Fwd: FosDem DevRoom

Wed Nov 23 22:10:58 UTC 2016

Hey J,

I'll make sure it gets in. I'll also ping you about it off-list.

Thanks!

On Wed, Nov 23, 2016, 17:08 Jorge O. Castro <jorge at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> Can someone add this to the next newsletter? Thanks!
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *Brian Exelbierd* <bex at pobox.com>
> Date: Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 12:56 PM
> Subject: Re: Fwd: FosDem DevRoom
> To: "Jorge O. Castro" <jorge at ubuntu.com>, ubuntu-community-team <
> ubuntu-community-team at lists.ubuntu.com>
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> Would it be possible for you to forward the CFP to appropriate lists in
> the Ubuntu community?
>
> ----
> [FOSDEM] [CFP] FOSDEM 2017 - Distributions Devroom - Extended
>
> FOSDEM 2017 - Distributions Devroom Call for Participation (new deadline)
>
> The Distributions devroom will take place 4 February, 2017 at FOSDEM, in
> room K.4.601 at Université Libre de Bruxelles, in Brussels, Belgium.
>
> Distributions are more than just hosted collections of software from
> various
> upstreams. Each distribution is responsible for problem-solving in
> building,
> testing, and releasing software as well as managing the lifecycle of each
> application in the collection. Additionally, distributions do very
> important
> work in ensuring that various versions of upstream software work well
> together
> and can co-exist. Distribution are also, often responsible, for
> "de-vendoring"
> upstream software so that security fixes can be applied more quickly.
>
> We welcome submissions targeted at contributors interested in issues
> unique to
> distributions, especially in the following topics:
>
> - Managing Build/Test/Release processes around shared ideas and resources
>
> - Lifecycle management, especially in the areas of sandboxing,
>   containerization, vendoring, and bundling
>
> - Distribution construction tools and infrastructure development and
>   implementation (building, signing, testing, distribution, etc.)
>
> - Cross-distribution collaboration on common issues, eg: content
> distribution,
>   infrastructure, and documentation
>
> - Working with vendors and including them in the community
>
> - Building trust and code relationships with the upstream components of a
>   distribution and between distributions
>
> - The future of distributions, emerging trends and evolving user demands
> from
>   the idea of a platform
>
> - The place of distributions in today's world (including concepts of
>   containerization, IoT, etc.)
>
> - Onboarding new users and mentorship, facilitating technical growth
> within the
>   contributor base
>
> - Solving traditional problems like package management, and content
> management
>   (eg. rpm/dpkg/ostree/coreos )
>
> - Integration technologies like installers, deployment facilitation ( eg.
> cloud
>   contextualisation )
>
> - Principals of Rolling Releases, Long Term Supported Releases (LTS),
> Feature
>   gated releases, and calendar releases
>
> Ideal submissions are actionable and opinionated. Submissions may be in the
> form of 25 or 50 minute talks, panel sessions, round-table discussions, or
> Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions.
>
> Due to popular demand, We are extending the CFP for the Distributions
> Devroom until Friday 02-December-2016. We plan to maintain the rest of
> the schedule (e.g. notification dates) as-is. We look forward to your
> submissions.
>
> Revised Dates
> ------
> Submission Deadline: 02-Dec-2016
> Acceptance Notification: 5-Dec-2016
> Final Schedule Posted: 11-Dec-2016
>
> How to submit
> --------------
> Visit https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM17
>
> 1.) If you do not have an account, create one here
> 2.) Click 'Create Event'
> 3.) Enter your presentation details
> 4.) Be sure to select the Distributions Devroom track!
> 5.) Submit
>
> What to include
> ---------------
> - The title of your submission
> - A 1-paragraph Abstract
> - A longer description including the benefit of your talk to your target
>   audience, including a definition of your target audience.
> - Approximate length / type of submission (talk, BoF, ...)
> - Links to related websites/blogs/talk material (if any)
>
> Administrative Notes
> ----------------
> We will be live-streaming and recording the Distributions Devroom.
> Presenting
> at FOSDEM implies permission to record your session and distribute the
> recording afterwards. All videos will be made available under the standard
> FOSDEM content license (CC-BY).
>
> If you have any questions, feel free to contact the devroom organizers:
> distributions-devroom at lists.fosdem.org
> (https://lists.fosdem.org/listinfo/distributions-devroom)
>
> Cheers!
>
> Brian Exelbierd (twitter: @bexelbie) and Brian Stinson (twitter:
> @bstinsonmhk)
> for and on behalf of The Distributions Devroom Program Committee
> ---
>
> Thank you
>
> regards,
>
> bex
>
> On Thu, Sep 8, 2016, at 07:41 PM, Jorge O. Castro wrote:
>
> Hello everyone, got this in today,
>
> Is anyone interested in helping out? Some people from Canonical CDO will
> be present at FOSDEM but my team in particular will be concentrated around
> the config management room.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *Brian Exelbierd* <bex at pobox.com>
> Date: Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 1:42 PM
> Subject: FosDem DevRoom
> To: jorge at ubuntu.com
> Cc: brian at bstinson.com
>
>
> Hi Jorge,
>
> Brian and I are working on the Distro Dev Room submission for Fosdem
> (http://etherpad.osuosl.org/distrodevroom).
>
> We want to grow the number of organizers as some folks had to drop out
> due to other commitments.  Our goals are not only to ensure we submit
> something that will appeal to the Fosdem organizers, but also to attract
> a greater number of talks from a variety of communities and increase the
> number of folks helping to man the room.
>
> Your feedback is very appreciated and if you have ideas of who we should
> talk too.
>
> I realize we have to submit this on Friday so it may be a case of people
> who are more active with the CFP and @fosdem org this year and
> participate in the devroom pitch in future years.
>
> regards,
>
> bex
>
>
>
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