Socialising is very important (hell, why are you talking on HN if you don&#x27;t want social interaction)? The teams that have lunch together perform better.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ridiculouslyefficient.com&#x2F;boost-employee-productivity-with-office-lunch-traditions&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ridiculouslyefficient.com&#x2F;boost-employee-productivity...</a><p>I think the precious little time at Debconf is good for socialising. It seems ok if that&#x27;s the main purpose. There is already plenty technical discussion in Debian mailing lists.