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Hotel for FOSDEM
by Jeremy White 22 Jan '14

22 Jan '14

Hi Folks, The nature of FOSDEM means that people can stay wherever they like. And the FOSDEM page itself lists a bunch of places, including a bunch of inexpensive options. However, I thought it would be useful to pick a 'default' hotel; that's where I and all the CodeWeavers folks will be staying, so other people from Wine might want to stay there as well. We have chosen the Best Western Hotel Royal Centre: http://www.royalcentre.be/ It's fairly close to the Grand Place, which Wolfram suggested. It is a fair way from FOSDEM itself. But I gather that most hotels are, so we're not unique in that regard. Google transit suggests it's faster on the public transit (30 minutes) than the hotel Mozilla used last year, so it doesn't seem worse than most. We were quoted a rate of 89 Euros per night, and we were told that rate would be offered to anyone else that called. Of course, we're fairly naive, so maybe you can get an even better deal...<grin> You may need to call or email them; when I tried their online system yesterday, it wasn't working. One key feature of this hotel was a bar, which means people have a place to connect. So that's where I'll be on Friday, testing Alexandre's claim that Belgian beers are the best... <grin> Cheers, Jeremy

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Keynote made me remember Mac Icons
by Jeremiah Flerchinger 03 Feb '13

03 Feb '13

The keynote made me realize I have some Mac icons for Wine. Would anyone be interested in them? It's definitely more functional than just using the default terminal icon. I also had a winecfg icon somewhere but I can't remember where that one is right now. Let me know and tell me where to send them.

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Start on Sunday?
by Michael Stefaniuc 03 Feb '13

03 Feb '13

When do we leave the hotel on Sunday morning? bye michael

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Fwd: CONFIRMED: Conservancy Dinner on Sunday (tomorrow) in Brussels: Ricotta & Parmesan, 31, rue de l’Ecuyer
by Jeremy White 02 Feb '13

02 Feb '13

Here are rudimentary details on dinner tomorrow. The keys are Ricotta & Parmeson, 31 Rue de L'Ecuyer, Schildknaapstraat 1000 in Bruxelles at 6:00 pm. Google maps thinks it's an 11 minute walk from the hotel. Cheers, Jeremy -------- Original Message -------- Subject: CONFIRMED: Conservancy Dinner on Sunday (tomorrow) in Brussels: Ricotta & Parmesan, 31, rue de l’Ecuyer Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:51:58 +0100 From: Bradley M. Kuhn <bkuhn(a)sfconservancy.org> Organization: Software Freedom Conservancy To: project-reps(a)sfconservancy.org, eval-committee(a)sfconservancy.org, directors(a)sfconservancy.org, officers(a)sfconservancy.org All Conservancy Folks: If you are not at FOSDEM, you can ignore this email. However, I'd appreciate if you'd forward it to people involved in your project who might be at FOSDEM. Sorry for the late scheduling, but I have just now finally scheduled a dinner in Brussels for all Conservancy project developers who are at FOSDEM. I've reserved a table at 18:00 (6PM) on Sunday 2 February 2013 at: Ricotta& Parmesan, 31, rue de l’Ecuyer, Schildknaapstraat 1000 Bruxelles (Their phone number is 02/502.80.82) (I confirmed on the phone with them they are indeed open tomorrow :). NOTE: the reservation is for 35 total, which includes 25 slots reserved for the Wine project (the Conservancy and the Wine project dinner were merged :). I guessed that we have about 10 people beyond the Wine group, but if you want to come, I believe we still have room, but it's useful if you can tell me as soon as possible if you haven't already said you're coming! Email is ok, but it might be better to SMS me on +32-488-397-329. You can also call that number if you have trouble finding the place or something like that. I note that the schedule may cause you to miss Leslie's closing keynote. I'm sure Leslie will find out about this and tease me that I scheduled a dinner to conflict. However, my excuse is that some folks needed to leave on evening trains and couldn't attend a later dinner. Also, feel free to arrive slightly late if you need to. I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow night. -- Bradley M. Kuhn, Executive Director, Software Freedom Conservancy

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Next plans
by Jeremy White 02 Feb '13

02 Feb '13

So a number of us will be going to cafe delirium after dinner for beers. 3 are there now. Some more will be there about ten Tomorrow a gang will leave for fosdem from the lobby at 9:30. Cheers, Jeremy -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

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Travel advice
by Jeremy White 02 Feb '13

02 Feb '13

So a bunch of us are planning to leave here at 9:30 to head over to FOSDEM. Now the Tram line 94 runs right in front of the hotel with the Congress stop some 50m or so away. It also runs right next to FOSDEM. But there is a catch. It seems to be Tram line '94D' that runs in front of our hotel, and Tram line '94D' goes no further than the Legrand stop. Now, Legrand is only about a kilometer from ULB, so you can get off and walk from there. That had been my original plan, but having gotten lost walking a few times, and with worries about rain, I've changed plans. So now I plan on doing what the travel planning website tells me to do, which is to take either 92 or 94 to the Louise stop, which has a nice covered awning, and then from there catch a 94 with a destination of 'Musee Du Tram'. Then you get off at the ULB stop, and you're there; you can literally look right and see signs for building K, which is where the entrance is. If you don't have a ticket, we've been getting them from the Botanique Metro station, which is one block north of the hotel. Note that once down in the Metro, you can easily take the subway to Louise as well, and follow the signs for T 94 and you'll be at the same place as our tram goes. Cheers, Jeremy

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Re: Misc plans
by Rosanne DiMesio 01 Feb '13

01 Feb '13

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Misc plans
by Jeremy White 01 Feb '13

01 Feb '13

Andrew and I are going to buzz over to the Auto Museum, probably returning to the hotel around 2:00. After that, we were thinking of doing a brewery tour: http://www.cantillon.be <http://www.cantillon.be/> I'm in room 502, and can be called with 2-502. Cheers, Jeremy

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Arrival times?
by jwhite＠codeweavers.com 01 Feb '13

01 Feb '13

So when are people arriving tomorrow? Andrew Eikum and I are trapped in Amsterdam but will in theory be arriving today yet. Unless this is Limbo and we're dead and we don't know it :-/. I may pop round to a spice developers meeting, but later in the day, we were thinking of doing such things as a brewery tour, visiting the parliament, or various and sundry museums. We figure we'll be back at the hotel by 5:00 to connect with folks. If we should look out for you any time ahead of that, drop a line here. Cheers, (a sleep deprived Limbo cursed) Jeremy

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