On Fri, May 8, 2026 at 9:59 AM Coty Sutherland <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Fri, May 8, 2026 at 8:13 AM Mark Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 07/05/2026 17:33, Fatima Qaisar wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > I'm definitely interested too. Will this allow remote participation as >> well? >> >> That could be tricky. We can certainly make use of the dev mailing list >> and slack (including huddles) which should be sufficient for a hackathon. >> > > As it stands now, I most likely won't be able to make it to the con, so > I'd enjoy participating remotely too :) I'm fine to try and coordinate that > if you need, Mark. > Definitely not going :( so circling back to see if we settled on doing dev-list and/or Slack+huddles for some real time conversations? Or would that be more distracting than helpful for the in person attendants? > > >> >> Mark >> >> > >> > Fatima >> > >> > On Thu, May 7, 2026 at 7:56 PM Mark Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> The barrier can seem a little high at times. That is largely a >> >> consequence of us reducing the backlog of open bugs to zero. >> >> >> >> I'm sure we'll be able to find some tasks that will be suitable for the >> >> hackathon - watch this space. >> >> >> >> Mark >> >> >> >> >> >> On 07/05/2026 03:51, 박종하 wrote: >> >>> I'm interested as well. >> >>> >> >>> So far, I've only worked on beginner-friendly issues, and I haven't >> been >> >>> able to contribute actively to the community because the barrier to >> entry >> >>> felt quite high at times. However, I'd really like to use this >> >> opportunity >> >>> to get more involved, participate more seriously, and become someone >> who >> >>> can contribute consistently to the Tomcat community. >> >>> >> >>> Jongha >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> 2026년 5월 6일 (수) 오후 9:00, Mark Thomas <[email protected]>님이 작성: >> >>> >> >>>> Dropping Rich for now while we discuss internally. >> >>>> >> >>>> I'm +1 on supporting the hackathon. I am happy to be the point person >> >>>> but equally happy if someone else wants to do it. >> >>>> >> >>>> I have various things on my TODO list at least some of which could be >> >>>> suitable for someone new to Tomcat. Shall we start a list of ideas >> on a >> >>>> Wiki page? >> >>>> >> >>>> Promoting on the users and dev list is easy. >> >>>> >> >>>> Is anyone else interested in a hackathon? >> >>>> >> >>>> Mark >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> On 06/05/2026 12:05, Rich Bowen wrote: >> >>>>> It will be alongside the event. What's not clear at this point is if >> >> it's >> >>>>> one or two days or the whole time. Depends on the response that this >> >>>>> message receives. Because of course you wouldn't want it to compete >> >> with >> >>>>> your track/content, but I don't know yet how much time/space we can >> get >> >>>> for >> >>>>> it. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Rich >> >>>>> >> >>>>> On Wed, May 6, 2026, 03:06 Mark Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>>> Rich, >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Is this going to run alongside the conference or is it planned as a >> >>>>>> before/after event? >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Mark >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> On 05/05/2026 20:32, [email protected] wrote: >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> Hi Tomcat community, >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> We're organizing a hackathon at Community Over Code Glasgow 2026 >> >>>>>> (October 11–14) and Tomcat has sessions on the schedule. We'd love >> for >> >>>> your >> >>>>>> community to participate. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> The idea is simple: dedicated time and space at the conference >> for >> >>>>>> contributors (new and existing) to work together on real tasks — >> >> fixing >> >>>>>> bugs, writing docs, tackling issues that need focused attention, or >> >>>>>> onboarding new contributors. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> To participate, we'd need a few things from your project: >> >>>>>>>> • A point of contact — someone we can coordinate with on >> >>>> logistics >> >>>>>> and who'll be present at the event. >> >>>>>>>> • A list of tasks — bugs, docs, features, >> good-first-issues, >> >> or >> >>>>>> whatever your project wants to focus on. This helps people show up >> >>>> ready to >> >>>>>> contribute rather than spending the first hour figuring out what to >> >>>> work on. >> >>>>>>>> • Promotion — a message to your dev@ and users@ lists >> letting >> >>>>>> people know this is happening and encouraging them to attend. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> This is the first year we're bringing the hackathon back, so >> we're >> >>>>>> treating it as a pilot — we want to gauge interest before >> committing >> >> to >> >>>>>> scale. Even if only a few contributors from your project can >> >>>> participate, >> >>>>>> that's a great start. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> If you're interested, please reply here or reach out to me >> directly. >> >>>>>> Even a quick "yes, we're in" or "maybe, let's talk" is helpful as >> we >> >>>> figure >> >>>>>> out how many projects to plan for. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> Also, please join us in the #hackathon channel on the ApacheCon >> >> Slack >> >>>> — >> >>>>>> that's where we'll be coordinating as things come together: >> >>>>>> http://s.apache.org/apachecon-slack >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> Thanks, >> >>>>>>>> Rich, on behalf of the Community Over Code planners >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >>
