DebConf23 Coverage From Jonathan McDowell and Jonathan Carter
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Jonathan McDowell: DebConf23 Writeup
(I wrote this up for an internal work post, but I figure it’s worth sharing more publicly too.)
I spent last week at DebConf23, this years instance of the annual Debian conference, which was held in Kochi, India. As usual, DebConf provides a good reason to see a new part of the world; I’ve been going since 2004 (Porto Alegre, Brazil), and while I’ve missed a few (Mexico, Bosnia, and Switzerland) I’ve still managed to make it to instances on 5 continents.
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Jonathan Carter: DebConf23
I very, very nearly didn’t make it to DebConf this year, I had a bad cold/flu for a few days before I left, and after a negative covid-19 test just minutes before my flight, I decided to take the plunge and travel.
This is just everything in chronological order, more or less, it’s the only way I could write it.
Update:
More more.
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Ravi Dwivedi: Debconf23
DebConf23, the 24th annual Debian Conference, was held in India in the city of Kochi, Kerala from 3 September - 17 September 2023. I was excited to attend DebConf in my home country ever since I got to know about it (more than an year ago). This was my second DebConf as I attended one last year in Kosovo. I was very happy that I don’t need to apply for a visa to attend the conference. This time I submitted two talks - one on Debian packaging for beginners and the other on ideas on sustainable solutions for self-hosting. I got full bursary to attend the event (thanks a lot to debian for that!) which is always helpful in covering the expenses, especially if the venue is a five star hotel :)
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Aigars Mahinovs: Debconf 23 photos all
Two weeks have passed since Debconf 23 came to a close in Kochi, Kerala, India this year.
In keeping with the more relaxed nature of Debconf in India, the rest of my photos from the event were to be published about two weeks from the end of the event. That will give me a bit more time to process them correctly and also give all of you a chance to see these pictures with fresh eyes and stir up new memories from the event.
Very late coverage:
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Ravi Dwivedi: Kochi - Wayanad Trip in August-September 2023
A trip full of hitchhiking, beautiful places and welcoming locals.
Day 1: Arrival in Kochi
Kochi is a city in the state of Kerala, India. This year’s DebConf was to be held in Kochi from 3rd September to 17th of September, which I was planning to attend. My friend Suresh, who was planning to join, told me that 29th August 2023 will be Onam, a major festival of the state of Kerala. So, we planned a Kerala trip before the DebConf. We booked early morning flights for Kochi from Delhi and reached Kochi on 28th August.
We had booked a hostel named Zostel in Ernakulam. During check-in, they asked me to fill a form which required signing in using a Google account. I told them I don’t have a Google account and I don’t want to create one either. The people at the front desk seemed receptive, so I went ahead with telling them the problems of such a sign-in being mandatory for check-in. Anyways, they only took a photo of my passport and let me check-in without a Google account.