Re: [Debian-NYC] Bug Squashing Party information
On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 11:34:25PM -0500, Richard Darst wrote:
> Information, status updates and prep information is located on the
> wiki page:
> http://wiki.debian.org/BSP2010/NewYorkCity
wiki.debian.org is down, so a copy of the latest info is pasted below
(irc reports say that w.d.o should be back up within several hours).
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Bug squashing party in New York City, January 2010
A bug squashing party is a time to gather and work together on fixing
bugs. This bug squashing party is designed to help with the release of
Squeeze (next Debian stable release) sometime early in 2010.
General Information
* Date and time:
o January 29(Friday) to 31(Sunday), 2010
o Begins 18:00 or 19:00 Friday, ends when we are done on
Saturday night or Sunday morning
o We should have 24-hour access to the space
* Location
o
DUMBO, Brooklyn. (F train to York street, A/C to High
street, 2/3 to Clark street, in order of
distance). drop.io offices, 68 Jay St. #413, 11201. (door
code is ______(see prev email), it may be needed in the
elevator too).
o It's a reasonably spacious startup loft. Plenty of tables,
chairs, internet, couches, ...
o There is the main work space, as well as several smaller
conference rooms for other group work.
* Food:
o We will have sponsored for Saturday lunch. Friday, we will
probably make a large group order of food.
o Vegetarian food is default, other options can be arranged
then.
o Other food in the area:
* Accommodation/Travel:
o We will try to accommodate out-of-towners. Please indicate
this under "Accommodation Needed" and we will do what we
can.
o Email the mailing list or ask on IRC for information
o
Hostels and travel information are on the DebianNYC page
* Contact:
o #debian-nyc on oftc
o (debiannyc vireo.org)
o
Richard Darst (rkd zgib.net), MrBeige on OFTC
Schedule
This is a tentative schedule.
*
Friday
o 19:00 - arrival
o 20:00 or 21:00 - Maybe small hints/tutorials on bug
squashing best practices. Builds on previous workshops
o (sometime) - Sponsored dinner, at venue (MAYBE)
o Work until late or overnight, or go home/to your guest
accommodation/crash at venue
*
Saturday
o 10:00 to 11:00 - Regroup, as soon as we can
o 12:00 or 13:00 - Sponsored lunch, at venue
o afternoon - perhaps another mini-workshop
o dinner - we'll go out for a group outing
o Work until late or overnight, or go home/to your guest
accommodation/crash at venue
*
Sunday
o By late Saturday we'll decide the Sunday plan. At latest
we'll be done by Sunday afternoon.
Work Goals
* Things you can do
o Fix bugs directly, contribute a patch to the BTS.
+ Perhaps a fix exists somewhere else on the internet,
and you just need to test it with Debian. You don't
necessarily have to figure it out yourself.
o Look for bugs which are fixed in the upstream
version. Note this in the BTS, see if the upgrade can be
done smoothly.
o Look for bugs which are marked "unreproducible" or "needs
more information". Can you provide some useful information
("works for me" can be useful, too, sometimes)
o Look for issues with upgrading packages or to squeeze.
o RC bugs that have a fix in Ubuntu (see below for a listing
of packages with a newer version in Ubuntu).
o Help with documentation for squeeze.
o
Look at a Team and find their list of RC bugs. This can
help you target towards your specialty.
* Release-critical bugs lists:
o
http://bts.turmzimmer.net/details.php?bydist=both&sortby=packages&ignhinted=on&ignclaimed=on&ignnew=on&ignpending=on&ignbritney=on&ignotherfixed=on&new=7&refresh=1800
o
http://udd.debian.org/cgi-bin/rcbugs.cgi -- Top of page is
bugs with a patch. Patch needs uploading by a DD, but
everyone can help with testing the patches to make sure
that they work properly. Bottom section is RC bugs in
Debian, with a newer version in Ubuntu. The Ubuntu version
may have a fix to the bug, which can be gotten and tested
against the Debian package.
o
http://udd.debian.org/cgi-bin/rcbugsl.cgi -- listing
similar to that above, but
o
Python RC bugs: http://tiny.pl/hhg32 ; 2.6 transition:
http://tinyurl.com/Py26Transition ; for more see
#debian-python topic
o
Ruby RC bugs:
http://pkg-ruby-extras.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/qareport.cgi or see #debian-ruby topic
o
Perl RC bugs:
http://pkg-perl.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/pet.cgi or see
#debian-perl topic, DebianPerlGroup/OpenTasks
o
Look at other Teams and see what interests you, find their
RC bug lists and try your hand at them. The team members
will likely be happy to help you get started.
* Workshops/Tutorials
o There may be a mini-workshops on Friday and/or Saturday,
related to bug squashing, however, our primary goal is
fixing bugs.
Sponsors
We would like to thank our current sponsors:
*
Brandorr Group LLC
*
drop.io - workshop space
Please contact Richard Darst (rkd zgib.net) if you are interested in
sponsoring this BSP.
Planning
*
Overall logistics - MrBeige
* Mirror
* Wireless
* Food manager
* Educational program manager
* Video
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