Hi! some days ago we published the report for the Debian Perl Sprint in Zurich and we'd like to post a blog entry in bits.debian.org. Please find the draft attached below or the version online [1]. There are also a few pictures available [2]. A short mention on the next DPN would be appreciated too. Thanks a lot! Alex [1] https://pkg-perl.alioth.debian.org/docs/sprint-zrh2016/bits-zrh2016.md [2] https://www.flickr.com/photos/alexm/albums/72157667760994523
Title: Debian Perl Sprint 2016 Slug: debian-perl-sprint-2016 Date: 2016-07-04 20:14 Author: Alex Muntada Tags: perl, sprint, zrh2016 Status: draft Six members of the [Debian Perl](https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/DebianPerlGroup) team met in Zurich over the weekend from May 19 to May 22 to continue the development around perl for Stretch and to work on QA across 3000+ packages. The participants had a good time, met friends from local groups and even found some geocaches. Obviously, the [sprint](https://wiki.debian.org/Sprints/2016/DebianPerlSprint) was productive this time too: * 36 bugs were filed or worked on, 28 uploads were accepted. * The plan to get Perl 5.24 transition into Stretch was confirmed, and a [test rebuild server](http://perl.debian.net/) was set up. * Cross building XS modules was demoed, and the conditions where it is viable were discussed. * Several improvements were made in the team packaging tools, and new features were discussed and drafted. * A talk on downstream distribution aimed at CPAN authors was proposed for [YAPC::EU 2016](http://act.yapc.eu/ye2016). The [full report](https://lists.debian.org/debian-perl/2016/06/msg00027.html) was posted to the relevant Debian mailing lists. The participants would like to thank the [ETH Zurich](https://www.ethz.ch/en.html) for hosting us, and all donors to the Debian project who helped to cover a large part of our expenses.
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