Hi Shiv, Please count me in too for Aug 11th event. I would also like to participate in tutorial session.
Cheers Saurabh S h i v wrote: > Dear bosug/belenix-discuss members, > > Below is the formal announcement mail for the hackathon. Please note > that there are additional details of interest for the participants. > The announcement is also published on the BOSUG event list > http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/bosug/events > > People who had already expressed their interest during the earlier > discussions do not need to send another confirmation. They will > receive a confirmation in a day or two. > To re-iterate, participation can be local(from Bangalore) as well as > from outside(via net access). > > I'll be publishing the below announcement to other local(Bangalore) > FOSS groups that might be interested. > > best regards > Shiv > > > Hackathon (4-Aug & 11-Aug, 2007) > ==================================== > Scope : Creating OpenSolaris packages from pristine sources for a huge > set of softwares > > Tutorial session for the Hackathon (4-Aug 2007) > ------------------------------------------------------------- > (Optional for people already familiar with Solaris packaging, pkgbuild) > Date : 4-Aug 2007 > Duration : 6:00pm ? 8:00pm (GMT+530) > Scope : Packaging howto using pkgbuild/pkgtool/rmp spec files. > Some required details about SVR4 packages & GNU auto tools > Venue : Divyashree chambers, Bangalore, INDIA > A simple tutorial document will be provided for people participating > from outside Bangalore (2 people have already expressed interest > during the initial planning stage of this event) > > Those who are interested to attend the tutorial but unable to > participate in the hackathon may contact me offline. > > The Hackathon (11-Aug 2007) > ----------------------------------------- > Date : 11-Aug 2007 > Duration : 10am ? 4:30pm (GMT+530) > Scope : Creating OpenSolaris packages from pristine sources for a > huge set of softwares(see details below) > Venue : Divyashree chambers, Bangalore, INDIA > > People outside Bangalore need to have a good net connection and come > online. Details will be provided later. > Deadline for participation confirmation: > > Send your confirmations to shivakumar dot gn at gmail dot com > > * Those who need the tutorial to be able to participate should confirm > their participation by 2-Aug > * Those who are already familiar with Solaris packaging,pkgbuild & GNU > autotools may confirm their participation by 5-Aug > > The number of participants that we can accomodate is limited by the > infrastructure that can be provided. Hence earlier you confirm the > better are your chances of getting the opportunity to participate ! > > People who have good net facility and are located outside Bangalore > can also participate. > > Participation Requirements > =========================== > Enthusiasm to share/contribute/learn/teach is the primary requirement! > > Additionally one or more of these skills is expected > * A good familiarity with Solaris or Linux shell environment > * Shell scripting > * Authoring/debugging Makefiles > * GNU Autotools > * Authoring of rpm spec files (creating rpm packages) > > (Note that those who will be attending the tutorial session will > satisfy most of the requirements) > > Infrastructure > ================ > Participants are expected to bring their own laptops > > A small set of systems to accomodate ~6 people will also be available > for those who are unable to arrange for a system of their own The > source code for a huge set softwares will be available on a LAN > > For people who get their own systems but donot have Solaris Express > installed on their systems, > > * VMware image of Solaris Express will be available that can be > used on their systems for the event. In this case a minimum of 1GB RAM > is recommended for the laptop. > * A server will be available to offload their laptop contents to > make for disk space on their systems (if necessary) > > > ** Lunch will be arranged at the venue ** > ------------------------------------------------- > > Hackathon Background Information > ================================== > Belenix is one of very active OpenSolaris distro around. It is nearing > 2 years of existence. It currently does not have packaging support. > This is intended to be included in one of the future releases. > > Once packaging support is available the huge bunch of softwares need > to be made available in the form of SVR4 packages. The SFE (rpm spec > file like) based approach is well suited for this. > > The number of build/package recipes currently available for > OpenSolaris is limited (~250). > > These 2 were the triggers to organise a hackthon that can deliver > multiple benefits: > > * Provides an opportunity for people desirous of contributing to > FOSS projects > * OpenSolaris distros get build/packaging recipes in the form of > rpm like spec files > * Many people become familiar with OpenSolaris development > platform and will be in a position to contribute > * Authors of FOSS softwares for Linux/Windows will be able to > recognize some of the areas to consider to make their softwares build > across multiple platforms > > Hackathon discussions are happening > at "bosug discussion > list"(http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=34609&tstart=0) > and > at belenix-discuss mailing list > (http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/belenix-discuss/2007-July/000031.html) > > Feel free to pitch in. > _______________________________________________ > ug-bosug mailing list > List-Unsubscribe: mailto:ug-bosug-unsubscribe at opensolaris.org > List-Owner: mailto:ug-bosug-owner at opensolaris.org > List-Archives: http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/forum.jspa?forumID=54 >
