[Inpycon] Inpycon Digest, Vol 12, Issue 59

Thu Apr 22 08:20:44 CEST 2010

+1 for PyConBLR 2010 and PyConChennai2011.
good to hear this...and hope other indian state also put interest in PyCon
India in there states ...which helps to spread python awareness.

Thanks Regards
Devyan Parmar

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 10:08 AM, <inpycon-request at python.org> wrote:

> Send Inpycon mailing list submissions to
>        inpycon at python.org
>
> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
>        http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/inpycon
> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
>        inpycon-request at python.org
>
> You can reach the person managing the list at
>        inpycon-owner at python.org
>
> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
> than "Re: Contents of Inpycon digest..."
>
>
> Today's Topics:
>
>   1. Re: Venue finalised (was Re: Venue Finalization) (kunal ghosh)
>   2. Re: Registration system [was] Budget estimates (Kenneth Gonsalves)
>   3. Re: Registration system [was] Budget estimates (Kenneth Gonsalves)
>   4. Re: Registration system [was] Budget estimates (Kenneth Gonsalves)
>   5. Re: Venue finalised (was Re: Venue Finalization) (??????)
>   6. Re: Venue finalised (was Re: Venue Finalization)
>      (Anand Balachandran Pillai)
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 06:12:26 +0530
> From: kunal ghosh <kunal.t2 at gmail.com>
> To: Mailing list for the PyCon India conference <inpycon at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [Inpycon] Venue finalised (was Re: Venue Finalization)
> Message-ID:
>        <x2j6ee952ce1004211742s1915fb2awc7192d6608a9cab4 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> +1
>
> On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 11:34 PM, kausikram krishnasayee <
> kausikram at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > [...]
> >
> >> I've updated the wiki page with details on the two suggestions from
> >> this thread -
> http://wiki.python.org/moin/PyConIndia2010/VenueDiscussion.
> >> I've removed some things like "Traffic is bad" etc.
> >> There are no real cons against either city. However, there are pros in
> >> favour of Bangalore.
> >>
> > [...]
> >
> > Chennai cedes and hopes to alteast host pyCon India 2011.
> > We would be more than happy to cooperate with all the ground team members
> > from bangalore in running a bigger and better PyCon this year. We will
> chip
> > in where ever it is possible.
> > We as i promised will not draw a long face and cry foul.
> >
> > Lets not do any more analysis on the Pros and Cons. lets move forward.
> > whats the next thing that has to be done.
> >
> > --
> > Kausikram Krishnasayee
> > Company: http://silverstripesoftware.com | Webpage: kausikram.net |
> Blog:
> > blog.kausikram.net | Twitter: http://twitter.com/kausikram | Email:
> > kausikram at gmail.com | Mobile: +91 9884246490
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Inpycon mailing list
> > Inpycon at python.org
> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/inpycon
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> regards
> -------
> Kunal Ghosh
> Dept of Computer Sc. & Engineering.
> Sir MVIT
> Bangalore,India
>
> Quote:
> "Ignorance is not a sin, the persistence of ignorance is"
> --
> "If you find a task difficult today, you'll find it difficult 10yrs later
> too !"
> -----
> "Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail"
>
> Blog:kunalghosh.wordpress.com
> Website:www.kunalghosh.net46.net
> V-card:http://tinyurl.com/86qjyk
> -------------- next part --------------
> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
> URL: <
> http://mail.python.org/pipermail/inpycon/attachments/20100422/0fdf92a1/attachment-0001.html
> >
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 06:38:11 +0530
> From: Kenneth Gonsalves <lawgon at au-kbc.org>
> To: Mailing list for the PyCon India conference <inpycon at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [Inpycon] Registration system [was] Budget estimates
> Message-ID: <201004220638.11539.lawgon at au-kbc.org>
> Content-Type: Text/Plain;  charset="iso-8859-15"
>
> On Wednesday 21 Apr 2010 9:33:42 am Vivek Khurana wrote:
> >  My concern with ccavenue is the transaction fees they charge. You have
> to
> > pay a setup fee and fee per transaction. If you want lower fee per
> > transaction you have to pay a higher setup fee.  Do we expect enough
> volume
> > from online transfers to makeup for the setup fee and pay about 8% as
> > transaction fee per transaction (Assuming we will go with the lowest
> setup
> > fees).
> >
>
> at the lowest block - advance of 7500, the rates are 7% for credit card and
> 4%
> for netbanking. Since 99% of people will opt for netbanking this works out
> to
> 8 rupees for a 200 rupee ticket and 80 rupees for a 2000 rupee ticket.
> --
> regards
> Kenneth Gonsalves
> Senior Associate
> NRC-FOSS
> http://certificate.nrcfoss.au-kbc.org.in
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:03:24 +0530
> From: Kenneth Gonsalves <lawgon at au-kbc.org>
> To: Mailing list for the PyCon India conference <inpycon at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [Inpycon] Registration system [was] Budget estimates
> Message-ID: <201004220703.24702.lawgon at au-kbc.org>
> Content-Type: Text/Plain;  charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> On Wednesday 21 Apr 2010 10:05:35 pm Noufal Ibrahim wrote:
> > This is about whether we should spend precious time on hacking
> > software or whether we should spend it getting more important aspects
> > of the conference ready. It'd be a pity if talented people like
> > yourself and Anand spent time working on the app
> >
>
> I have asked this before and have to ask it again - where are the bugs in
