedule/events.en.html only list ~50?
>> (Even if there are really 100 events, you get to the above list by
>> clicking the link you have later in your press release; and that will at
>> least lead to confusion.)
> I think the list is not yet complete, but I hope it will be by the
> time we send this out. I would also prefer to link to one page with
> all events, rather than one where you have to click all over to see
> what's up.

I just fear, that some might be confused when reading about 100 events,
look at the list and well - the list just looks to short to be 100.  You

Re: RFC: 1st DRAFT DC8 press release

martin f krafft wrote:
>   * 200 developers from 37 countries to come together at Hotel Dorá,
>     Mar Del Plata, Argentinia, 10-16 August 2008.
                     ^^^^^^^^^^
                     Shouldn't that be Argentina?

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martin f krafft wrote:
>   * 200 developers from 37 countries to come together at Hotel Dorá,
>     Mar Del Plata, Argentinia, 10-16 August 2008.
                     ^^^^^^^^^^
                     Shouldn't that be Argentina?

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