Re: [Fsfe-uk] AFFSAC details

[Marc Eberhard]

On Thu, May 01, 2003 at 08:29:15AM +0100, Andrew Savory wrote:
> Any ideas of times yet? When's it start? When does the AGM start, for
> those of us that don't have time to do the conference too? (Although I'm
> hoping to do both, obviously!)

We have a room from 9am to 5pm. To give everyone sufficient time to travel
to Birmingham, we thought about something like a 10am to 11am start and 5pm
end. We plan to scedule the AGM for something like the last 2 hours, that
would be 3pm to 5pm. However, these are just estimates at the moment. Our
main objective is to find suitable times to allow everyone to come and
participate, so suggestions are very welcome!

> How much does it cost for non-members?

It's members only, so you have to join.

> >    The conference has been welcomed by the developer group, the
> >    Association of Free Software Professionals.
> 
> I've googled for this but I can't find any details of it ... got a link?

http://www.afsp.org.uk/

>  Seems a bit harsh. What happens if someone wants to pay £10 for the   
>  conference but _not_ join?

Well, then you pay 10 pounds, attend the conference and never renew your
membership. You don't really lose anyhting by joining, but you gain being a
member at no extra cost. I don't really see a problem with that.

If you want to stay at a youth hostel, you have to join them too. If you
don't renew the membership, that's it then after one year. Where do you see
the problem and why do you find this harsh?

Bye,
Marc
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