18:06:48 #startmeeting 18:06:48 Meeting started Fri Sep 25 18:06:48 2020 UTC. The chair is nattie. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot. 18:06:48 Useful Commands: #action #agreed #help #info #idea #link #topic. 18:08:24 #info we published the blog post on bits.debian.org and posted the summary of the meeting at debconf to the mailing list 18:12:47 #link https://pad.riseup.net/p/Cc_z10r-lVssZ4dp_wGp 18:21:56 #link https://camp.fsf.org.in 18:50:57 The Jitsi call has now finished (in case anyone was still trying to join); discussion will continue here! 18:50:58 * nattie will just add a few items to the logs 18:51:32 #info phls has updated the localgroups wiki with information on groups within Brazil 18:52:17 #info lenharo and nattie are working on the localgroups HOWTO; please contact them if you'd like to join in this effort 18:52:34 (please tell me if any of what i'm wrting is nonsense, i can take that off the log then) 18:53:21 #info the localgroups census will start soon, beginning with general questions and becoming more specific as people get back to us 18:53:55 should we do an action for choosing whom to contact in what order? 18:54:48 (and if so, who wants to take the action?) 18:55:05 wouldn't that be part of the "contacting local groups" action? 18:55:53 true 18:56:20 larjona: are you happy to be the main person for that, and people contact you to help out? 18:56:41 ok 18:57:30 #action larjona to take charge of contacting local groups; please talk to her if you'd like to help out 18:58:16 * nattie thinks on how to summarise the bits about swag 18:59:20 Getting a list of possible suppliers 18:59:46 an action for... you and me? 19:00:10 Sure 19:00:29 #action nattie and fmneto to investigate potential supplier for swag in different regions 19:00:36 #undo 19:00:36 Removing item from minutes: 19:00:40 #action nattie and fmneto to investigate potential suppliers for swag in different regions 19:00:43 (i can spell!) 19:00:51 I guess that requires experience with the swag suppliers for previous debconfs, right? 19:00:55 Another point would be looking into finding people to act as local proxies in other parts 19:01:00 yes 19:01:08 That would be a huge plus. 19:01:28 #info we are lacking supplier coverage in the US/Canada and in East Asia 19:01:39 then it's an action for you two :D 19:01:47 fmneto: you mean like hubs for further distribution? 19:01:54 By the way Ivote to merge Design into the Swag category 19:02:00 +1 19:02:25 I mean especially where we don't know anybody 19:02:25 * nattie would be happy for design to be a subteam of swag 19:02:36 i have a list from Brazilians Suppliers 19:03:11 oh, all this time i thought it was just swerner! 19:03:33 no.. that is the best for t-shirt 19:04:23 *nods* 19:04:38 we have for lanyard, stickers, bag, hat, bag, cups,.. 19:05:03 right, so that's slightly complicated 19:06:39 but that can all go on the suppliers list when we get it started 19:06:52 a little bit, because each one has its specialty. 19:06:59 understood 19:07:30 though we'd have to decide how big to make the list 19:07:56 I suppose we can keep the more complicated items out (like hats, bags, etc) 19:08:28 *nods* or keep the list of less common items in a different place, but linked 19:08:43 Sure, just in case 19:09:05 i can take the action to talk to previous merch-providers 19:09:23 #action nattie to talk to previous merch-providers about their experiences 19:09:44 we've not really touched on other spending this time 19:10:48 other spending would be limited at the current conditions 19:10:52 yeah 19:11:23 It's good to keep recirculating them so we don't forget but we can look at that at a later point 19:11:47 #agreed not ignoring the topic of spending money on things other than swag, but will return to it at a later point 19:13:04 do we need anything else for the record, or can i close the meetbot log? 19:13:17 I think it's okay to close 19:13:22 #endmeeting