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[arch-events] FrOSCon 2010 planning
by Thomas Bächler 20 Aug '10

20 Aug '10

Okay, same procedure as every year, just more people: Our official team members are: * Thomas Bächler * Roman Kyrylych * Thorsten Töpper * Pierre Schmitz * Jan de Groot * Andreas Radke * Jens Adam * Dieter Plaetinck * Jan Steffens We have a developer room and a booth. I will probably be at the booth all weekend, so I'll make myself our "booth manager". I'll also make Andy our devroom manager. The devroom usually doesn't get too many visitors, but we should make it possible for them to be there. We also might have a short presentation or two at the devroom if someone wants to (if we tell the FrOSCon team that we want to make a presentation, we will get a bigger room - so a 3 or 4 hour program on Saturday afternoon would be cool if anyone volunteers). We should be able to sleep in the devroom, but it will be small and crowded. And there probably won't be any showers on Sunday morning! As usual, we need equipment. - One or two PCs for the booth, preferably Mini-ITX or equally small - and with hard drives that we can wipe as we please! If you bring a computer, don't bring your hard drive (Who has a car? Jens?). - As many monitors as we have computers. - Power sockets. - Our laptops :) - Ethernet cables (everyone bring some) - Ethernet switches/Wireless access points - CDs? - More?? This is what I intend to do: 1) Bring a 5 port switch, and two wireless access points with an integrated 5 port switch each. 2) Bring all the ethernet cables I can find. 3) Push out an updated ISO release with updated packages and based on the latest archiso git. I guess AIF hasn't gotten any or much work, so we'll just take what we have. This should be finished at the beginning of August, so I can order between 100 and 200 brand-new Arch CDs from icoco again. We can use donation money I guess, the CDs were something between 1 and 2€ a piece last year. That's all I can think of for now - maybe we can revive last year's wiki page to see if I missed something.

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[arch-events] FrOSCon and visa
by Roman Kyrylych 16 Aug '10

16 Aug '10

The German consulate wants to receive some kind of invitation from FrOSCon organizers to give me a visa. The girl from Business Support Team who is in charge of the visa receiving process sent an email to FrOSCon team last week, but still no reply. Does anyone know other ways to contact them (phone, mailing list, personal contact)? -- Roman Kyrylych (Роман Кирилич)

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[arch-events] [ArchCon] Network?
by Sander Jansen 20 Jul '10

20 Jul '10

Is there a internet connection available at the conference? Thanks, Sander -- "The sands of time were eroded by The river of constant change."

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Re: [arch-events] arch-events Digest, Vol 19, Issue 3
by R. Alvez 20 Jul '10

