FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017

FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017

[Pjotr Prins]

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! :)

-- 

Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017

[Tobias Geerinckx-Rice]

Pjotr,

On 26/07/2016 4:19, Pjotr Prins wrote:
> FOSDEM 2017 call for proposals has started: [...]
> Who wants to be part of this exciting day?

\o

I've never done anything like this before, but would like to help out if
and where I can.

Kind regards,

T G-R

Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017

[Manolis Ragkousis]

Hello Pjotr,

On 07/26/16 05:19, Pjotr Prins wrote:
> 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.

Count me in!!

Do we have a libreplanet page to suggest talks as last year?

Manolis

Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017

[Christopher Allan Webber]

If I make it, maybe I can present on new developments on network freedom
and Guile... perhaps either on a survey of the new guile async
developments or presenting on the federation stuff I've been working on
in Guile, which should be usable by then?

Anyway last year was a blast!  I'm sure this year's will be as well.

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! :)

Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi!

Pjotr Prins <pjotr.public12@thebird.nl> skribis:

> 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? 

I forgot to reply, but count me in!

I’m not offering to organize anything ;-), but I’d be happy to help and
to give a status update on Guix or something like that.

Thanks,
Ludo’.

Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017

[Amirouche Boubekki]

On 2016-07-26 04:19, Pjotr Prins wrote:
> 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?

I would love to have time to talk about guile-wiredtiger or another
project if it works out well.

I hope this goes as planned!


> 
> 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! :)

-- 
Amirouche ~ amz3 ~ http://www.hyperdev.fr

Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017 - add talk proposals

[Pjotr Prins]

Proposals for talks should be added here:

  https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Guix/TalkProposals

The more talks proposed the better! Generally, talks will be 20
minutes.

The Google Summer of Code students should post a talk - even if you
can't make it. It is an advertisement of your project.

Pj.

On Fri, Aug 05, 2016 at 11:12:34PM +0200, Amirouche Boubekki wrote:
> On 2016-07-26 04:19, Pjotr Prins wrote:
> >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.

Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017

[Alex Sassmannshausen]

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! :)

Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017

[Pjotr Prins]

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! :)
> 

-- 

Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017

[Alex Sassmannshausen]

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! :)
>> 

Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017 (we are IN!)

[Pjotr Prins]

Good news! 

We have just been informed that GNU Guile/Guix has a half day devroom
for FOSDEM 2017 again.  

  https://fosdem.org/2017/

Book your resp. flights/trains/boats!

Pj.

On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 10:28:56AM +0200, Alex Sassmannshausen wrote:
> 
> 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 Court??s 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! :)
> >> 
> 

-- 

Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017 (we are IN!)

[Alex Sassmannshausen]

W00t! Fantastic, well done :-)

Alex

Pjotr Prins writes:

> Good news! 
>
> We have just been informed that GNU Guile/Guix has a half day devroom
> for FOSDEM 2017 again.  
>
>   https://fosdem.org/2017/
>
> Book your resp. flights/trains/boats!
>
> Pj.
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 10:28:56AM +0200, Alex Sassmannshausen wrote:
>> 
>> 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 Court??s 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! :)
>> >> 
>> 

Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017 (we are IN!)

[Ludovic Courtès]

Pjotr Prins <pjotr.public12@thebird.nl> skribis:

> Good news! 
>
> We have just been informed that GNU Guile/Guix has a half day devroom
> for FOSDEM 2017 again.  
>
>   https://fosdem.org/2017/

Awesome, congrats!  Thank you!

Ludo’.

Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017 (we are IN!)

[Amirouche Boubekki]

On 2016-10-05 16:09, Pjotr Prins wrote:
> Good news!
> 
> We have just been informed that GNU Guile/Guix has a half day devroom
> for FOSDEM 2017 again.
> 
>   https://fosdem.org/2017/
> 
> Book your resp. flights/trains/boats!
> 
> Pj.
> 

Yeah! That is good news! I will prepare my slides (and finish my project 
;)

FOSDEM 2017: GNU Guile/Guix call for talks!

[Pjotr Prins]

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Attached the call for talks. We expect to have a full devroom again!!
A twitter feed will be going and we hope to get streaming video.

Please do submit. Note that a talk at FOSDEM won't hurt your career
and is a great way to get feedback on your project/ideas :).
Especially GSoC students are encouraged to talk about their work.

If you are unsure about an idea you can mail me personally for
feedback. 

Pj.

