Too bad that conflicts with the Clearwater Festival in Croton-on-Hudson. I won't be able to make it for that reason.
Mark On Tue, 2008-06-03 at 11:00 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Send joomla mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of joomla digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Joomla PBF/Bazar... Calling all volunteers! (Anthony Ferrara) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 06:07:20 -0700 (PDT) > From: Anthony Ferrara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [joomla] Joomla PBF/Bazar... Calling all volunteers! > To: "NYPHP SIG: Joomla" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hey guys, we (the Joomla Dev team/Bug Squad) is holding another event. We're > looking to set up a New York group, so anyone who is interested, please > contact me at ircmaxell(at)yahoo(dot)com. You can read more at: > http://docs.joomla.org/Pizza_Bugs_and_Fun_2 > > > Here's the official notification: > > > > We eagerly announce the second Joomla! Pizza Bug and Fun event scheduled for > the weekend of June 21 and 22. It's hard to believe that six months have > passed since the first Joomla! Pizza Bug and Fun event. The first PBF helped > finalize Joomla! 1.5 and, if all goes as planned, this second event will help > prepare Joomla! 1.5.4 for release early in July. > > This opportunity is not restricted to those who can code since there are a > wide variety of important tasks that will be offered in a Joomla! Bazaar over > the weekend. This is a great way for Joomla! developers, designers, site > builders, and end users all over the world to give something back to the > project and be able to claim "I helped make Joomla! better." > > The Bugs > For our first PBF event, we targeted priority 1 and 2 bugs and tested the > entire application. Since it's release, Joomla! 1.5 has been very stable and > there are no serious bugs to fix. But, there are a number of medium priority > items that require patches and testing. If we are able to empty the tracker > during the weekend, it would be an important accomplishment for the > community. > > The Joomla! Bazaar > You might be wondering what is the Joomla! Bazaar? A bazaar is a marketplace > where stallholders display their wares to passers-by who can look at the > goods on offer and maybe purchase something that catches their eye. It is > also a reference to Eric S. Raymond's book "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" > which sets out the model for open source development. > > The Joomla! Pizza Bug and Fun event will follow this bazaar metaphor. There > will be a number of different virtual stalls where community members can > browse tasks available from the bug squad, the documentation team, the > translations working group, and so on. Stallholders will communicate via IRC > channels and Skype group chats to help each participant find a perfect way to > contribute to the project. > > How can you help? > If you are willing to offer a venue for this event, sign up and the location > will be included in event announcements. We also encourage groups as small as > two, three, and four people to work together during the weekend. If you are > not able to participate with a group, you can still join the event online. It > will be great to see community members from all over the world working > together. If you are interested in being a part of the Joomla! Pizza Bug and > Fun event, sign up now. > > More information will soon follow. Consider participating. It is guaranteed > to be a fun event and an honor to help improve Joomla!. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > joomla mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla > > End of joomla Digest, Vol 18, Issue 1 > ************************************* _______________________________________________ New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
