Re: [Snowy] Snowy Hackfest Proposal

[Sandy Armstrong <sanfordarmstrong gmail com>]

On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Paul Cutler <pcutler gnome org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to propose a Snowy Hackfest. I've talked to a few people
> privately, but anyone can propose a hackfest folllowing the New Hackfest
> guidelines.[1]
>
> So what I need help with:
>
> 1. Who wants to help organize this with me?
> 2. When do we want to have it?  I've talked to Sandy and Brad, and we
> were all thinking of a short hackfest over a weekend in October (this
> will be tight from a timeline schedule to organize)  This would be a
> Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, fly out late Sunday, if possible.

I am busy the weekend of Oct 15-17, just FYI.

Boston Summit is being held Nov 6-8 this year.

> 3. Who wants to come?!

Me!

> 4. Where?  Some of our core contributors are in Boston, Los Angeles, Las
> Vegas and a couple in Europe!  I think understanding #3 better will help
> answer this question.  I can understand the challenge for someone from
> Europe only coming for a weekend.

Boston might be the most centralized location if we have folks
attending from Europe.  Let's wait and see who wants to come.

> 5. Probably most important, what are our goals?  What features do we
> want to try and tackle?

Some possible goals:
* HTML5 client suitable for offline and mobile use
* Visual redesign, UX improvements
* Note sharing or even collaboration
* Note editing
* Note encryption

Am I forgetting anything?

> Once we understand #3 and #4 we have to share a funding request - we'll
> need a rough idea of flight costs, hotel costs (need to find a hotel!)
> and potential venue costs.  If the hackfest is just a small group of
> people (3-5) we could potentially get a suite at a hotel and just use
> that.  If it's more, maybe a hotel conference room, or have a sponsor
> help with space (this may be a challenge of hosting a hackfest over a
> weekend).
>
> So what I need ASAP is interest if you can come and what you want to
> work on (or have the knowledge to work on).  We need Python and Django
> hackers and maybe a designer would be nice.  Let's figure out our goals
> and take it from there.

Sounds good.  Thanks for getting this going, Paul!

Sandy