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* GNU Guile devroom call for talks @FOSDEM 2017

We are excited to announce that we have a GNU Guile devroom at FOSDEM
on February 4th 2017. The call for talk proposals is open! We are
excited because FOSDEM is one of the most important free software
conferences and is hosted annually at [[https://fosdem.org/2017/practical/transportation/][Université libre de Bruxelles in
Brussels, Belgium]]; the devroom will host up to 80 people. FOSDEM is
fantastic, check last year's schedule for [[https://archive.fosdem.org/2016/schedule/day/saturday/][Saturday]] and the GNU Guile
Devroom [[https://archive.fosdem.org/2016/schedule/track/gnu_guile/][track]].

Submissions for talks are due on November 18th, 2016.

** Topics

GNU Guile is the preferred extension system for the GNU Project which
features an implementation of the Scheme programming language, a
dialect of Lisp. Especially technical talks are invited on topics
concerning GNU Guile and applications that use Guile (such as GNU
Guix, Lilypond and Gnucash). In the talks both experienced Guile
programmers and newbies should be addressed.  FOSDEM is a great
opportunity to attract people interested in GNU Guile and
Lisp. Examples of (already) [[https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Guix/TalkProposals][proposed]] talks could be

1. A friendly introduction to GNU Guile and GNU Guix
2. Guile programming and optimisation
3. Network freedom live at the REPL
4. Adding GNU/Hurd support to GNU Guix and GuixSD
5. Game programming with GNU Guile
6. Web programming with GNU Guile
7. Shepherd the systemd replacement
8. Programming language support in GNU Guix
9. Virtual environments and targets such as CONDA in GNU Guix
10. Software distribution using Gnunet
11. Latest Guile developments
12. Latest GNU Guix developments
13. Getting started with guile-wiredtiger

** Submit talk

Feel free to submit your own topic or even run with one of these.  The
most interesting talks will be selected.  Talks will be about 20
minutes (including setup and Q&A).

Please note that presenting at FOSDEM implies giving permission to be
recorded. The recordings will be published under the same licence as
all FOSDEM content (CC-BY).

Submit your proposal here: https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM17

If you submitted a talk to a previous FOSDEM, you should already have
an account, so make sure that you log in with your existing account.
You should only need to create an account if you have not submitted a
talk to FOSDEM in recent years.  After you have your account
configured (you will receive a confirmation email), create the event,
and click on "Show all" in the top right corner to display the full
form. When submitting your talk make doubly sure to select "GNU Guile
devroom" as track (if you don't we won't find it), and include the
following information:

  * The title and subtitle of your talk
  * A short abstract of one paragraph
  * A longer description if you wish to do so
  * Links to related websites/blogs etc

Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017

[Leo Famulari]

Hi Guix!

I'll be at FOSDEM :)

Does anyone have advice about lodging, beyond what FOSDEM mentions in
this link?

https://fosdem.org/2017/practical/accommodation/

On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 04:19:28AM +0200, Pjotr Prins wrote:
> 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! :)
> 
> -- 
> 

Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017

[Efraim Flashner]

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On Sun, Nov 20, 2016 at 11:35:26AM -0500, Leo Famulari wrote:
> Hi Guix!
> 
> I'll be at FOSDEM :)
> 
> Does anyone have advice about lodging, beyond what FOSDEM mentions in
> this link?
> 
> https://fosdem.org/2017/practical/accommodation/
> 

I'm going to be searching on airbnb for a place that's about 'walking
distance' (<5k) and nearish to a train or bus station that goes to the
airport. I look for a kitchenette, and since its winter, a heater.

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Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017

[Ludovic Courtès]

Howdy Guix!

Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il> skribis:

> On Sun, Nov 20, 2016 at 11:35:26AM -0500, Leo Famulari wrote:
>> Hi Guix!
>> 
>> I'll be at FOSDEM :)

Woohoo!

>> Does anyone have advice about lodging, beyond what FOSDEM mentions in
>> this link?
>> 
>> https://fosdem.org/2017/practical/accommodation/
>> 
>
> I'm going to be searching on airbnb for a place that's about 'walking
> distance' (<5k) and nearish to a train or bus station that goes to the
> airport. I look for a kitchenette, and since its winter, a heater.

A nice place to stay is downtown close to De Brouckère, which is in the
city center and where many hackers stay.  It’s ~25mn by bus to go to the
venue in the morning, but it works rather well.

Happy to see you there, gentlefolks!  :-)

Ludo’.