On Fri, May 8, 2026 at 8:13 AM Mark Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 07/05/2026 17:33, Fatima Qaisar wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm definitely interested too. Will this allow remote participation as > well? > > That could be tricky. We can certainly make use of the dev mailing list > and slack (including huddles) which should be sufficient for a hackathon. > As it stands now, I most likely won't be able to make it to the con, so I'd enjoy participating remotely too :) I'm fine to try and coordinate that if you need, Mark. > > Mark > > > > > Fatima > > > > On Thu, May 7, 2026 at 7:56 PM Mark Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> The barrier can seem a little high at times. That is largely a > >> consequence of us reducing the backlog of open bugs to zero. > >> > >> I'm sure we'll be able to find some tasks that will be suitable for the > >> hackathon - watch this space. > >> > >> Mark > >> > >> > >> On 07/05/2026 03:51, 박종하 wrote: > >>> I'm interested as well. > >>> > >>> So far, I've only worked on beginner-friendly issues, and I haven't > been > >>> able to contribute actively to the community because the barrier to > entry > >>> felt quite high at times. However, I'd really like to use this > >> opportunity > >>> to get more involved, participate more seriously, and become someone > who > >>> can contribute consistently to the Tomcat community. > >>> > >>> Jongha > >>> > >>> > >>> 2026년 5월 6일 (수) 오후 9:00, Mark Thomas <[email protected]>님이 작성: > >>> > >>>> Dropping Rich for now while we discuss internally. > >>>> > >>>> I'm +1 on supporting the hackathon. I am happy to be the point person > >>>> but equally happy if someone else wants to do it. > >>>> > >>>> I have various things on my TODO list at least some of which could be > >>>> suitable for someone new to Tomcat. Shall we start a list of ideas on > a > >>>> Wiki page? > >>>> > >>>> Promoting on the users and dev list is easy. > >>>> > >>>> Is anyone else interested in a hackathon? > >>>> > >>>> Mark > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 06/05/2026 12:05, Rich Bowen wrote: > >>>>> It will be alongside the event. What's not clear at this point is if > >> it's > >>>>> one or two days or the whole time. Depends on the response that this > >>>>> message receives. Because of course you wouldn't want it to compete > >> with > >>>>> your track/content, but I don't know yet how much time/space we can > get > >>>> for > >>>>> it. > >>>>> > >>>>> Rich > >>>>> > >>>>> On Wed, May 6, 2026, 03:06 Mark Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Rich, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Is this going to run alongside the conference or is it planned as a > >>>>>> before/after event? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Mark > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 05/05/2026 20:32, [email protected] wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Hi Tomcat community, > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> We're organizing a hackathon at Community Over Code Glasgow 2026 > >>>>>> (October 11–14) and Tomcat has sessions on the schedule. We'd love > for > >>>> your > >>>>>> community to participate. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> The idea is simple: dedicated time and space at the conference for > >>>>>> contributors (new and existing) to work together on real tasks — > >> fixing > >>>>>> bugs, writing docs, tackling issues that need focused attention, or > >>>>>> onboarding new contributors. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> To participate, we'd need a few things from your project: > >>>>>>>> • A point of contact — someone we can coordinate with on > >>>> logistics > >>>>>> and who'll be present at the event. > >>>>>>>> • A list of tasks — bugs, docs, features, > good-first-issues, > >> or > >>>>>> whatever your project wants to focus on. This helps people show up > >>>> ready to > >>>>>> contribute rather than spending the first hour figuring out what to > >>>> work on. > >>>>>>>> • Promotion — a message to your dev@ and users@ lists > letting > >>>>>> people know this is happening and encouraging them to attend. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> This is the first year we're bringing the hackathon back, so we're > >>>>>> treating it as a pilot — we want to gauge interest before committing > >> to > >>>>>> scale. Even if only a few contributors from your project can > >>>> participate, > >>>>>> that's a great start. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> If you're interested, please reply here or reach out to me > directly. > >>>>>> Even a quick "yes, we're in" or "maybe, let's talk" is helpful as we > >>>> figure > >>>>>> out how many projects to plan for. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Also, please join us in the #hackathon channel on the ApacheCon > >> Slack > >>>> — > >>>>>> that's where we'll be coordinating as things come together: > >>>>>> http://s.apache.org/apachecon-slack > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Thanks, > >>>>>>>> Rich, on behalf of the Community Over Code planners > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >> > >> > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
