[TOSprint] geoserver code sprint

[Jody Garnett]

Yeah I hear you, I went to Philadelphia sprint last year and really enjoyed
that "cross project" aspect. I actually went to work on uDig - and ended up
spending my time doing GeoTools community outreach. Great socializing and
community building, just not as planned :)

It was unclear to initially if OSGeo was receptive to single project
sprints, or if having a cross project sprint makes it easier to request
funding from the foundation. I have since received assurances that single
project "task focused" sprints are okay - just unusual.


--
Jody Garnett

On 10 December 2015 at 06:02, Daniel Morissette <dmorissette at mapgears.com>
wrote:

> Hi Jody, All,
>
> Personally I see code sprints not only as an opportunity to code and to
> work on technical challenges, but also and mostly as a community building
> activity. Having developers in the same venue for a week helps build and
> strengthen relationships and makes remote collaboration between those
> developers easier later on. Bonus points it you have multiple projects in
> the same room as you can also add another benefit: cross-project
> collaboration.
>
> One of the best success on that front in my mind has been the Vienna
> Sprint that brought together ~50 participants from the QGIS, GRASS and
> C-Tribe sprints. I also remember other sprints such as the NYC and
> Philadelphia sprints that did well in attracting multiple project
> communities, and I believe there are others that I am less familiar with
> such as the Bolsena sprint that bring together multiple projects each year.
>
> Unfortunately we cannot reproduce the Vienna Sprint success each year, but
> I am of the opinion that whenever possible we should try to align the dates
> of OSGeo sprints to bring together as many project communities as possible
> as the benefits of multiplying the number of projects involved are
> exponential. It's too late for the GeoServer and Paris sprints
> unfortunately, and playing with numbers to justify the decision is a waste
> of cycles in my opinion. Let's just try to keep this in mind for the future
> and to coordinate better if we can.
>
> BTW, I have seen that other sprints put more emphasis on the code than on
> the social aspect and that's great, we need different types of sprints for
> all tastes, I am just expressing my personal opinion/preference here.
>
> Daniel
>
>
> On 2015-12-10 3:52 AM, Jody Garnett wrote:
>
>> I am organizing a code sprint for GeoServer (mid January, Victoria BC).
>>
>> - wiki page <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoServer_Code_Sprint_2016>
>> - budget
>> <
>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mp2xWq95t1rqwle6_WCQ0qD8D9-1icitLH0AiJQ7r4Y/edit#gid=990228872>
>> (as
>> per code sprint guidelines
>> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Code_Sprint_Guidelines>)
>>
>> When the GeoServer PSC started planning this sprint the date for the
>> Paris code sprint was not set. We did check the numbers once the date
>> was set and found that Canada ended up being a cheaper option.
>>
>> While I have organized a code sprint before, does anyone here have tips
>> on making this one successful?
>>
>> Sponsorship is starting to come in (which is great) and we should meet
>> our modest budget. The GeoServer PSC has focused on travel costs (being
>> a key factor in bringing participants together for this work party). I
>> was initially very concerned as the sprint topic, UI maintenance, is not
>> very flashy.
>>
>> I see both sprint and hackfest being thrown around by OSGeo projects -
>> is there an actual difference in these two terms?
>> --
>> Jody Garnett
>>
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