Thanks a lot James, for kicking this off. Mailing it out to Mentors and Devel list too!
Have a nice day, Daniel On Sa, 2007-12-01 at 12:02 +0000, James Westby wrote: > I want to get the MOTU school[0] up and running again. I have spoken > briefly with Daniel, and there is a place for it to complement the > packaging 101 sessions and the Q+A sessions. This means we need ideas > for sessions that are not basic packaging, and are too complex for a > quick answer during a Q+A session. > > I have cleaned up the requests page[1], but left most the requests that > were already there. This means that we have some ideas, but I'm sure > there are many more. > > It doesn't matter whether your a long-time MOTU, or just starting > out with packaging, you probably have some areas of the work that > you are not familiar with. Don't know how to package a web-app/python > bindings/perl library/shared library/gnome-panel plugin/whatever? Add > it to the list. Don't know how to prepare a security upload/backport/ > new upstream version/freeze exception/sync/merge/stable release > update/whatever? Add it to the list. Don't know how > to use cdbs/uscan/bzr/REVU/pbuilder/whatever? Add it to the list. All > we ask is that it is not too basic, or too simple as explained above, > but if in doubt add it to the list and we'll tell you. I've also added > a primitive voting system to the page, so if there is a talk listed > there that you would really like to see then add your vote to it, > and we will try and schedule it sooner. > > Obviously someone needs to actually give these sessions. That means that > we need volunteers with expertise in certain areas to step > forward and present these sessions. So, if you are fairly experienced, > at least in some areas, please head on over to the requests page[1] and > put your name down next to sessions that you would feel comfortable > talking about. You don't need to know every last detail of that subject, > but some level of familiarity is desirable. It is obviously possible > to have multiple presenters, so if you think you know someone who would > fill the gaps in your knowledge on a subject then ask them if they > would help you to present on it. If you don't know who that person is > then please put your name down with a note that you would like a > co-presenter, listing the area that you would like them to be > knowledgeable in if applicable. > > As for running the sessions we haven't made any decisions yet. I would > guess that they may be monthly, as long as we have talks to give > and volunteers to give them, at a time that fits in well with the other > MOTU events. This will be decided once we have our first session to > give, and will leave enough time to promote the event well enough. > > Please head on over to > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/School/Requests > > and suggest a talk, or volunteer to give one, or just vote on one that > you would like to see. It's a great way to fill in the gaps in > your knowledge. > > Thanks, > > James > > [0] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/School > [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/School/Requests > >
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