[CryptoParty] Analysis of 'German Foundation's offer'

[Hauke Laging]

Am Do 18.07.2013, 01:05:38 schrieb Samuel Carlisle:

> I think the main question is do they meet *our* requirements. My
> personal opinion is no, they do not. Here's why...
> 
> So I have had a look at the company's website

It's not a company. It's non-profit society of companies which are active in 
the area of IT security. I believe they want to help that this historical 
golden opportunity is not passed up.

I got a call from their director today and we had a very pleasant 
conversation. He told me that it was difficult for him to get in touch with 
us. Thus he finally contacted the Pirate party and luckily the inquiry reached 
us.

They want to support the movement but didn't have a good idea how to do that. 
IMHO paying for drinks is a bad idea. I don't "pay" my participants. They are 
often surprised that they don't have to pay. And considering how I feel after 
this terrible week I am kind of surprised about that, too... :-o

I have made several suggestions how they could spend the money instead. I have 
made several suggestions for technical improvements. I am not sure how I shall 
assess the probability that they get realized. I don't have any time at all to 
care about that. Thus I told him that one possibility was that they offer IT 
manpower to get such things done.

Another idea is that they get the handbook translated. It would be perfectly 
OK to me that everyone who does that puts "initially translated by XYZ" on the 
cover.

They are also willing to support the events with experts. But I don't think 
that that makes much sense. We don't need experts on that level but need 
continuous presence.

A completely different kind of support which I suggested would be to promote 
the idea of having an internal Cryptoparty. Their members could try to 
motivate their customers to do that and offer some information how to get that 
done.


The other way round: I guess it makes sense to have a positive list of offers 
which most of us would be willing to accept.


CU

Hauke
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