2.2 and an Amarok Sprint

[Leo Franchi]

On 27 Jan 2009, at 20:35, Mark Kretschmann wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Leo Franchi <lfranchi at kde.org> wrote:
>> I've been throwing around the idea of doing an Amarok sprint for a  
>> while. I
>> think it would be a really good idea to get us all in a room for 2  
>> days with
>> some whiteboards, we could really get a lot of planning done that  
>> will serve
>> us well in the future.
>> I think it makes the most logical sense to have a sprint after we  
>> release
>> 2.1, as we will be able to focus on starting from a clean state  
>> (whether
>> that be new features, massive stability/performance, whatever).  
>> Also, as it
>> takes a while to plan a new sprint, it's  not feasible to do it any  
>> sooner
>> :) So maybe we could do something like release amarok 2.1 in a few  
>> months
>> (march or april?) and have this sprint in april or may.
>> So what do you guys think? Is the idea of a sprint good? We would  
>> also need
>> somewhere to organize it, and a way to find local sponsors (if  
>> possible). I
>> know the e.V. is onboard and is willing to provide travel costs,  
>> but it
>> would be cool to get local sponsoring too. I can't provide the  
>> location for
>> obvious reasons, but am willing to do any organizational/ 
>> communication work
>> needed.
>
> I think it's an awesome idea. Let's do it :)
>
> Doing it in London could also have the advantage of winning Max Howell
> for it, which I'd consider really cool :)

I like the talk of london. it's really easy for  me :)

that said, lets not be too hasty here... i have no idea where to put  
all you guys. but i'll talk to people at the plasma sprint in 2 weeks  
and maybe some ev people to see what we could do options-wise.

leo
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Tufts University 2010

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leonardo.franchi at tufts.edu

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