[Debconf6-data-commit] r182 - mail

Andreas Schuldei andreas at costa.debian.org
Sun Dec 25 20:54:24 UTC 2005


Author: andreas
Date: 2005-12-25 20:54:20 +0000 (Sun, 25 Dec 2005)
New Revision: 182

Modified:
   mail/d-d-a_generic-sponsorship-offer
   mail/massmailing.pl
   mail/talks-accepted-rejected
Log:
ready to run...

Modified: mail/d-d-a_generic-sponsorship-offer
===================================================================
--- mail/d-d-a_generic-sponsorship-offer	2005-12-25 20:24:31 UTC (rev 181)
+++ mail/d-d-a_generic-sponsorship-offer	2005-12-25 20:54:20 UTC (rev 182)
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 Are you working on any aspect of Debian?  
 
 If so, please register at
-http://www.debconf.org/comas/attendees/new and make sure you tag
+https://www.debconf.org/comas/attendees/new and make sure you tag
 the "Yes" radio button to the question "Will you require travel
 sponsorship?".
 

Modified: mail/massmailing.pl
===================================================================
--- mail/massmailing.pl	2005-12-25 20:24:31 UTC (rev 181)
+++ mail/massmailing.pl	2005-12-25 20:54:20 UTC (rev 182)
@@ -33,83 +33,78 @@
 
     if ( $p{status} eq "Accepted") {
 	$body = <<"EOF"
-(This is a mass-mailing. If you want to speak to a human, reply
-to this mail, please!) 
+(This is a mass-mailing. If you want to speak to a human, please reply to this
+mail!) 
 
 Hi $p{author}!
 
-Marry Christmas!
+Merry Christmas!
 
-Thank you for submitting the proposal for a $p{talk_type} about
+Thank you for submitting the proposal for a $p{talk_type} about 
 "$p{topic}". 
 
-We are happy to accept it into the main track of DebConf6.
+We are happy to accept it into the main track of DebConf6. 
 
-If you need travel support, please book your tickets as soon as
-possible to get good prices and tell us how much you need until
-Jan 15 at the lastest or let us know if you need more time.
+If you need travel support, please book your tickets as soon as possible.
+Please try to get good prices and tell us how much you need by Jan 15 at the
+latest. If you require more time please let us know.
 
-Please submit your paper for the $p{talk_type} until the 2006-04-06
-via the comas webinterface (and also choose a fitting, preferably
-DFSG free license). 
+Please submit your paper for the $p{talk_type} by 2006-04-06 via the comas
+interface where you should also choose a fitting (preferably DFSG free)
+license.
 
-Afterwards the papers will still needed to be checked, (perhaps)
-commented on, typeset and printed and bound before finally being
-shipped to the conference place. This deadline is a hard one.  We
-can not push it further back.
+Afterwards this date, the papers will be checked, (perhaps) commented on,
+typeset, printed and bound before finally being shipped to the conference
+venue. This deadline is a hard one.  We can not push it further back, so it's
+imperative that your paper is submitted by this date. Once again, that's
+Thursday 6th April, 2006. If you can submit your paper before then, please do
+so, as it will make our jobs easier :)
 
-This year we have again a dedicated, qualified person who can
-help you with both preparing/rehearsing your talk and getting
-your paper into shape. Feel free to drop Meike Reichle
-<meike\@debconf.org> a mail if you would like to get a
-second oppinion on your paper or would like to make arrangements
-for going over your talk ahead of time.
+This year we are fortunate to have (once again!) a dedicated, qualified person
+who can help you with both preparing/rehearsing your talk and getting your
+paper into shape. Feel free to drop Meike Reichle <meike\@debconf.org> a mail if
+you would like to get a second opinion on your paper or would like to make
+arrangements to go over your talk before the conference.
 
-Should you have special requirements for your talk (besides a
-beamer) which could take more preparation then e.g. fonts
-installed on the presentation notebook, please let us know.
+Should you have special requirements for your talk (besides a limousine :P)
+which could take more preparation than usual (e.g. fonts installed on the
+presentation notebook), please let us know.
 
