Another year, another Debconf and now it is passed. Pictures are processes and all are now uploaded. We are still missing 25 names in the Debconf 11 group photo. With 265 people and 86 Mpix it is the highest resolution image we have had so far (Spain image had a bit more pixels, but a [...]
Before arriving to DebConf11, I arranged my flights so that I had a day and a night in Paris as I have not been there before. So after checking out of my work apartment in Tampere, going to work there with all the things from that apartment, then flying back to Riga, going to a [...]
This year Debconf is a bit off the beaten track, so there is a bit of anxiety in the participants – flights to Banja Luka are quite expensive (I’d guess we have packed the relevant dates pretty full already) and other options are going via Zagreb or Ljubljana, but there people do not yet have [...]
It looks like I am going to Debconf11! Vacation time is booked, registration is in, only some final approvals inside Accenture are pending to pay my flights. I must say after working in Finland for the whole winter, I need to get out and get to friendly (and relatively chatty) Debian people more than ever.
I had planned long for this Debconf and with the experience from the previous times I did all I could to reach one goal – minimise stress. I think I got it right this time. First of all I got my company (Accenture) pay for the whole thing, so I did not have to worry [...]
After a few months, today I finally got the approval and As I work for Accenture now, I got them to pay for the plane tickets and also spring for the ‘Professional’ registration, so more people can attend. I am very happy, and very grateful to the company and to the managers here in Riga [...]
First I will point to resources that will receive more updates than this blog: My Twitter feed – if I have a bit of info to get out, I’m more likely to tweet it out there, rather than writing a blog post about it. #debconf9 Twitter feed – me (and other people) posting Debconf9 related [...]
As soon as my laptop came back from repairs, I started to feel better – being back with 1920×1200 resolution is great! NVidia is much more stable than ATi and Intel wireless is just great! And then last weekend I was in Berlin for the FFII board meeting and used the opportunity to see the [...]
With the cost of plane tickets approaching 2000 USD it is rather hard to sell me going to the Debconf 8 as that can be approximated as 3-4 months of my income. I did apply for travel sponsorship, but due to some kind of brainfart I misread “Amount I am unable to fund myself” as [...]
I have decided to do something special for my 25th birthday this year so I have made plans to visit Frankfurt from 23rd to 25th of March with my girlfriend. Her birthday is just a day before mine. I have read the Wikitravel article and am looking forward to seeing the city. Is there anything [...]
