Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help. -Remko On Friday, January 31, 2014, Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Alright, thanks for the info guys! I've started writing out the abstract > and such for the presentation. I think that's a good idea submitting two > CFPs (presentation and tutorial). I'll forward the CFPs after I'm done to > the list here for any ideas. > > Nick, you said you'll be going, right? And according to the log4j site, > you're based in Chicago? So am I! > > > On 30 January 2014 13:28, Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> wrote: > > FWIW, I wouldn't compare SLF4J against Log4j. SLF4J is just an API where > we provide a full implementation. The main alternatives are > java.util.Logging (aka JUL), Logback, and Log4j 1.x. if you search you > will find a few others too. > > I would think you should submit 2 proposals and split your talks into an > intro to Log4j 2 and then a how-to session. > > I will be glad to help in any way I can. > > Ralph > > On Jan 30, 2014, at 10:48 AM, Christian Grobmeier <grobme...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Please don't wait any longer Matt. > > > > > http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/apachecon-north-america/program/cfp > > Submission must arrive before (!) 1.02. and they will not extend this > deadline. > > > > However you talk sounds good. Just from experience, people are sometimes > setup > > when they hear they should move their facade from slf4j to log4j2 again. > Be prepared > > to have good arguments > > > > Any great if you could submit a proposal! > > > > On 30 Jan 2014, at 15:42, Matt Sicker wrote: > > > >> I know I'm not a committer (yet), but I would be interested in doing a > talk on logging. I'll see if I can get employer support as well. Is anyone > else interested in putting together a CFP or two? I'd like to cover the > neat new features in log4j, why we're more awesome than SLF4J, how to use > logging effectively (e.g., using aspects to inject trace logging, using > informative log messages, effective usage of the API, when to use different > levels, using markers, complex logging configurations, etc), how to help > make log4j compatible with other logging APIs not already implemented, > creating additional components (I.e., appenders, filters, layouts, etc.), > and many other ideas. Obviously that's too much to cover in one talk, but > it's a good place to start examining what topics to cover and at what > levels of expertise. > >> > >> Matt Sicker > >> > >>> On Jan 28, 2014, at 11:29, Nick Williams < > nicho...@nicholaswilliams.net> wrote: > >>> > >>> Guys, let's show up for Apache Logging! They're hurting for CFP's > right now. Rich Bowen at ApacheCon assures me that if money is an issue > getting committers to come and lead talks, the Travel Assistance Committee > will do everything it can to help you get there. Email them at > t...@apache.org. > >>> > >>> I'm definitely going and I'll submit a CFP as well. I'm open to > suggestions. Let's try to get 3-5 good Apache Logging talks in from > different people! If we can get two PMC members to come, we can even have a > summit, which would be great exposure! We need to coordinate so that we're > covering different topics and not stepping on each other. > >>> > >>> I NEED A ROOMMATE AND YOU DO, TOO! Hotel is the biggest expense for > this--more than flights and committer registration combined. I'm looking > for someone who wants to go and is willing to share a hotel room and split > the cost. If we can get 4 Logging guys there, we can use just 2 hotel rooms > and save a bunch of money. I plan on flying in Sunday night and checking > out of the hotel Friday morning--that's five nights. If someone can only > share the hotel for 3 nights, we can split the price accordingly. > >>> > >>> Inline below I have included the answers I got to some questions I > asked Rich. > >>> > >>> I hope some of you will come to ApacheCon with me! It'll be a great > opportunity to publicize Log4j 2.0 GA! > >>> > >>> Nick > >>> > >>>> On Jan 27, 2014, at 6:21 AM, Nick Williams wrote: > >>>> > >>>> - What exactly is a project summit? > >>> > >>> Rich: Some projects are taking the opportunity to have a "summit" of > one kind or another, to do sprints on features, or to discuss the direction > of the project, or to do bug triage, or whatever. A project summit is > whatever you want to make it, if two or more members of the PMC are > together in a room to make it happen. > >>> > >>>> - What exactly is a tut > > -- > Matt Sicker > <boa...@gmail.com<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','boa...@gmail.com');>> > >
