From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,b3d1ca1b0cadef7b,start X-Google-Thread: 107e1d,b3d1ca1b0cadef7b,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,gid107e1d,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!aotearoa.belnet.be!ikaria.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!unknown!not-for-mail From: dirk@muspel.cs.kuleuven.be (Dirk Craeynest) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,fr.comp.lang.ada Subject: RFC: Ada-Belgium barbecue and Debian packaging workshop Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 22:47:10 +0200 (CEST) Organization: Ada-Belgium, c/o Dept. of Computer Science, K.U.Leuven Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: muspel.cs.kuleuven.be X-Trace: ikaria.belnet.be 1207774030 6118 134.58.42.26 (9 Apr 2008 20:47:10 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@belnet.be NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 20:47:10 +0000 (UTC) Summary: Please provide feedback before 2008-04-13 Keywords: Feedback,Ada,Debian,packaging,workshop,barbecue Cc: dirk Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:20874 fr.comp.lang.ada:1371 Date: 2008-04-09T22:47:10+02:00 List-Id: The following message was posted recently to the Ada-Belgium members' mailing list. Even if you are not a member or live/work abroad, feel free to respond and provide your views and/or preferences. Dirk Craeynest, Ada-Belgium Dirk.Craeynest@cs.kuleuven.be (for Ada-Belgium/-Europe/SIGAda/WG9 mail) ------- From: Ludovic Brenta To: Ada-Belgium Subject: RFC: Ada-Belgium barbecue and Debian packaging workshop Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:14:08 +0200 Hello, World. The Ada-Belgium Board have been discussing the next Ada-Belgium event and we decided to propose a new format that would give attendees more "bang for their buck" than past events based on a General Assembly and a technical presentation. To this end, the proposed format is more interactive and more social. This proposal can be thought of either as a replacement, or as a complement to the traditional GA + presentation. Please comment on this, too. Here is the proposal. Please provide feedback before 2008-04-13 by sending mail to ada-belgium@cs.kuleuven.be (this list is moderated). The Board will then decide on the organisation based on your feedback. The event would consist of: - 12:00 welcome and getting started (setting up computers and preparing food) - 13:00 barbecue - 14:00 general assembly - 14:45 key signing party - 15:00 workshop on creating Debian packages of Ada software. - 19:00 farewell The possible dates are: - Sunday, May 18 - Saturday, May 31 - Sunday, June 1 - Saturday, June 7 - Sunday, June 8 Some possible places include: - Ludovic Brenta's house in Brussels (accommodates up to 5 attendees) - Danny Beullens' house near Leuven (up to 8 attendees) - Dirk Craeynest's house near Leuven (up to 8 attendees) - If more people plan to attend, we will consider other places - Of course, please feel free to suggest another place What you should bring with you: - Some food or beverages (to be coordinated among participants) - Your computer, already installed with Debian unstable or with an unstable chroot already created (you may want to go to a GNU/Linux install party if you are uncomfortable installing Debian on your machine; see http://www.bxlug.be or your nearest GNU/Linux User Group) - Network cables (or WiFi already configured) - Monitor and keyboard, if your computer is not a laptop - Power cables - Some Ada software you would like to see in Debian but is not there What Ludovic Brenta will do for you: - Set up a local Debian mirror, so you can install or upgrade packages necessary for Ada package development - Explain how to package Ada software for Debian - Help you package your own program or library - Answer questions about GNAT, GCC, Debian, etc. - If your package is suitable for inclusion in Debian, sponsor it for you. What you will go home with: - Your own GPG key signed by a Debian Developer - Your own .deb packages installed on your computer - Better understanding of how packaging works - Better understanding of the Debian Policy for Ada - If your package is suitable, your name on the Debian Package Tracking System and your package on the next Debian DVD or CDROM distribution We are open to repeating this kind of event several times this year depending on your feedback. If there is interest, we will try to repeat it in the September-November time frame. Please reply and tell us: - Whether you are interested or not - If not interested, what do you propose instead? - What other place can you propose for the event? - Do you already have an idea about the software you would like to package in Debian? - What date(s) would you prefer among those proposed? - Would you prefer to keep the traditional format, i.e. an evening during the week, in Brussels, with a presentation? In which case, what kind of presentation do you propose or would like to hear? - Would you attend *both* the traditional GA+presentation and the barbecue+workshop if they were both organised? - Anything else you want to add? Please send your feedback to Ada-Belgium's mailing list, mailto:ada-belgium@cs.kuleuven.be. The Ada-Belgium board will then decide on the course of action based on your feedback. -- Ludovic Brenta on behalf of the Ada-Belgium board. (V20080409.1)