Re: Bad dates :-(

[Sander Vesik <sander_traveling yahoo co uk>]

Alan Horkan wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Feb 2003, Sander Vesik wrote:
>
>
> > > > > I think that you choose a really bad dates.
>
> > > How about putting something official on the schedule "planning next year
> > > and beyond" or suchlike.  "How to run Guadec in your hometown" or
> > > something.
> > >
> > > In Boston there were some suggestions of groups interested in running
> > > Guadec in future and hopes about planning even further ahead.
> > >
> > > For future reference can we figure out when the optimal time(s) for
> > > GUADEC?  (I realise Easter jumping around and other peoples confernces
> > > might make this very complicated).
> >
> > 'check for easter' is not exactly a harder rule to have than 'check for
> > this date range'.
>
>
> You do realise that Easter moves around every year?

Yes. but it is calculatable almost to the exteremly distant future quite 
reliably in advance. Its not as if it happens at an unpredicatable, or 
declared separately every year occasion...

> It is harder than this date range, but granted not muchharder as there is
> some system about it falling relative to the lunar calendar.
>
> Rather than nitpicking (i never claimed i was smart no need to point it
> out that i am not), is it a good idea to have a planning session for
> next year at Guadec?

Well, IMHO its a must 8-)

> - Alan

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