<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 4:55 PM, Adam Holt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:holt@laptop.org" target="_blank">holt@laptop.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><span>On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 4:38 PM, Walter Bender <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:walter.bender@gmail.com" target="_blank">walter.bender@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></span><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra">From what I understand, from the flights that Samson identified, which are the ones with reasonable layovers -- a consideration that the new SFC travel guidelines allow him to take into account -- the difference is a wash.</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>In this case both above statements are untrue (the difference is not a wash, nor is this covered by SFC's travel guidelines).<br></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I am taking everyone at their word regarding available flights, layovers, etc. I'm not the travel agent here. However, the SFC's new travel guidelines do in fact have considerations for layovers (Please read <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/projects/policies/conservancy-travel-policy.html">https://sfconservancy.org/projects/policies/conservancy-travel-policy.html</a>) so I don't think I am mistaken in that regard. I hope that between you and Samson you can find efficient and cost-effective flights. As far as the marginal cost associated with Samson going to Boston, I think it is reasonable and an appropriate use of the Mentor funds we got from GSoC.</div><div><br></div><div>regards.</div><div><br></div><div>-walter</div><div> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div></div><div><br></div><div>Flights like KLM's <a href="https://goo.gl/flights/XwKR" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/flights/XwKR</a> have very efficient layovers (4h15m, 1h46m and 2h10m) and would save Sugar Labs $487.36 or $676.76 according to Samson's own arithmetic.</div><div><br></div><div>Samson has chosen to purchase <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-jaw_ticket" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/<wbr>Open-jaw_ticket</a> flights (returning to Nigeria from Boston instead of from San Francisco) which have a dramatically higher cost to Sugar Labs.</div><div><br></div><div>Everybody should take seriously whether paying $487.36 or $676.76 extra for Samson's side trips to LA and Boston is or is not worth it. But certainly not pretend that there's no additional cost. Which is simply false in this case, no matter how much we might all wish it were true!<br></div></div></div></div>
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<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail-m_-6251966842491807368gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font><font>Walter Bender</font></font><br><font><font>Sugar Labs</font></font></div><div><font><a href="http://www.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank"><font>http://www.sugarlabs.org</font></a></font><br><a href="http://www.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank"><font></font></a><br></div></div></div>
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