Pre dev-days sprint

[Bart Cerneels]

I do have something I can work on for Qt at this sprint. But I'm
already busy the weekend before the dev-days so can't make it. Hope to
be at the devdays itself though.

On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 12:10, Mark Kretschmann <kretschmann at kde.org> wrote:
> 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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> Mark Kretschmann
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