From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Alex Sassmannshausen Newsgroups: gmane.lisp.guile.user,gmane.comp.gnu.guix.devel Subject: Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017 Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 10:28:56 +0200 Message-ID: <87d1kqvewn.fsf@gmail.com> References: <20160726021928.GA28372@thebird.nl> <878tvg10w0.fsf@gmail.com> <20160830081952.GA9269@thebird.nl> Reply-To: alex.sassmannshausen@gmail.com NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1472545784 30886 195.159.176.226 (30 Aug 2016 08:29:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 08:29:44 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: mu4e 0.9.16; emacs 24.5.1 Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org, Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?C?= =?utf-8?Q?ourt=C3=A8s?= , guile-user@gnu.org To: Pjotr Prins Original-X-From: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Aug 30 10:29:32 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: guile-user@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1beeQE-0006li-83 for guile-user@m.gmane.org; Tue, 30 Aug 2016 10:29:30 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:47746 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1beeQB-0004u7-NS for guile-user@m.gmane.org; Tue, 30 Aug 2016 04:29:27 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:48971) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1beePp-0004tq-9B for guile-user@gnu.org; Tue, 30 Aug 2016 04:29:06 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1beePk-0005Fv-1b for guile-user@gnu.org; Tue, 30 Aug 2016 04:29:04 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-wm0-x233.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c09::233]:37095) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1beePj-0005Fl-NT; Tue, 30 Aug 2016 04:28:59 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-wm0-x233.google.com with SMTP id i5so22553011wmg.0; Tue, 30 Aug 2016 01:28:59 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=references:user-agent:from:to:cc:subject:reply-to:in-reply-to:date :message-id:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=Ptn4XCSaXCtOtoPvdrtGEKg4Ehepq1EbFDLqIpww+IY=; b=lXbW/cC/zki066vM43DWKCCUCGH8vhJS4LcGc0ElU533GzLSr56CwF3fGZWwUPQGGR uxMsywC6n4sP4MVdeQOzODwJrSqON+E5K+6/CKZIHXVCAoFnMxjD5idFQI6cQRYhcng/ xIrfF6K2Ntac1PSG1yCwKqguOmU+ZyzRJm3W8AN58fodP3JG7sJtdQTJTGQSA27J5mhr T941ULK2CMuGxcq5Sg5MjaFwCNDSddWzxSbDoUno7hTxHdF0V7IBsX0Iq3wN8GEhQBqv aZ4nRgPJGKNfVfGI+Vl/wl0DlR/YbUGglzEryZJ5O+rGPOm4BXsfOO3yNz5ryqgBe6vs OAPQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:references:user-agent:from:to:cc:subject :reply-to:in-reply-to:date:message-id:mime-version :content-transfer-encoding; bh=Ptn4XCSaXCtOtoPvdrtGEKg4Ehepq1EbFDLqIpww+IY=; b=judOYeeMEGJpEcJwgEiBZhVSrM8IixoxKNDNRLCF5lwt4hab2L+WEQscZtYmrXOpiN yD06QVdbudhZ02pviUtAFmmdXm+TYBZT+ymyGN/Xjw3Selysrd2U7Fo5EgQF+syXwHXg TOqZSJjahkotbScihKamFyVTEnoK79i0ri47JgDnBszLjCfa/3+cMnmJAYpWTg5D23es iOfEU4E9fR/aH+1xSy9/+asFoaSz+Ma4/ymmee5uenRAz6yLhmyUaDOw1B2pinFOXIay H5OfAuT6S17TEY6TdsAPmQVlEXAVYg4ppCmOq89rF81R7brpPOsPaUULpVwdAJAcRz2r sAZQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AE9vXwNZpelepmccfz1GZw3mWMWSLeAQF3NkVTOYse6hU/cJUgHV2lg405e1GmD8d+cmuQ== X-Received: by 10.28.9.210 with SMTP id 201mr2463076wmj.104.1472545738489; Tue, 30 Aug 2016 01:28:58 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from rosser (184.104-247-81.adsl-dyn.isp.belgacom.be. [81.247.104.184]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id yz6sm38320038wjb.35.2016.08.30.01.28.57 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Tue, 30 Aug 2016 01:28:57 -0700 (PDT) In-reply-to: <20160830081952.GA9269@thebird.nl> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 2a00:1450:400c:c09::233 X-BeenThere: guile-user@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: General Guile related discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "guile-user" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.lisp.guile.user:12865 gmane.comp.gnu.guix.devel:25681 Archived-At: Sounds great — glad to hear it :-) Alex Pjotr Prins writes: > Hi Alex, > > The proposal has been submitted to FOSDEM and you are on it :) > > Pj. > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 09:37:35AM +0200, Alex Sassmannshausen wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Wow, how time flies! Last year was definitely amazing, and I'd love to >> be involved to make that happen again. >> >> I'd be very happy to help out organizing stuff on the day if we still >> need volunteers for that. Alternatively, I could also help with the >> proposal for the event. I'm afraid I've been a little slow on my >> response this year. What's the status with that? Do you need someone >> to make a first draft or are we past that already? >> >> Thanks for taking the initiative here! >> >> Alex >> >> Pjotr Prins writes: >> >> > FOSDEM 2017 call for proposals has started: >> > >> > https://fosdem.org/2017/news/2016-07-20-call-for-participation/ >> > >> > We need help with writing the proposal (we can build on last years >> > this time), we need help on selecting talks and we need help creating >> > the schedule. Finally, if we get a slot, we need help to organise the >> > day. >> > >> > Who wants to be part of this exciting day? >> > >> > Pj. >> > >> > On Tue, Feb 02, 2016 at 11:35:45AM -0800, Christopher Allan Webber wrote: >> >> Alex Sassmannshausen writes: >> >> >> >> > Hello, >> >> > >> >> > Ludovic Courtès writes: >> >> > >> >> >> Hi there! >> >> >> >> >> >> I just came back from FOSDEM where we had an awesome Guile devroom with >> >> >> nice people and great talks! >> >> > >> >> > I really want to echo Ludo's sentiments. I had a great time in our dev >> >> > room and it was really nice to put faces to the names I see popping up >> >> > in IRC and on the mailing list. I really hope we'll be able to do this >> >> > again next year! >> >> >> >> An extra echo from me. >> >> >> >> >> The room of 80 seats was full pretty much all the time, and I think we >> >> >> were all excited to see so many people stop by the devroom. Many shared >> >> >> the impression that we were at an important moment of Guile’s history. >> >> >> The transition with the Lua track that followed was also insightful and >> >> >> a pleasant experience. >> >> >> >> I was optimistic about this being a big moment in Guile's history, but >> >> after this FOSDEM, my enthusiasm and excitement has doubled, maybe >> >> tripled! I can't wait to see what's happening in the year ahead! >> >> >> >> >> I would like to send a big Thank You to Pjotr Prins who took the >> >> >> initiative and organized all this masterfully, from applying for the >> >> >> devroom, to contacting potential speakers (dozens and dozens of >> >> >> messages!), to getting up early on Saturday to make sure everything >> >> >> would be fine in the devroom… Pjotr, you did an awesome job! >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks to Paul van der Walt who also woke up early to help out with >> >> >> video in the devroom, and obviously, thanks to all the speakers and >> >> >> attendees! >> >> > >> >> > +1 for sure. Thank you very much for the commitment in time and energy! >> >> > >> >> > Alex >> >> >> >> Yes, thank you! :) >>