[Qgis-psc] QGIS 3 code sprint

[Tim Sutton]

Hi


> On 14 Nov 2016, at 6:31 PM, Yves Jacolin <yjacolin at free.fr> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> From my first email a lot of good news appear. We have now 4 sponsors so we 
> probably ok with the fundings. We need to focus now on the lunch and dinner.

This is good news! Go French chapter go!
>> 
>> While I think that meetings are useful/important to discuss things,
>> meetings usually are not the place where much code is produced. Besides,
>> with github and mailing lists we have good platforms to discuss issues
>> also without a meeting. I think we should concentrate our meeting
>> expenses to the two annual global meetings we have - as it is at these
>> meetings where most core devs meet at once. It is also quite unlikely
>> that most core devs can come to much more than two meetings in a year,
>> because they are either too far away or have contract work to do.
> Well, I kindly disagree with this. Meeting could be a good way to get much 
> code produced.

I'm in the middle : I don't think we want to get into the position where we are being continually asked for funds for things that are better managed at local country level. But I also don't think we should be too rigid, and if it looks like using QGIS funds will accelerate or facilitate development work through a sprint, it should be at least considered. Having a bit of discretionary funding set aside would be useful for future budgets.

Regards

Tim

> 
> Let see after the 13rd of december :)
> 
> Y.
> 
>> This is my personal opinion.
>> 
>> Andreas
>> 
>> On 2016-11-10 17:36, Tim Sutton wrote:
>>> Hi Yves
>>> 
>>>> On 07 Nov 2016, at 7:27 PM, Yves Jacolin <yjacolin at free.fr> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Dear PSC,
>>>> 
>>>> Several french(-swiss) companies are interested to organized a code
>>>> sprint
>>>> before the end of  the year.
>>>> 
>>>> As said in a previous mail last week, we (OSGeo-fr) are organizing an
>>>> user
>>>> meeting on the 1st and 2nd of December in Montpellier. Unfortunately we
>>>> can't organized a code sprint there and decided to organized it
>>>> independently of the user meeting.
>>>> 
>>>> This code sprint would take place in Lyon either in 29-29 November or
>>>> 12-13
>>>> December in regards of the feedback of the community [1].
>>>> 
>>>> We (Camptocamp, 3Liz, Oslandia) will focuse on QGIS v3, especially QGIS
>>>> Server (but other developers are welcome to work on other parts).
>>>> 
>>>> We asked support from OSGeo-fr and still waiting the answer. We would
>>>> like
>>>> with this email to formalize the QGIS Code sprint organisation and
>>>> discuss the possibilities to QGIS org to fund some  developer trip if
>>>> needed.
>>>> 
>>>> This is quiet short to organized this so we will focused on lunch and
>>>> dinner and location, no more (well if we find a location for a nice
>>>> dinner it will be great). We will share a call for sponsorship program
>>>> quickly this week.
>>>> 
>>>> Régis and I are the current organizer team and official contacts. Régis
>>>> will post here the wiki page for the code sprint so you can register
>>>> soon.> 
>>> Sorry from my side also for the lack of feedback sooner. I think
>>> everything you present in the email sounds fine (and great to see local
>>> sprint efforts). In terms of funding, Andreas would be better informed if
>>> we have any spare funds but there is also the larger question of if when
>>> and how we should fund local events. Personally I think first priority
>>> should go to our twice yearly international events, but I think it would
>>> not be unreasonable to plan some part of our budget to ad hoc regional
>>> events on a first come first served basis until the budget is used up.
>>> Perhaps this is something we can incorporate into our next annual budget
>>> Andreas?
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
>>> Tim
>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> 
>>>> Y.
>>>> [1]
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>> Links:
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>> [2] http://kartoza.com/
>> [3] http://freenode.net
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Tim Sutton
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