Drupal 7 is going to be frozen on September 1. Past that, we will fix focus on bugfixing and porting contributed modules. The so-called D7CX movement wants to see as many contributed modules as possible be ready by the time Drupal 7.0 is released. NowPublic fully supports this movement and to further it, we will hold a contrib upgrade sprint in the NowPublic offices in Vancouver, BC (Seymour 576) on the October 17-18 weekend. As usual, we provide wifi, power, pizza, drinks, chocolate and Hungarian pancakes (Damien Tournoud asked for them). Come by, it will be awesome. If you have not had the chance yet to learn about the new field API or the new database layer, this is an excellent time.
Our honored guests include Damien Tournoud, David Strauss, Sam Boyer and working on more.
Ps2. Rescheduled to avoid a conflict with DrupalCamp PDX.
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I'll be there...in IRC.
I'll be there...in IRC.
Senior Drupal Developer for Lullabot | www.davereid.net | @davereid
i'll probably out of town by
i'll probably out of town by that point. but will definitely have to tune in remotely.
and what's a "hungarian pancake"? sounds naughty. :-p
delicious
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatschinken
sounds good!
sounds good!
East US satellite location
Classic Graphics main office at 5901 Northwoods Business Pkwy, Charlotte, NC will host a satellite sprint on October 17 in the far left entrance door. Wifi, pizza, drinks.
Mark Shropshire and Bryan Stalcup are interested in attending. I have three more I'm going to invite after I hit post on this.
See also: http://groups.drupal.org/node/25025
On IRC
I'll be participate, but I expect it will only be online, not physically.
You can feel it's starting...
... because:
Damien Tournoud
Ticket booked.
Ticket booked.
I can make it on the 18th
It looks like I'm busy on the 17th, but the 18th is free. I'd like to upgrade the following to Drupal 7:
Are beginners welcome (even just to make the coffee runs)?
Hi all,
I'm new!
Brand spanking...
I can code a little, but my guess is that Oct 17/18 weekend is the "deep end." Really feeling the need to spread my Drupal wings. I don't want to get in the way, but I would love be exposed to some Drupal guts if there's standing room. Thoughts? (Let 'em fly - i can take it).
;)
Chris
I'd say so
Beginners are always welcome - everybody has to start somewhere. Maybe you could start with the Coder/Deadwood module that will make an automated first pass at updating a module. Post the output as a patch in the issue queue to get the ball rolling. Rinse and repeat. There is also always a need for testing. I'm sure that others will have ideas on how you can help.
thanks rickvug
Ya, it's all new... the sentence "post the output patch in the issue queue" is a learning curve all by itself. ;)
Okay, that was a bit of exaggeration, but only a bit. amye's been in touch with me about ways I can help out - looking forward to it.
@yakker
I agree that making patches and using the issue queue has a learning curve. It really isn't that bad though. There will be many people there to help.
Beginners
At the last meeting chx talked about the code sprint. For his own words go to http://www.drupal4hu.com/node/220 and jump to around 52:00. He expects Saturday to be heavy code development and there may not be much for non-coders to do. Sunday there will probably be documentation, testing and review work which nearly anyone can take on.
A question: Are there enough of us available and willing to self-organize mini-training sessions or other D7 sprints for the totally new? Even if there isn't a D7UX task available on Saturday, there's lots of other D7 work. Those of us with no direct D7UX task could use the time being helpful in other places. I'm not sure what the Now Public offices are like for space, but it's downtown so starting at Now Public and moving to a cafe is probably an option. Good? Bad? Unworkable?
newb friendly!
To jump in, I think it's great for anyone who considers themselves a "newb" to come on down - you may not be able to help with the actual module upgrade coding, but there is TONS of other things they can do.
I don't think it needs to be as structured as training sessions, we just need some people willing to help out beginners - we might just want to make some way for people whoa can mentor on beginner tasks to be visible (ie. put a blue dot sticker on your shirt, or a dedicated spot in the office for newbs) so that the hardcore coders working on the module upgrades can focus on that with less interruptions, which is important.
