Rui, I am afraid that we really need as much media support as possible. About the free passes, we should issue as many as they need, probably one to three. Basically, we will have to add these sites if we want them to add us as well, and they are clearly supporting us.
Having media support is one thing, and bending over backwards and begging for it is another. We already have 3 Czech media partners. LWN is probably going to cover it. That makes it 4. I am all for giving free passes, but please, lets not plaster the website with logos of everyone who claims to be a reporter. It is strange to have 5 sponsors and an equal or higher number of media partners. Lets put matters in perspective. LWN has covered GUADEC in the past, and are likely to do so again this year. They come and silently do their job without asking for much in return. LWN is far more respectable and useful for us than any of these other media outlets that we are talking about, and we are not even acknowledging them while we are going crazy over some lesser entities. I find this strange. Cheers, Debarshi -- Life is like bein' on a mule team. Unless you're the lead mule, all the scenery looks about the same.
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