Re: Questions: Founding of Open Embedded, dev gatherings etc.

Re: Questions: Founding of Open Embedded, dev gatherings etc.

[Koen Kooi]

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Knut Yrvin schreef:
> Hi all :)
> 
> At FOSDEM I talked with Gerwin van der Kruis about Trolltech helping Open 
> Embedded getting started with developer gatherings and a foundation. 
> 
> I got some experiences with developer gatherings after initiationg the 
> Skolelinux project in 2001. Actually we have organised +30 gatherings. 
> Skolelinux is now a part of DebianEdu. The board of "Free Software in School" 
> organises about 6-7 developer gatherings a year. Pictures from opening of one 
> of the gatherings in Forbach - France, gives an idea of the scale: 
> 
> http://www.bawetic.be/PHOTOS/Forbach2006/
> 
> I would like to see similar activeties in OpenEmbedded space. Maybe Mobile 
> Developer Days 2007 at Alborg University in Denmark could be the place to 
> start?: 
> 
> http://mobiledevices.kom.aau.dk/team_and_organization/events/mobile_developer_days_2007/
> 
> To sum it up. Gerwin van der Kruis idea is to make a foundation, and getting  
> dev.gatherings started. Is this interesting for you? If you are interesed, 
> how should we proceed?

We are certainly interested! At the moment a big part of our core developers is on
holiday, moving appartments, doing examns, etc, so we'll get back to you in a few days.

regards,

Koen
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Re: Questions: Founding of Open Embedded, dev gatherings etc.

[Gerwin]

Hi Knut, 

I have been quite busy myself as well , lot of embedded work and lot of 
php/java work. 

I am busy with a wimax kind of smartphone for the asian market which will run 
of course linux(currently hardware design fase). And some smaller projects so 
it is quite busy at this moment.  

> >
> > I got some experiences with developer gatherings after initiationg the
> > Skolelinux project in 2001. Actually we have organised +30 gatherings.
> > Skolelinux is now a part of DebianEdu. The board of "Free Software in
> > School" organises about 6-7 developer gatherings a year. Pictures from
> > opening of one of the gatherings in Forbach - France, gives an idea of
> > the scale:
> >
> > http://www.bawetic.be/PHOTOS/Forbach2006/
> >
> > I would like to see similar activeties in OpenEmbedded space. Maybe
> > Mobile Developer Days 2007 at Alborg University in Denmark could be the
> > place to start?:
> >

Yes I think so , the main problem is that our main developers are in the 
Netherlands , Germany , England and Poland. So yes we can send a delegation 
but I don't think that all developers will be there . I think we have a 
bigger chance if we organize something like this in the Netherlands or 
Germany. 

> > To sum it up. Gerwin van der Kruis idea is to make a foundation, and
> > getting dev.gatherings started. Is this interesting for you? If you are
> > interesed, how should we proceed?
>

We discussed about this also during fosdem and later on as well on irc, the 
main problem is time and knowledge . For example where should such a 
foundation be based , who is going to govern it etc. etc. 

OEDEM Frosconn and t-dose are the first opurtunities that we will be present .

I invited you for t-dose as well for a keynote. 


Kind Regards, 

Gerwin


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