Re: Git Open Source Weekend London 11th/12th November

Hi Patrick,

libgit2 tasks are welcome!  Feel free to bring your ideas
along.  Also, Peff could add some to the task list if they are
appropriate for others to participate on.

That's nice. I don't want to populate the list with too much
libgit2 specific things, but we do have a summary at [1] which
highlights a few starters as well as some possibly bigger
projects. I'd be grateful to see that URL mentioned, together
with the fact that there are two core developers present which
are able and happy to help out.

Please let me know whether that's enough for you to work with.

Thanks
Patrick

[1]: https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/blob/master/PROJECTS.md

Look forward to seeing you at the event!

Kind regards, Henry

From: ps@pks.im At: 11/05/17 12:42:53
To: t.gummerer@gmail.com
Cc: Henry Kleynhans (BLOOMBERG/ LONDON), git@vger.kernel.org, peff@peff.net
Subject: Re: Git Open Source Weekend London 11th/12th November

On Wed, Nov 01, 2017 at 04:36:24PM +0000, Thomas Gummerer wrote:

quoted

Hi,

Bloomberg is hosting an Open Source Weekend in London on the 11th
& 12th November 2017 to contribute to the Git project.  We have
also confirmed that Peff will be amongst the mentors on hand to
guide attendees through their efforts!

Some of you may notice that we tried to organize this earlier in the
year, but unfortunately had to postpone it.  For this time around we
are further along in planning, and it's definitely happening :)

For those unfamiliar with Bloomberg Open Source weekends: These
events provide a great way for those who love working on code to
give back to the community. Come and help make difference to a
great project!

There will be tasks provided by the mentors, or bring your own if
you already have a great idea.  Also if you can't attend the weekend
and can think of a project which you would like tackled at this
event please let me know.  Obviously the projects should be
completable inside a weekend.

Normally attendees work in small groups on a specific task to
prevent anyone from getting stuck. Per usual, Bloomberg will
provide the venue, mentors, snacks and drinks.  Bring your
enthusiasm (and your laptop!) and come share in the fun!  The
event is also open to everyone, so feel free to pass on the
invite!

The event is free of charge, but please ensure that you are able
to attend the event before registering.  That will greatly help
us with accurate numbers for catering so that we don't create
unwanted waste!

You can register for the event here:

https://go.bloomberg.com/attend/invite/git-sprint-hosted-bloomberg/

Whether you already are a contributor (as probably most people on
this list are) or interested in starting to contribute to git or
have some friends that you'd like to get to contribute to git, it
would be great to see you at the event.

If you have any further questions feel free to get in touch.

- Thomas

Hi,

nice to hear, thanks for organizing. Due to having moved to
London just that week I'd love to take part.

As I'm a core contributor of libgit2, I am interested in bringing
forward libgit2 at that occasion. Would that be welcome or should
participants keep strictly to the core git project? Just asking
as I'd like to take part but have a rather long list of topics
for libgit2 on my backlog which I'd like to tackle myself.

Regards
Patrick