Re: [BuildStream] BuildStream Gathering: Call for agenda

[Javier Jardón <jjardon gnome org>]

On Fri, 11 Jan 2019 at 16:48, Chandan Singh <chandan chandansingh net> wrote:
> Hi all,

Hi Chandan,

> Hopefully you are as excited about the upcoming Gathering as we are. If you
> haven't signed up yet, or have no clue what I'm talking about, please see
> this previous mail on the list [1].
>
> We are in the process of preparing an agenda for 29th and 30th January, and
> need your help.
>
> Structure of the day
> ====================
>
> We think that the structure of each day will look something like this:
>
>  +-----------+-------------------------------+
>  |    Time   |             Topic             |
>  +-----------+-------------------------------+
>  | 0800-0900 |      Arrival & Breakfast      |
>  +-----------+-------------------------------+
>  | 0900-1000 |           ALL HANDS           |
>  +-----------+-------------------------------+
>  | 1015-1100 |            Topic 1            |
>  +-----------+-------------------------------+
>  | 1115-1200 |            Topic 2            |
>  +-----------+-------------------------------+
>  | 1200-1300 |             LUNCH             |
>  +-----------+-------------------------------+
>  | 1300-1500 |            HACKING            |
>  +-----------+-------------------------------+
>  | 1500-1545 |            Topic 3            |
>  +-----------+-------------------------------+
>  | 1600-1645 |      Topic 4 + Topic 5        |
>  +-----------+-------------------------------+
>  | 1700-1800 |           ALL HANDS           |
>  +-----------+-------------------------------+
>
> As you will notice, there are a few different kinds of things in the schedule.
> Here's what they mean:
>
> * ALL HANDS - Everyone present at the Gathering will be involved in these
>   discussions. We are thinking of having about 4 such sessions.
>
> * HACKING - Dedicated time slot for hacking and collaboration.
>
> * Topic X - These will be topic-led discussions, where we expect interested
>   parties to get together. Rest of the folks can continue hacking during this
>   time. They come in two flavors: 45 minutes or 25 minutes, depending on how
>   long we expect the discussions to take.
>
> Call for topics
> ===============
>
> If you wish to propose a topic for the Gathering, please reply to this thread.
> For each proposal, please also indicate which kind of slot you want -
> All hands (1 hr, everyone), Regular topic (45 mins) or Small topic (25 mins).


Sorry I'm late on this; please ignore if the meeting agenda is already sorted

Here some topics I'd like to discuss at some point in the gathering:

- Buildstream's Cache server:
  This is a key component for a medium/big project. Taking that in
account, do we plan to consider it a first
  class citizen for 2.0 or we will rely on a external project to
implement this functionality?

- Plan for plugins:
  We talk about this in the previous meeting and in some email thread
but I think the way forward is not
  completely set in stone. I would like to concrete the steps as I
think this is a important topic for
  future collaboration (now that we are getting more bst-external
developers and buildstream is start to
  be packaged in Linux distros)

- Release model
  Discuss about the possibility to change to a single mainline model
(like meson, bazel, and others)

Not sure how much time those topics will take; if there are still some
free slots, please accommodate
them as you wish (if possible last day, as I have confirmed I will be
there the 30th,
still not sure I will be able to attend the 29th)

Cheers,
Javier