Debian Sponsoring Guidelines

How to have a Debian meeting without turning into a secret cabal

Sponsoring various kinds of Debian meetings (conferences, sprints, BSPs, etc.) is a good way to spend, actually invest, Debian money.

Nonetheless, Debian is a community of volunteers and we cannot rely on the fact that people will be able to attend meetings as they were "work" meetings. That is why organizers have to carefully balance the high efficiency that meetings offer (higher communication bandwidth than remote work, more focused people, more enthusiasm, more fun, etc.) with the risk of cutting out the rest of the community which cannot attend the meeting, for whatever reason.

Debian is very happy to sponsor developer meetings, but requests that the following sponsoring guidelines are respected, in order to minimize the risks outlined above.

The guidelines are neither absolute, nor complete, they are ... just general guidelines ! In case you hit a corner case not addressed by them please discuss it with <leader AT debian DOT org>.

The Guidelines

Do you have comments ? Please mail them to <leader AT debian DOT org>.

More generally ...

While the above guidelines have been written with meeting funding in mind, they are way more general. The underlying principle is that if you use Debian money, you should be transparent in the way you use them. That principle is general, and applies to any kind of Debian money usage.

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