[RFC] code sprints or focus-weeks

[RFC] code sprints or focus-weeks

[Koen Kooi]

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Hi,

Looking at the development of OE the last year it seems that major improvements were
either sponsored (o-hand dudes, google SoC) or by people with supernatural focus (Holger).

Last night I had an idea on how to get 'big' things done:

Code sprints!

The idea is that we decide that for a period of time (e.g. a week) a certain area (e.g
packaged-staging) gets put on top of peoples OE-TODO list.

what do you think?

regards,

Koen
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Re: [RFC] code sprints or focus-weeks

[Rolf Leggewie]

Koen Kooi wrote:

> Looking at the development of OE the last year it seems that major improvements were
> either sponsored (o-hand dudes, google SoC) or by people with supernatural focus (Holger).

good time to step back and take a look at HOW things are getting done.

> what do you think?

I think this is a great idea.

I hope you do not mind if I add another; Set up a good system for 
accepting bounties.  OE is getting more and more widely used, I think 
there would be some revenue there.  I believe it might make sense to use 
an external site/tool for managing the bounties or at least learn from 
how they process it.  What do you think?

Re: [RFC] code sprints or focus-weeks

[Marcin Juszkiewicz]

Dnia wtorek, 2 stycznia 2007 14:36, Rolf Leggewie napisał:
> Koen Kooi wrote:

> > Looking at the development of OE the last year it seems that major
> > improvements were either sponsored (o-hand dudes, google SoC) or by
> > people with supernatural focus (Holger).
>
> good time to step back and take a look at HOW things are getting done.

> > what do you think?
>
> I think this is a great idea.

I think that too - especially packaged-staging is a thing which will help 
us improve starting point for external developers.

> I hope you do not mind if I add another; Set up a good system for
> accepting bounties.  OE is getting more and more widely used, I think
> there would be some revenue there.  I believe it might make sense to
> use an external site/tool for managing the bounties or at least learn
> from how they process it.  What do you think?

Good idea - can you do some research and check some of such sites?

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Re: [RFC] code sprints or focus-weeks

[Koen Kooi]

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Marcin Juszkiewicz schreef:
> Dnia wtorek, 2 stycznia 2007 14:36, Rolf Leggewie napisał:

<snip>

>> I hope you do not mind if I add another; Set up a good system for
>> accepting bounties.  OE is getting more and more widely used, I think
>> there would be some revenue there.  I believe it might make sense to
>> use an external site/tool for managing the bounties or at least learn
>> from how they process it.  What do you think?
> 
> Good idea - can you do some research and check some of such sites?

Check this thread: http://maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-developers/2007-January/006972.html

regards,

Koen

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Re: [RFC] code sprints or focus-weeks

[Rolf Leggewie]

Marcin Juszkiewicz wrote:

>> I hope you do not mind if I add another; Set up a good system for
>> accepting bounties.

> Good idea - can you do some research and check some of such sites?

I already did.

<q http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.handhelds.openembedded/14385>
http://www.opensourcexperts.com/
https://launchpad.net/bounties/
http://bountycounty.org/
https://www.bountysource.com/
http://donorge.org/
</q>

None of them were a clear winner, though.

Re: [RFC] code sprints or focus-weeks

[Rolf Leggewie]

Rolf Leggewie wrote:

> None of them were a clear winner, though.

During my research I had also come across Nat's thoughts for a bounty 
system at http://nat.org/2005/january/#bountysystem which I fully agree 
with.  It seems this should not be so complicated.  I believe there are 
two possible routes forward: Hack something together and self-host or 
get some site such as launchpad.net to provide something usable.

I am afraid launchpad.net might take forever.  Furthermore, the software 
is closed which might turn some people off (not me).  The BIG plus is 
the all-encompassing approach.  Bounties are just like most things in 
FOSS about critical mass and joining loose ends together.  I am afraid 
that an OE-only approach might limit itself in people that can pitch in. 
  There are bugs being fixed in OE that benefit non-OE users, too.  But 
on the other hand, progress in launchpad.net is out of our control so 
unless we can work out some kind of time-frame with such an external 
site it might not be an option.

Re: [RFC] code sprints or focus-weeks

[Koen Kooi]

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Marcin Juszkiewicz schreef:
> Dnia wtorek, 2 stycznia 2007 14:36, Rolf Leggewie napisał:
>> Koen Kooi wrote:
> 
>>> Looking at the development of OE the last year it seems that major
>>> improvements were either sponsored (o-hand dudes, google SoC) or by
>>> people with supernatural focus (Holger).
>> good time to step back and take a look at HOW things are getting done.
> 
>>> what do you think?
>> I think this is a great idea.
> 
> I think that too - especially packaged-staging is a thing which will help 
> us improve starting point for external developers.

Any volunteers to make a list of the projects in the wiki?

regards,

Koen
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Re: [RFC] code sprints or focus-weeks

[Rolf Leggewie]

Koen Kooi wrote:
> Last night I had an idea on how to get 'big' things done:
> 
> Code sprints!

What happened to this idea?  When is the next (and I assume first) code 
sprint?