Re: I18N BoF at GUADEC

[Petr Kovar <pmkovar gnome org>]

Hi Alexandre,

On Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:23:06 +0200
Alexandre Franke <alexandre franke gmail com> wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 10:34 PM, Petr Kovar <pmkovar gnome org> wrote:
> > We now seem to have two i18n-related events planned for this year's GUADEC.
> > Because I can totally see screenshot automation as a perfect fit for the
> > i18n hackfest agenda, would it make sense to join the forces, combine
> > the two BoFs and have only one event for translators (and interested
> > writers and developers), possibly divided into two parts?
>
> These are two half-a-day events with different topics, even if they're
> both i18n related. The target audience and the agenda for the i18n BOF
> is different enough that we can (and should) keep the two separate
> events.

Fair enough.
 
> Believe me, there's no split of forces, quite the opposite, as we're
> coordinating to have both BOFs be a success.
>
> I'll need to check further for room availability and conflicts, but I
> think we're going to schedule the automation BOF on 30 afternoon and
> i18n to 31st in the morning, which also leaves room for an extension
> in the afternoon if people are motivated and want to keep working on
> that topic.

As I said, many people are leaving on the 31st, so will not be able to
attend. That's why I would strongly prefer to have both events organized on
the 30th so that we can get as many attendees as possible (myself
included). ;)

Thanks,
pk