Fwd: Pre dev-days sprint

[Mark Kretschmann]

Hey guys,

this is the latest development regarding the KDE sprint at DevDays. I
still don't want to hack on Qt, and Ralf has also signaled that he
would prefer working on Amarok instead.


Br,
Mark


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Dan Leinir Turthra Jensen <admin at leinir.dk>
Date: 2011/9/5
Subject: Re: Pre dev-days sprint
To: Cornelius Schumacher <schumacher at kde.org>
Cc: Knut Yrvin <knut.yrvin at nokia.com>, Aurélien Gâteau
<agateau at kde.org>, Mark Kretschmann <kretschmann at kde.org>, Ralf Engels
<Ralf.Engels at nokia.com>


On Monday 05 Sep 2011 00:57:54 Cornelius Schumacher wrote:
> On Thursday 01 September 2011 Knut Yrvin wrote:
> > On Onsdag 31. august 2011, ext Dan Leinir Turthra Jensen wrote:
> > > As we're getting just a little bit close now, i thought it prudent to
> > > throw  out another feeler for this one. Like you were suggesting at the
> > > Desktop Summit, shall we try and set a sprint up around the topic of
> > > getting code contributed to Qt and the Qt library archive. In fact,
> > > perhaps a sprint directly geared towards getting said library archive
> > > up and running would be a sensible choice here, for something very
> > > concrete to take with us to the QtCS day at DevDays*?
> >
> > If I remember correctly, the suggestion was to use the Qt Munich office
> > in the weekend Oct 21-23, right before Qt Dev.Days Oct 24-26.
>
> That sounds like a good fit. We'll need to find a group who has a need for
> a sprint around that time.
>
> The Qt library archive project actually might be a great project, assuming
> we get a group together by October. It might especially interesting as it
> will also be relevant for Qt developers who usually might not attend KDE
> sprints, but might be there for the DevDays anyway.

 That's indeed why it's the idea i feel most strongly about as well - having
it be a sprint useful not just for KDE but for the wider Qt community is
something i hoped we'd be able to pull off for this one :)

 Cornelius, would you like to write the invitational blog post, or would you
like me to take care of that one? i'd of course not mind doing it, and it does
need to happen very soon so we can get the budget put together for the e.V., i
just don't want to step on your toes if you've got some good ideas for what
should be said in it :)

 I've also found a very interesting looking hostel/motel, which if they have
space at the time of the event, would do pretty well, it seems. People have
commented that they are not fond of the 4 and 6 people rooms available at the
A&O, and after last year's less than optimal stay there, i must say i agree.
As such, http://www.letomotel.de/en/motelmunichmoosach seems a pretty nice
option, also including sensible prices.

 Let's get this ball rolling ;)

> But another suitable group would also be fine.
>
> > In addition we should include and sponsor a unconference at Qt Dev.Days
> > Monday Oct 24, focusing on KDE 5.0 libs and Qt contributions. My manager
> > said we will have a room for that at the hotel + food.
>
> That's excellent. It makes a lot of sense. It also would be great use of
> the opportunity to have KDE and Qt people together.
>
> I really hope that Open Governance is flying by then. This will make an
> event like this much more relevant.

 Yes, yes that would be kind of nice :)

> > For those who participate 1-4 days, we can offer free Qt Dev.Days passes
> > (with a upper limit of 40).
>
> Great news. Thanks for that.

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