I'll be there off and on through the weekend and am more than happy to coach people on how to work on D7 documentation, or how to test and roll patches (since I am not an advanced enough developer to do the module upgrades either!) - I'd say it's even better to get people up so speed on this stuff on the Saturday so by Sunday they can put it into practice on the freshly upgraded modules.
If you have any interest in doing some work and contributing to the D7 project, my attitude is just show up, we'll put you to work!
Whaddaya say? Chx does that sound ok to you?
thanks
yes this does sound great. Something like this worked well for the testing sprint in LA as well.
To make this more clear
Adding D7 training sessions as a side event to the code sprint is fine. We can use the meeting room for this, for example. However, this is a coding sprint and the emphasis is on coding -- we have very little time and a lot to do.
I know that on the long run we are better off with more contributors, and I am absolutely happy to help them on iRC and as said, we will provide space and food and all (yes, Hungarian pancakes included) during this event but I do not want the coders to be slowed down, OK?
On the same page
Absolutely - this is not a training session, and the focus should be on making sure the D7 module upgrade coders can hunker down and go to work.
That's why I was suggesting some way to identify others (such as myself) who are not doing the actual module coding, and who are there to help with testing etc, who can be interrupted and help mentor. I think everyone there can be respectful of the work that the coders are doing, and minimize any interruptions.
I'll see if I can find some coloured dot stickers or something of the sort so that we can easily identify those who need to focus and do not wish to be disturbed, and those who will be helping any non-coders - even better if there is an extra room to accommodate/separate the groups.
See ya there!
A.
Cool
I'll show and am willing to help with whatever sundry needs doing, from coffee to organization (background in instruction/curriculum if it helps). I have no problem stepping back if it's clear that the extra bodies are getting in the way. Cheers, Ariane.
;)
Not to be in the way
I was also hoping to attend but do not think I can offer much at the coding level.
I am wondering if testing and offering some help with documentation or examples may be useful.
Is there any idea which modules may be worked on each day as this may influence people's attendance, or is this a much more free flowing event, depends on who arrives with what module?
It would be great to participate and hopefully feel some sense of use not an obstacle.
Thanks,
Izzy
Participate is great!
izmeez -- you absolutely can find a place. CHX will be focused on leading/helping with the hardcore coder effort.
Ariane -- I suggest you start a separate thread and gather testers/documenters/etc. in a separate "Track"
Yup will do
It's on my to-do list as soon as I'm on vacay at the end of the week - I'll be posting a bunch of info for the non-coders to get started with, so keep an eye out. ;-)
Newb guide ahoy!
Just banged out a big list of stuff to help any newbs who will be joining to get ready for the sprint: http://groups.drupal.org/node/29226
I'd highly recommend you try and set aside some time prior to the sprint to go through this, watch the video I linked to of David's session, and get as many of the necessary tools set up as you can.
Funtimes see ya there!
Aye-aye!
Aye-aye cap'n,
'Tis not the 19th o' Septembarrrrr, but a...
*ahem (sorry).
Arianne - this is fantastic. Thanks for taking the time to bring all that together. Looking forward to helping out!
Just realized this is Chris
Just realized this is Chris of Opus :-) will be great to meet you! Hopefully it's not too daunting getting all that set up!
Likewise!
:)
Looking forward to meeting you as well, Ariane. Not too daunting - I have a number of things already set up (local server, etc.). It's the IRC and contrib workflow stuff that is new to me. I can code, but I'm all self-taught so it's the overall structures/approaches that I'm not quite literate in. Again thanks - your set of links is my coming Friday. ;)
Start at
We will start at 9:30AM on Saturday. I will try to be there around 9AM but no guarantees, I have cleaning people coming at 8AM...
I'm aiming to get there
I'm aiming to get there 10:30-11am if any keen newbies turn up before me, start working through http://groups.drupal.org/node/29226, there's plenty there to keep you busy!