From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Christopher Allan Webber Subject: Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017 Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2016 11:58:35 -0500 Message-ID: <87d1lo79ok.fsf@dustycloud.org> References: <20160726021928.GA28372@thebird.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:57576) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bVLys-0005VO-Jt for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 04 Aug 2016 12:58:51 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bVLyq-0007MP-9a for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 04 Aug 2016 12:58:49 -0400 In-reply-to: <20160726021928.GA28372@thebird.nl> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: Pjotr Prins Cc: alex.sassmannshausen@gmail.com, guix-devel@gnu.org, guile-user@gnu.org 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?=20 > > Pj. > > On Tue, Feb 02, 2016 at 11:35:45AM -0800, Christopher Allan Webber wrot= e: >> Alex Sassmannshausen writes: >>=20 >> > Hello, >> > >> > Ludovic Court=C3=A8s 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 th= is >> > again next year! >>=20 >> An extra echo from me. >>=20 >> >> 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 s= hared >> >> the impression that we were at an important moment of Guile=E2=80=99= s history. >> >> The transition with the Lua track that followed was also insightful= and >> >> a pleasant experience. >>=20 >> 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! >>=20 >> >> I would like to send a big Thank You to Pjotr Prins who took the >> >> initiative and organized all this masterfully, from applying for th= e >> >> 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=E2=80=A6 Pjotr, you did an awesome jo= b! >> >> >> >> 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 ene= rgy! >> > >> > Alex >>=20 >> Yes, thank you! :)