Invitation to a Debian Bug Squashing Party in Montreal
Hello everyone, I've been lurking on this list since slightly before DebConf17 last year (well, soon two years ago :) to which I wanted to invite you all. I'm back with another invitation. Debian is preparing a major release. There are some release critical bugs. Debian users worldwide are holding Bug Squashing Parties to try and resolve as many of these critical bugs as possible as quickly as possible. We're holding one in Montreal. It's a weekend affair, so we're hoping to see people come from out of town for the 19th and 20th of January. Is there is a Debian community within GTALUG that might consider coming? Maybe you can car pool or get a cheap bus or Via Rail ticket. Maybe even a cheap flight... Don't forget that the Debian Project is willing to reimburse up to the Canadian equivalent of USD $100 of expenses for qualified contributors to attend BSPs. Here are some relevant links for those who might be interested: https://lists.debian.org/debian-dug-nyc/2018/12/msg00000.html https://agendadulibre.qc.ca/events/1942 https://wiki.debian.org/BSP/2019/01/ca/Montreal If any of you are thinking of coming and have any questions, I'll do my best to answer them. Thanks, and maybe see some of you in a couple of weeks! -- Znoteer znoteer@mailbox.org
On Sat, 29 Dec 2018 at 20:53, Znoteer via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
I've been lurking on this list since slightly before DebConf17 last year (well, soon two years ago :) to which I wanted to invite you all.
Thanks; I had considered it; other things got in the way at the time, so I was sadly unable to make it. It is very kind for you to point out these events, thank you!
It's a weekend affair, so we're hoping to see people come from out of town for the 19th and 20th of January. Is there is a Debian community within GTALUG that might consider coming? Maybe you can car pool or get a cheap bus or Via Rail ticket. Maybe even a cheap flight... Don't forget that the Debian Project is willing to reimburse up to the Canadian equivalent of USD $100 of expenses for qualified contributors to attend BSPs.
I'd consider it, as I'm a Debian user, and it's certainly a good thing to: a) Give something back, b) Help with roadblocks to the new release Alas, that's a week when I can't leave town, so have to give 'regrets'. Also, I think I'd rather do Montreal in the summer. My cold weather gear has withered over the years since we don't get actually cold weather here in Toronto ;-) I'm slightly surprised that there's not enough people to do a BSP here in Toronto; there ought to be interested folk here too. I'll bet there's some interesting process involved. -- When confronted by a difficult problem, solve it by reducing it to the question, "How would the Lone Ranger handle this?"
On Thursday, January 03 2019, Christopher Browne via talk wrote:
I'm slightly surprised that there's not enough people to do a BSP here in Toronto; there ought to be interested folk here too. I'll bet there's some interesting process involved.
Hey Christopher, There's actually people interested in doing a BSP here in Toronto. I'm one of them :-). If I can, I'll organize one by the end of January. I'm also considering attending the one in Montréal, just to have an idea of what to do here. Let's see. Thanks, -- Sergio GPG key ID: 237A 54B1 0287 28BF 00EF 31F4 D0EB 7628 65FC 5E36 Please send encrypted e-mail if possible http://sergiodj.net/
On Thu, Jan 03, 2019 at 02:43:22PM -0500, Sergio Durigan Junior via talk wrote:
On Thursday, January 03 2019, Christopher Browne via talk wrote:
I'm slightly surprised that there's not enough people to do a BSP here in Toronto; there ought to be interested folk here too. I'll bet there's some interesting process involved.
Hey Christopher,
There's actually people interested in doing a BSP here in Toronto. I'm one of them :-). If I can, I'll organize one by the end of January. I'm also considering attending the one in Montréal, just to have an idea of what to do here. Let's see.
We'd love to see you here and would be happy to share what we know about organising a BSP! -- Znoteer znoteer@mailbox.org
Hey Sergio, Let me know if you need any assistance in organizing/arranging for the Toronto BSP. I’d be glad to help. —James https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-medeiros-6b3a9742 james.medeiros@gmail.com On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 2:43 PM Sergio Durigan Junior via talk < talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
On Thursday, January 03 2019, Christopher Browne via talk wrote:
I'm slightly surprised that there's not enough people to do a BSP here in Toronto; there ought to be interested folk here too. I'll bet there's some interesting process involved.
Hey Christopher,
There's actually people interested in doing a BSP here in Toronto. I'm one of them :-). If I can, I'll organize one by the end of January. I'm also considering attending the one in Montréal, just to have an idea of what to do here. Let's see.
Thanks,
-- Sergio GPG key ID: 237A 54B1 0287 28BF 00EF 31F4 D0EB 7628 65FC 5E36 Please send encrypted e-mail if possible http://sergiodj.net/ --- Talk Mailing List talk@gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
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Znoteer