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== About ==
 
== About ==
  
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OLPC / Sugar Labs will have a presence at [http://www.fosdem.org/2009/ FOSDEM'09] taking place in Brussels (Belgium) from Saturday, February 7 to Sunday, February 8.
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OLPC / Sugar Labs is present at [http://www.fosdem.org/2009/ FOSDEM'09] taking place in Brussels (Belgium) from Saturday, February 7 and Sunday, February 8.
  
 
== Pre-conference community meetup ==
 
== Pre-conference community meetup ==
  
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In addition to FOSDEM, we're gathering on Friday, February 6 at
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In addition to FOSDEM, we're gathering on '''Friday, February 6''' at
 
the [http://hsb.wikidot.com/ Hacker Space Brussels] for a one-day
 
the [http://hsb.wikidot.com/ Hacker Space Brussels] for a one-day
 
OLPC / Sugar community meetup.
 
OLPC / Sugar community meetup.
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details and directions.
 
details and directions.
  
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== Goals | FOSDEM'09 ==
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=== Goals ===
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* getting more developers to work on Sugar related tasks
 
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* gnash as a real flash replacement and activity development platform would be great and needs help!
 
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== Goals | Community Meetup ==
 
  
 
* discussing the current state of things
 
* discussing the current state of things
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** ...
 
** ...
 
* socializing, finally being able to put faces to nicknames
 
* socializing, finally being able to put faces to nicknames
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=== Agenda ===
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||'''Time''' || Hacker space Brussels
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|-
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|| 1000
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|| Coffee and introduction
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|-
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|| 1030
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|-
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|| 1100
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|-
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|| 1200
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|-
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|| 1300
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|| Lunch
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|| 1400
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|| Sugar 0.84 development status update ([[User:Erikos|Simon Schampijer]])
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|-
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|| 1500
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|| Sugar Labs [http://sugarlabs.org/go/BugSquad BugSquad] - How to get involved ([[User:Erikos|Simon Schampijer]])
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|| 1600
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|| Sugar 0.86 roadmap planning ([[User:Tomeu|Tomeu Vizoso]])
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|-
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|| 1700
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|-
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|| 1800
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|| -> [http://fosdem.org/2009/beerevent FOSDEM Beer Event]
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== Goals | FOSDEM'09 ==
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* getting more developers to work on Sugar related tasks
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* gnash as a real flash replacement and activity development platform would be great and needs help!
  
 
== Attendance ==
 
== Attendance ==
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| Arrives at 11:01 on Friday at Bruxelles-Midi, leaving again on Monday 17:59.
 
| Arrives at 11:01 on Friday at Bruxelles-Midi, leaving again on Monday 17:59.
 
| Frederiksborg 6th-9th
 
| Frederiksborg 6th-9th
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| [[User:Marcopg|Marcopg]]
 
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| Yes
 
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| Yes
 
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| Yes
 
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| (not sure yet)
 
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| [[User:Cassidy|Guillaume Desmottes]]
 
| [[User:Cassidy|Guillaume Desmottes]]
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| Yes
 
| Yes
 
| Yes
 
| Yes
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| Booking travel soon; will probably arrive for Beer Event on Fri and leave on the last train on Sunday.
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| Arrive evening of 6th (for Beer Event); leave late evening Sunday the 8th.
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| Probably Frederiksborg 6th-7th
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| Frederiksborg 6th-8th
 
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| [[User:xardox|Don Hopkins]]
 
| [[User:xardox|Don Hopkins]]
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| A little hotel by the Manneken Pis.
 
| A little hotel by the Manneken Pis.
 
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| Greg DeKoenigsberg
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| Maybe
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| Yes
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| Yes
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| Train from AMS on Friday, in leaving Sunday night
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| Novotel Brussels
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| Eightdot
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| Yes
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| Yes
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| Yes
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== Schedule ==  
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== FOSDEM Schedule ==  
  
 
What about joining sometime after 18:00 the [http://fosdem.org/2009/beerevent Friday Beer Event]?
 
What about joining sometime after 18:00 the [http://fosdem.org/2009/beerevent Friday Beer Event]?
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Some Sugar hackers will meet with Rob Savoye in the GNOME dev room to work on improving flash support in Sugar, will be Saturday at 10:00 AM.
  
 
Tomeu is going to talk about [http://live.gnome.org/Brussels2009/Devroom#head-fed044e7ec0c3f61c0819739876aaa276e55c8e1 "The Sugar platform"] in the [http://live.gnome.org/Brussels2009/Devroom GNOME dev room] on Saturday 15:00.
 
Tomeu is going to talk about [http://live.gnome.org/Brussels2009/Devroom#head-fed044e7ec0c3f61c0819739876aaa276e55c8e1 "The Sugar platform"] in the [http://live.gnome.org/Brussels2009/Devroom GNOME dev room] on Saturday 15:00.
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* decide if we are going to ask a sister project for a piece of a booth (we did so last year in the GNOME booth)
 
* decide if we are going to ask a sister project for a piece of a booth (we did so last year in the GNOME booth)
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* find a venue for the friday meeting
 
 
* lots of things...
 
