Hi Jacob, Will there be GeoDjango/OpenLayers subsprint in the Django sprint?
Thanks, RHH On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 8:27 PM, Jacob Kaplan-Moss <ja...@jacobian.org> wrote: > Python-related projects: join the PyCon Development Sprints! > > The development sprints are a key part of PyCon, a chance for the contributors > to open-source projects to get together face-to-face for up to four days of > intensive learning and development. Newbies sit at the same table as the > gurus, > go out for lunch and dinner together, and have a great time while advancing > their project. Sprints are one of the best parts of PyCon; in 2008 over 250 > sprinters came for at least one day! > > If your project would like to sprint at PyCon, now is the time to let us know. > We'll collect your info and publish it so that participants will have time to > make plans. We'll need to get the word out early so that folks who want to > sprint have time to make travel arrangements. > > In the past, some have been reluctant to commit to sprinting: some may not > know > what sprinting is all about; others may think that they're not "qualified" to > sprint. We're on an ongoing mission to change that perception: > > * We'll help promote your sprint. The PyCon website, the PyCon blog, the PyCon > podcast, and press releases will be there for you. > > * PyCon attendees will be asked to commit to sprints on the registration form, > which will include a list of sprints with links to further info. > > * We will be featuring a "How To Sprint" session on Sunday afternoon, followed > by sprint-related tutorials, all for free. This is a great opportunity to > introduce your project to prospective contributors. We'll have more details > about this later. > > * Some sponsors are helping out with the sprints as well. > > There's also cost. Although the sprinting itself is free, sprints have > associated time and hotel costs. We can't do anything about the time cost, but > we may have some complimentary rooms and funding available for sprinters. We > will have more to say on financial aid later. > > Those who want to lead a sprint should send the following information > to pycon-organiz...@python.org: > > * Project/sprint name > > * Project URL > > * The name and contact info (email and/or telephone) for the sprint leader(s) > and other contributors who will attend the sprint > > * Instructions for accessing the project's code repository and documentation > (or > a URL) > > * Pointers to new contributor information (setup, etc.) > > * Any special requirements (projector? whiteboard? flux capacitor?) > > We will add this information to the PyCon website and set up a wiki page for > you > (or we can link to yours). Projects should provide a list of goals (bugs to > fix, > features to add, docs to write, etc.), especially some goals for beginners, to > attract new sprinters. The more detail you put there, the more prepared your > sprinters will be, and the more results you'll get. > > In 2008 there were sprints for Python, TurboGears, Pylons, Django, Jython, > WSGI, > PyGame, Bazaar, Trac, PyCon-Tech, OLPC, Orbited, PyPy, Grok, and many others. > We > would like to see all these and more! > > Sprints will start with an introductory session on Sunday, March 29; this > session will begin immedately after PyCon's scheduled portion ends. The > sprints > themselves will run from Monday, March 30 through Thursday, April 2, 2009. > > You can find all these details and more at http://us.pycon.org/2009/sprints/. > > If you have any questions, feel free to contact me directly. > Thank you very much, and happy coding! > > Jacob Kaplan-Moss > <ja...@jacobian.org> > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/starsareblueandfaraway%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