20 Jul '10

Sander, Parking in the college is not a problem. I think they are about $6.00 or $7.00 a day. Dusty, the 191 takes about 40 min from Kipling station to Humber in a normal day. David, I live in Bolton and have NEVER seen a MegaBus but if you are going to pass by Bolton you best bet is to get off the bus and call me (905-951-7406) and we can go together in my car to Humber. Do you have any idea as to what time you will arrive? You can e-mail me off this list to finalize details and arrangements at ralvez(a)ittwo.ca and we can go from there. Ricardo On 19/07/10 10:57 PM, arch-events-request(a)archlinux.org wrote: > Send arch-events mailing list submissions to > arch-events(a)archlinux.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch-events > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > arch-events-request(a)archlinux.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > arch-events-owner(a)archlinux.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of arch-events digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Dieters, Dusty's and maybe your trip to the Niagara falls > (was: Archcon: planning of activities) (Dusty Phillips) > 2. [ArchCon] MegaBus etc. (David Campbell) > 3. Re: [ArchCon] MegaBus etc. (Dusty Phillips) > 4. ArchCon Transportation (Sander Jansen) > 5. Re: ArchCon Transportation (Dusty Phillips) > 6. Re: ArchCon Transportation (Sander Jansen) > 7. Re: ArchCon Transportation (Loui Chang) > 8. Re: ArchCon Transportation (Dusty Phillips) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 18:02:29 -0600 > From: Dusty Phillips <dusty(a)archlinux.ca> > Subject: Re: [arch-events] Dieters, Dusty s and maybe your trip to the > Niagara falls (was: Archcon: planning of activities) > To: Arch Linux Events <arch-events(a)archlinux.org> > Message-ID: > <AANLkTil71beMjDnXL2CGyqVObkxvmKff7WCTWSR-KkRy(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On 7 July 2010 13:17, Dieter Plaetinck <dieter(a)plaetinck.be> wrote: >> looks like the canadiana inn also does tours: >> >> Niagara Falls Day Trips: >> >> Leaves every day in morning and return around 8pm, with free time at >> the falls Includes tour of Queenston Heights, Brock's Monument, the >> world's largest natural whirlpool, Clifton Hill, and much, much more >> Stops at winery on the way for free wine tasting Costs between $40 and >> $50 >> >> no mention of the maid of the myst tour, power station, >> niagara-on-the-lake, butterfly conservatory, botanical gardens, a >> walk along the river, skylon tower (some these things are probably too >> obvious or not worth talking about. i dunno) >> >> probably the offer is only for people who reside at the canadiana inn >> (like me!), but i could ask. >> >> ah, the paradox of choice ;) > Choose your trips like you choose your linux distro: keep it simple! ;-) > > I'll be game for whatever suits you best. I wouldn't mind seeing some > of those other attractions, especially niagara-on-the-lake (I've heard > it's where all the people rich enough to take a helicopter to Toronto > every morning live... nice mansions. ;). I'll probably be in Toronto > again before you, so you decide what you want to see and do most. If I > miss anything, I'll do it another time. > > Dusty > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:08:58 -0400 > From: David Campbell <davekong(a)archlinux.us> > Subject: [arch-events] [ArchCon] MegaBus etc. > To: Arch Linux Events <arch-events(a)archlinux.org> > Message-ID: <1278968824-sup-1057@hypnos> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf8 > > I am going to be getting to Toronto via MegaBus, which is > supposed to drop me off at the Toronto Coach Terminal. I am > wondering if anyone has taken MegaBus to Toronto before and knows > if they make any other stops that might be a better place to get > off, and if not, what the best way to get to Humber College from > the Coach Terminal is. Looking on Google maps, I am told the > fastest route is to walk to the Georgetown Train Service, take > that to the Bolton Bus service, and take that to the college. > That has an estimated travel time of 94 minutes, which would mean > I would be arriving at the college about 9:15 AM (late for > registrations).

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Re: [arch-events] ArchCon Transportation
by Dusty Phillips 20 Jul '10

20 Jul '10

Hi sander, I am guessing there is ample parking at the college, but I do not know that. Hopefully Ricardo can tell us more. By bus I suggest taking the 191 rocket from kipling station. I don't know how long it would take, but not having transfers and taking an express is a good thing. :) Dusty sent from my android phone On 2010-07-19 3:50 PM, "Sander Jansen" <s.jansen(a)gmail.com> wrote: So I'm deciding whether to take the bus to the conference which involve lines 88, 77 and 7 would take about 79 minutes, or go by car. How's the parking situation at the university? Cheers, Sander -- "The sands of time were eroded by The river of constant change." _______________________________________________ arch-events mailing list arch-events(a)archlinux.org http://mailman.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch-events

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[arch-events] ArchCon Transportation
by Sander Jansen 19 Jul '10

19 Jul '10

So I'm deciding whether to take the bus to the conference which involve lines 88, 77 and 7 would take about 79 minutes, or go by car. How's the parking situation at the university? Cheers, Sander -- "The sands of time were eroded by The river of constant change."