> fossconf? what is there to hack on? all these things have been ironed out -
> please check out the issue list at bitbucket. All that is needed is to
> customise the css and we are ready to go. And of course hosting - we have
> three offers, so we can have three mirrors. And btw, it is not *my* app -
> no
> one needs my permission to work on it and get the css ready. As far as I
> know
> there are three ready to use branches, mine, theju's and the one on pinax.
> --
> regards
> Kenneth Gonsalves
> Senior Associate
> NRC-FOSS
> http://certificate.nrcfoss.au-kbc.org.in
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:11:36 +0530
> From: Kenneth Gonsalves <lawgon at au-kbc.org>
> To: Mailing list for the PyCon India conference <inpycon at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [Inpycon] Registration system [was] Budget estimates
> Message-ID: <201004220711.36936.lawgon at au-kbc.org>
> Content-Type: Text/Plain;  charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> On Thursday 22 Apr 2010 12:20:37 am Gora Mohanty wrote:
> >  I have no particular horse in this fight, nor much involvement in
> > Pycon India per se, but I am constantly amazed at the insistence of
> > people in reinventing even decently-made wheels:
> >
>
> if man had not been reinventing the wheel for the last 5K years or so, we
> would all be using the same type of wheel. As it is there are lakhs of
> types
> of wheels in the universe - and the insistence of people in reinventing
> wheels
> is what distinguishes people from monkeys. I am sure you are also amazed at
> people who keep reinventing programming languages when there is already a
> decently made programming language (it is called basic - or fortran?). As
> for
> those morons who keep reinventing the operating system inspite of the fact
> that there is a decently-made one on the market - I fully agree with you
> that
> they should be rounded up and shot.
> --
> regards
> Kenneth Gonsalves
> Senior Associate
> NRC-FOSS
> http://certificate.nrcfoss.au-kbc.org.in
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:02:44 +0530
> From:  ??????  <vid at svaksha.com>
> To: Mailing list for the PyCon India conference <inpycon at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [Inpycon] Venue finalised (was Re: Venue Finalization)
> Message-ID:
>        <j2p12470af01004212032t35153dcazbe5610b68ad4dc42 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 23:34, kausikram krishnasayee
> <kausikram at gmail.com> wrote:
> > [...]
> >>
> >> I've updated the wiki page with details on the two suggestions from
> >> this thread -
> http://wiki.python.org/moin/PyConIndia2010/VenueDiscussion.
>
> Great, Nice to see that we are moving ahead :)
>
>
> > Chennai cedes and hopes to alteast host pyCon India 2011.
> > We would be more than happy to cooperate with all the ground team members
> > from bangalore in running a bigger and better PyCon this year. We will
> chip
> > in where ever it is possible.
> > We as i promised will not draw a long face and cry foul.
> > Lets not do any more analysis on the Pros and Cons. lets move forward.
> whats
> > the next thing that has to be done.
>
> Thanks for taking it on a positive note, +1 for PyconChennai2011 :)
>
> --
> thanks and regards,
> vid || http://svaksha.com
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:08:23 +0530
> From: Anand Balachandran Pillai <abpillai at gmail.com>
> To: Mailing list for the PyCon India conference <inpycon at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [Inpycon] Venue finalised (was Re: Venue Finalization)
> Message-ID:
>        <m2v8548c5f31004212138of27846bdzaa9637f6f07adb83 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
> On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 9:02 AM, ?????? <vid at svaksha.com> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 23:34, kausikram krishnasayee
> > <kausikram at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > [...]
> > >>
> > >> I've updated the wiki page with details on the two suggestions from
> > >> this thread -
> > http://wiki.python.org/moin/PyConIndia2010/VenueDiscussion.
> >
> > Great, Nice to see that we are moving ahead :)
> >
> >
> > > Chennai cedes and hopes to alteast host pyCon India 2011.
> > > We would be more than happy to cooperate with all the ground team
> members
> > > from bangalore in running a bigger and better PyCon this year. We will
> > chip
> > > in where ever it is possible.
> > > We as i promised will not draw a long face and cry foul.
> > > Lets not do any more analysis on the Pros and Cons. lets move forward.
> > whats
> > > the next thing that has to be done.
> >
> > Thanks for taking it on a positive note, +1 for PyconChennai2011 :)
> >
>
> Nice to see that we have finally moved 1 step forward from the starting
> point.
> Thanks Noufal for the initiative in setting up the poll and drawing this to
> a close.
>
> So it is PyConBLR 2010 and PyConChennai2011. Sounds good...
>
> +1
>
>
> >
> > --
> > thanks and regards,
> > vid || http://svaksha.com
> > _______________________________________________
> > Inpycon mailing list
> > Inpycon at python.org
> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/inpycon
> >
>
>
>
> --
> --Anand
> -------------- next part --------------
> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
> URL: <
> http://mail.python.org/pipermail/inpycon/attachments/20100422/5aa3c82c/attachment.html
> >
>
> ------------------------------
>
> _______________________________________________
> Inpycon mailing list
> Inpycon at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/inpycon
>
>
> End of Inpycon Digest, Vol 12, Issue 59
> ***************************************
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/inpycon/attachments/20100422/56d667ba/attachment-0001.html>