 We look forward to meeting you at Debconf6 in Mexico!
-
-The academic committee
 EOF
-
     }
     else {
 
     $body = <<"EOF"
-(This is a mass-mailing. If you want to speak to a human, reply
-to this mail, please!)·
+(This is a mass-mailing. If you want to speak to a human, please reply to this
+mail!)
 
 Hi $p{author}!
 
 Merry Christmas!
 
-Thank you for submitting the proposal for a $p{talk_type} about
-"$p{topic}". 
+Thank you for submitting the proposal for a $p{talk_type} about 
+"p{$topic"}.
 
-Unfortunatly we were unable to accept all proposals and
-had to chose between 70 talks for the main track.
+Unfortunately we were unable to accept all proposals and had to chose between
+70 talks for the main track. Your talk is one of the ones we couldn\'t fit in :(
 
-We would like to ask you to consider giving your proposal as a
-less formal Birds-of-a-Feathers (BoF) session. Unlike last year
-these BoFs will take place in smaller rooms suitable for
-discussions and brainstorming rather then frontal presentations or
-talks.
+However, we would like to ask you to consider presenting your proposal in a
+less formal Birds-of-a-Feathers (BoF) session. Unlike last year, these BoFs
+will take place in smaller rooms suitable for discussions and brainstorming
+rather then front-facing presentations or talks.
 
 If you want to hold a BoF about 
 "$p{topic}", 
-please use the Comas webinterface to change the type of your
-presentation from "$p{talk_type}" to "BoF" and perhaps alter your
-proposal\'s text to fit the new form. This text will show up in the
-proceedings as the description of the BoF session.
 
-Should you decide that you would not like to give a BoF instead,
-please retract your proposal via Comas.
+please use the Comas interface to change the type of your presentation
+from "$p{talk_type}" to "BoF" and alter your proposal\'s text to fit, if
+necessary. This text will form the description of the BoF session.
 
-We look forward to meeting you at Debconf6 in Mexico!
+Should you wish to withdraw your proposal instead of converting it, please do
+so via Comas.
 
-The academic committee
+We look forward to meeting you at Debconf6 in Mexico!
 EOF
     }
     
@@ -141,7 +136,6 @@
 my $mailer = Mail::Mailer->new("sendmail");
 
 open( my $in, $infile )   or die "Couldn't read $infile: $!";
-
 while ( <$in> ) {
     chomp;
     my $proposal_ref = read_proposal($_ );

Modified: mail/talks-accepted-rejected
===================================================================
--- mail/talks-accepted-rejected	2005-12-25 20:24:31 UTC (rev 181)
+++ mail/talks-accepted-rejected	2005-12-25 20:54:20 UTC (rev 182)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
  39 | pbuilder -- facilitating developers the way of testing                                                  | Uekawa Junichi            | dancer at debian.org              | New               | Talk (45 min)
  18 | releasing in time - etch in December 06                                                                 | Barth Andi                | aba at not.so.argh.org            | Accepted          | Talk (45 min)
  18 | releasing in time - etch in December 06                                                                 | Langasek Steve            | vorlon at debian.org              | Accepted          | Talk (45 min)
- 99 | Debian and the Law Selected Legal Topics for the Developer | Greg Pomerantz | gmp at alumni.brown.edu | Accepted | Workshop (90 min)
- 98 | The Arm port | Wookey | wookey at aleph1.co.uk | New | Talk (45 min)
- 97 | The Arm abi transition | Wookey | wookey at aleph1.co.uk | New | Talk (45 min)
- 96 | The X Community -- History and Directions | Keith Packard | keithp at debian.org | Accepted | Talk (45 min)
\ No newline at end of file
+ 99 | Debian and the Law Selected Legal Topics for the Developer | Pomerantz Greg | gmp at alumni.brown.edu | Accepted | Workshop (90 min)
+ 98 | The Arm port | . Wookey | wookey at aleph1.co.uk | New | Talk (45 min)
+ 97 | The Arm abi transition | . Wookey | wookey at aleph1.co.uk | New | Talk (45 min)
+ 96 | The X Community -- History and Directions | Packard Keith | keithp at debian.org | Accepted | Talk (45 min)
\ No newline at end of file




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