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[arch-events] [ArchCon] MegaBus etc.
by David Campbell 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

I am going to be getting to Toronto via MegaBus, which is supposed to drop me off at the Toronto Coach Terminal. I am wondering if anyone has taken MegaBus to Toronto before and knows if they make any other stops that might be a better place to get off, and if not, what the best way to get to Humber College from the Coach Terminal is. Looking on Google maps, I am told the fastest route is to walk to the Georgetown Train Service, take that to the Bolton Bus service, and take that to the college. That has an estimated travel time of 94 minutes, which would mean I would be arriving at the college about 9:15 AM (late for registrations). -- David Campbell

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[arch-events] Archcon: planning of activities
by Dieter Plaetinck 09 Jul '10

09 Jul '10

Hey guys, As we know by now, Toronto has many things to do. [1] Since Archcon is at the end of my 14-day stay, I would like to know the planning for the "archcon tourist days" (referred to as ATD from now on) on july 24-25 in advance, so I can adapt my planning accordingly. One of the things I'm thinking about especially, is the trip to the Niagara falls. Dusty and I are definitely going to do this, but do we plan this on the ATD or before? If we plan it on the ATD, more people can share the fun experience, but some people may not be interested in it. I'll put it differently: who wants to go to the Niagara falls but can only do it on the ATD ? But there's more. What about a trip to the clairville conservation area (near to conference)? center island? ontario palace? CN tower? things that are probably all must-do's, but probably not to be done twice. Some other things, I wouldn't mind visiting more then once. E.g. The Linux Caffe I know it's probably hard to plan this advance, as opinions will be cast mostly at the conf (the brainstorm is even planned on day 2 in the evening), but it's gonna suck for me if we decide to do things I've already done (some short things are easily opt-out, but not big ones like day trips or amusement parks), or the other way around, if I skip something and we end up not doing it during the ATD. How can we tackle this problem? Or is the idea to do smaller less invasive things during the ATD like wandering around and having a drink? [1] http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Archcon_extra_activities

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[arch-events] ArchCon : easy transit through GO train ?
by Gregory Eric Sanderson 09 Jul '10

09 Jul '10

Hello everyone, I have some relatives that live right next to a GO train station in Burlington, and was wondering if anyone knew of an easy way to transit from the GO trains to Humber college. By looking at a this map http://davidpritchard.org/maps/tortransit.html I can see that the nearest GO stations are malton, etobicoke north, and york university (which are quite far a walking distance) and i'm having trouble making any correspondance between the official GO maps and the TTC maps. So, i'm wondering if its worth the effort of using the GO trains or just going to a nearby hotel. any thoughts ? -- "All musicians are drug addicts, no question about it. The ecstasy we get during a concert is proof enough. yet there is a slight difference between us, the musicians, and the typical 'street-junkie'... Instead of consuming powder, we consume vibrations" Will et/ou Gregory Eric Sanderson Turcot Temlett MacDonnell Forbes et/ou Touffa! :)

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[arch-events] Archcon: places to sleep and to eat?
by Dieter Plaetinck 07 Jul '10

07 Jul '10

hi, 1) Who has figured out where to sleep yet? If everything goes according to plan, I'll be hanging around in Toronto for about 10-14 days. According to http://www.archlinux.ca/archcon2010/?page_id=43, a dorm room at the campus is a good bet. The archcon wiki page says you can share rooms, but all the dorms are meant for single occupancy and hence have only 1 bed, according to their webpage. So I was gonna ask if anyone wanted to share a room with me for the duration of the conference (4 days incl. weekend), or possible longer, but seems that's not even possible, unless you take a suite for multiple persons. it's $69 for 2 bedrooms and $79 for 3 bedrooms, per night. personally, i like "bed & breakfast" formulas, in my region this usually means you live in the house of some person and have often quite a good service for a good price, and a breakfast of course. but if i google for "toronto bed and breakfast" i mostly hit fancy establishments with the associated prices ($70 and more) located in the financial district of toronto (not where the conf is) Although I did find one in "silverstone drive" (short walk from the conf) (the name of the owner is Barbara Rundle, haven't found an email address, only a phone no.) and I'm also gonna check what I can get out of http://www.torontobandb.com/ Also, where will we eat? Are there any accomodations at the conf? Are there nice snack bars and such in the area around the conf? (google maps only returns some in the financial distruct) Supposing you don't use a B&B formula, where do you get breakfast? Dieter

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