* lots of things...
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== Accommodation ==
 
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http://www.booking.com/hotel/be/frederiksborg.html?aid=314065&label=tripad-LB901-20219&tab=1&do_availability_check=on&checkin_monthday=5&checkin_year_month=2009-2&checkout_monthday=9&checkout_year_month=2009-2&lang=en
 
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Has several double rooms free, at 50e per room and night. Localization doesn't look too bad. It's said to have free wifi. We should book soon!
 
  
 
== Swag ==
 
== Swag ==
  
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[[User:Mchua|Mchua]] is getting swag over for the conference; you folks are getting [[MarketingTeam/Stickers]] and a batch of the generic [[Business cards]].
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[[User:Mchua|Mchua]] is getting swag over for the conference; you folks are getting [[Marketing Team/Stickers]] and a batch of the generic [[Sugar Labs/Business cards]].
  
 
== Comments ==
 
== Comments ==

Latest revision as of 19:10, 24 February 2010

About

OLPC / Sugar Labs is present at FOSDEM'09 taking place in Brussels (Belgium) from Saturday, February 7 and Sunday, February 8.

Pre-conference community meetup

In addition to FOSDEM, we're gathering on Friday, February 6 at the Hacker Space Brussels for a one-day OLPC / Sugar community meetup.

Please add yourself to the list of attendees if you would like to join us. Contact Bernie Innocenti for further details and directions.

Goals

  • discussing the current state of things
  • making plans for 2009:
    • better defining the relation between OLPC and Sugar Labs
    • advancing the Sugar platform
    • making awesome educational content
    • writing cool activities
    • building and contacting relevant communities around OLPC and Sugar
    • generally making it easier to contribute to OLPC and Sugar
    • translating existing documentation (e.g. FlossManuals)
    • writing materials geared towards how teachers can use the XO and Sugar in schools
    • designing great marketing materials
    • pilot projects in Europe
    • create a web page that shows you OLPC enthusiasts geographically close to you
    • ...
  • socializing, finally being able to put faces to nicknames

Agenda

Time Hacker space Brussels
1000 Coffee and introduction
1030
1100
1200
1300 Lunch
1400 Sugar 0.84 development status update (Simon Schampijer)
1500 Sugar Labs BugSquad - How to get involved (Simon Schampijer)
1600 Sugar 0.86 roadmap planning (Tomeu Vizoso)
1700
1800 -> FOSDEM Beer Event

Goals | FOSDEM'09

  • getting more developers to work on Sugar related tasks
  • gnash as a real flash replacement and activity development platform would be great and needs help!

Attendance

Please sign up here if you plan to attend! ChristophD 03:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Name Community Meetup Friday 6th FOSDEM Saturday 7th FOSDEM Sunday 8th Notes Hotel
ChristophD Yes Yes Yes flight to Brussel is booked, will arrive on the evening of Feb. 5 Frederiksborg 5th-9th
Niklaus Giger Yes Yes Yes flight to Brussel is booked, will arrive on the at 12:30 Feb. 5
Tomeu Yes Yes Yes flight booked, arrive Feb 6th at 10.30am and leave Feb 9th at 17:00 Frederiksborg 6th-9th
Benjamin Berg Yes Yes Yes Arrives at 11:01 on Friday at Bruxelles-Midi, leaving again on Monday 17:59. Frederiksborg 6th-9th
Guillaume Desmottes Yes Yes Yes
h01ger / Holger Levsen Yes Yes Yes
David "nubae" Van Assche Yes Yes Yes flight to Brussel is booked, will arrive on the evening of Feb. 5
Bernie Innocenti Yes Yes Yes Flight booked, will arrive on the evening of Feb 5, leave in the morning of Feb 9 Frederiksborg 5th-9th
Simon Schampijer Yes Yes Yes flight booked, will arrive on the evening of Feb. the 5th and leave the evening of the 9th Frederiksborg 5th-9th
Martin Dengler Yes Yes Yes Arrive evening of 6th (for Beer Event); leave late evening Sunday the 8th. Frederiksborg 6th-8th
Don Hopkins Yes Yes Yes Taking the train from Amsterdam. Arriving Friday, leaving Monday. Rewriting SimCity/Micropolis GUI with C++/Python/GTK/Cairo/Pango/PacMan. A little hotel by the Manneken Pis.
Greg DeKoenigsberg Maybe Yes Yes Train from AMS on Friday, in leaving Sunday night Novotel Brussels
Eightdot Yes Yes Yes

FOSDEM Schedule

What about joining sometime after 18:00 the Friday Beer Event?

Some Sugar hackers will meet with Rob Savoye in the GNOME dev room to work on improving flash support in Sugar, will be Saturday at 10:00 AM.

Tomeu is going to talk about "The Sugar platform" in the GNOME dev room on Saturday 15:00.

Greg is going to talk about "Sugar and Fedora" in the Fedora dev room on Saturday 17.00.

To-Do

  • decide if we are going to ask a sister project for a piece of a booth (we did so last year in the GNOME booth)
  • lots of things...

Swag

Mchua is getting swag over for the conference; you folks are getting Marketing Team/Stickers and a batch of the generic Sugar Labs/Business cards.

Comments

Please add relevant notes and thoughts! ChristophD 03:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

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