= September 2007 Django sprint = We're holding a Django sprint on Friday, Sept. 14, 2007. This page provides information about what that means and how you can contribute. == What is a sprint? == Basically, a Django sprint is an excuse for people to focus their undivided attention, for a set time frame, on improving Django. It's a focused, scheduled effort to fix bugs, add new features and improve documentation. Anybody, anywhere around the world, can participate and contribute. (See the "How to contribute" section below for details.) Most contributors will be at their own homes/schools/workplaces, but a number of people will gather together in person for camaraderie, improved communication and the other benefits of face-to-face interaction. If you've never contributed to Django before, this is the perfect chance for you to chip in. == How to contribute == It's easy: Pick something to work on and do it. All sorts of tasks are available, from hard-core hacking to improving documentation to fixing small bugs. Of course, with more than 100 people around the world signed up to help, good communication is essential. We're currently planning the best way to manage contributions. == Preparing for the sprint == Here are a few easy things you can do ahead of time to make sure your time is spent effectively: * Read our [http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/contributing/ "Contributing to Django" document]. * [http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/install/#installing-the-development-version Install the "trunk" version of Django] (aka the Django development version). * [http://www.djangoproject.com/accounts/register/ Create an account in our ticket system]. This will allow you to claim tickets you're working on. * Familiarize yourself with our [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/Reports ticket system and reports]. * Get an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat IRC] client, so that you can join us in the channel [irc://irc.freenode.net/django-sprint #django-sprint] on Freenode. == To do == Between now and next Friday (or on the day), we need to * Write up a list of things that newcomers can do, particularly how to help triaging bugs. * Work out a way to easily pass "possibly ready" bugs to people with commit privileges. * Is there a way to allow commit privileges to just a branch? We could then create a branch just for one day and merge after the sprint ends. * Can we host a copy of the subversion repository, that allows commit previleges to everyone with an account? We could commit to this copy and merge back after the sprint ends. == Attendees == === In person (Chicago, USA -- at Google Chicago) === This list is FINAL. Please do not add names to this list. If you're on this list, Adrian has e-mailed you directions and instructions for the sprint. * Matt Dorn * Adrian Holovaty * Deryck Hodge * Adam Jenkins (if it's at Google) * Jacob Kaplan-Moss * Joseph Kocherhans * Chris !McAvoy * Paul Smith * Clint Ecker (if at Google) * Jake Elliott * Tamas Kemenczy * Andrew Myers * Matt Dennewitz * David Eads * John Melesky * Christopher Allan Webber * Jeff Gibson * Don Spaulding === In person (Mountain View, Calif., USA -- at Google main HQ) === This list is FINAL. Please do not add names to this list. If you're on this list, Adrian has e-mailed you directions and instructions for the sprint. * David Cramer * Brian Harring * Jason Yan * Patrick Boyd * Paul Lanier (googler) * Rob Harvey These people signed up for the Mountain View sprint but didn't leave any contact information, so Adrian could not get in touch with them. If you're on this list, please [http://www.holovaty.com/contact/ contact Adrian] ASAP to get logistical information for the sprint. * Sean Wang (in the evening) * Samuel Hsiung * Hang Cheng (in the evening) === In person (Copenhagen, Denmark) -- at No House IT === * Nis Jørgensen * Niels Sandholt Busch * Christian Jørgensen * Frej Soya === In person (Lawrence, Kansas, USA) -- likely somewhere downtown === '''Note:''' This location will likely be virtual until evening Friday, CDT (UTC-5). * James Bennett * Matt Croydon * Christian Metts * Tom Tobin === In person (Lima, Peru) -- at Aureal Systems HQ === * Fernando Gutierrez * Gustavo Picon * Jackson Torres * Jean-Pierre Chauvel * Raul Santa-Maria === In person (Boulder, Colorado, USA) -- Matt's house Friday, bivio office Saturday === * Brian Rosner (On IRC Friday and in-person at bivio on Saturday) * Ian Kelly * Jim Baker (Django on Jython; contact me at jbaker AT zyasoft DOT com) * Matt Boersma * Paul Hummer (available Friday and/or Saturday) * Peter Baumgartner (Saturday only) * Chris McClimans (email me details/Matt's location to frpythoneer AT mcclimans.net - done) [http://wiki.python.org/moin/FrontRangePythoneers A sprint of the Front Range Pythoneers!] === In person (Prague, Czech Republic) -- at !NetCentrum s.r.o. === * Honza Král * Jakub Dolejšek * Lukáš Linhart * Jan Češpivo * Václav Stoupa * Jan Killian * Michal Valoušek === In person (Austin, TX, USA) -- Friday early morning to evening === We will be somewhere on UT campus. * Robert Myers * Gary Wilson * Suriya Subramanian === In person (Dresden, Germany) -- at Tschitschereengreen HQ === * Jirka Schäfer * Sebastian Friedel * Arthur Koziel * Jannis Leidel * [http://www.tschitschereengreen.com/blog/2007/09/12/django-sprint-join-us-at-our-german-office-on-friday-coffee-water-and-a-network-cables-are-in-place/ Join us if you like!] === In person (Augsburg near Munich, Germany) === * Wolfram Kriesing * Tobias von Klipstein * [http://wolfram.kriesing.de/blog/index.php/2007/django-sprint-augsburg-germany You are welcome to join!] === In person (Edinburgh, Scotland) === Friday, 7PM (GMT+1) onwards. [http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers/msg/a03fcd144d6d057f Join us]! * Andrew Durdin * Fraser Nevett * John Sutherland * Matt Riggott === Online === Add your name below, in alphabetical order by first name * Aaron Lee (Shanghai, China) * Adam Duren (Chipley, Florida, USA) * Adi Andreiaş (Cluj-Napoca, Romania, GMT+2) * Aidas Bendoraitis (Berlin, Germany) * Alexander Solovyov (Kiev, Ukraine) * Allagappan M (Bangalore, India) * Anderson Santos (Brazil) * Andrews Medina (Brazil) * Amit Upadhyay (Mumbai, India) * Ben Ford (Indonesia, GMT +6) * Ben Slavin (Washington DC, USA) * Bob Johnson (Mays Landing, NJ, USA) * Brad Pitcher (Eugene, OR, USA) * Bruce Kroeze (Portland, OR) * Bruno Tikami (Sao Paulo, Brazil, GMT-3) * Carlos José Barroso (SL, SL, AR) * Chris Beaven (Wellington, New Zealand) * Cliff Barrett (Atlanta, GA) * Craig Ogg (Long Beach, California, USA) * Dan Ferrante (New York, NY) * Daniel Morgan (Lafayette, LA, US) * Daniel Roseman (London, UK) * Darrin Thompson (Indianapolis, IN, US) * Daniel Wang (Vancouver, Canada) * David Elias (Leiria, Portugal, GMT) * David Schein (Easthampton, MA, USA) * David Reynolds (Norwich, UK, GMT) * Deepak Thukral (New Delhi, India) * Dimitris Glezos (UK) * Dongmin Yu (Korea) * Doug Napoleone (Boston, MA) * Drew Raines (Nashville, TN) * Elliot Murphy (Florida, USA) * Eric Brown (Tampa, FL, USA) * Eric G. 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