[Was: Core sprint 2017 - Sep 4 - Sep 9, Menlo Park, California] On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 4:04 PM, Lukasz Langa <luk...@langa.pl> wrote:
> Hello fellow committers! > I'm organizing another core sprint this year to make Python 3.7 the best > release possible. > > *WHY*: > 1. *Community*. The sprints at the end of PyCon are great but they > mostly get the same people in the room year after year. Many of the most > active contributors never attend conferences. My goal with this sprint is > to bring together many core devs who rarely if ever meet! > 2. *Focus*. When we have sprints at the end of a conference, many of us > are pretty tired and less productive than we could have been without the > late dinners, endless hallway sessions, and so on. Some of the sprinters > are preoccupied with tutoring newcomers. This sprint won't be after a > major conference, and it's only for seasoned CPython core devs--so get to > work! > 3. *Communication*. There are tremendous benefits to getting everyone > together in one big room. Conversations that drag on on python-dev can be > solved quickly in person. Even contentious debates become faster, easier, > and more civil. And meeting face-to-face helps us all feel more connected > to our community. > > *WHY THE BAY AREA*: We have a large population of core contributors > here. Also, I can arrange for Facebook to provide us a "war room" for the > whole week, with full access to the campus during the sprints. That > includes free food for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks, compatible > with almost any dietary restrictions. > > *WHY EARLY SEPTEMBER*: It's almost impossible to find a time that doesn't > overlap with a PyCon. This week worked well last year so we're redoing it > that way. Monday September 4 is Labor Day in the US, which may make it > easier for employees of US companies to attend, as they'd only be taking > off four days instead of five. > > *HOW LONG*: A full week Monday, Sep 4 to Friday, Sep 8 evening. You can > check into your hotel the day before the sprint (Sunday, Sep 3) and check > out the day after (Saturday, Sep 9). > > *HOW BIG*: No fewer than 10, no more than 20. More than 20 people would > be great but it'd be hard for me to organize a sprint that big. > > *WHO PAYS*: The venue, hotels, and food are provided by Facebook. I'm > working on getting flight reimbursements. Last year they were provided by > the Python Software Foundation. Anybody is free to waive their > reimbursement. > > *PLEASE REPLY*: If you're interested in attending and have the commit bit > on GitHub's python/cpython, fill out this Google Form: > https://goo.gl/forms/MzrNtRe0NAmzvGwF2 > > *DISCLAIMER*: I'd like to be able to host everybody. However, if I > receive more than 20 applications, this is not going to be possible. In > this case, the following will happen: > > 1. I will look at your current level of involvement in CPython > development. This includes metrics like commits / PRs, activity on the bug > tracker and python-dev, special role (release manager, infrastructure dev, > etc.). > 2. I will look at your sprint plan and ability to participate in the > entire sprint (per answers to the questions above). > 3. I will gather all this data and leave the final decision to our > Benevolent Dictator (who is also attending the sprint). This is one of > those occasions where having a dictator is useful. > > *DON'T WAIT*: September is closer than you think! Please let me know as > soon as possible so we can start setting up the event. I'm going to close > the sign-up form on June 23rd. > > Organizational-ly yours, > Ł > Vice-Minister of Silly Sprints > > _______________________________________________ > python-committers mailing list > python-committers@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-committers > Code of Conduct: https://www.python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ > > -- --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido <http://python.org/%7Eguido>)
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