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Re: Barnowl merge-a-thon & Zulip hackathon this Saturday?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tim Abbott)
Wed Aug 2 22:37:29 2017
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From: Tim Abbott <tabbott@mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2017 19:37:05 -0700
To: Jason Gross <jgross@mit.edu>
Cc: Alex Dehnert <adehnert@mit.edu>, barnowl-dev@mit.edu,
sipb-vice-chair@mit.edu, glasgall <glasgall@mit.edu>, kcr@mit.edu
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Not having gotten any feedback, I went ahead and sent roughly that draft,
since it's only a few days away!
-Tim Abbott
On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 5:40 PM, Jason Gross <jgross@mit.edu> wrote:
> I'm interested! And I should be able to make it Saturday.
>
> On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 8:23 PM Tim Abbott <tabbott@mit.edu> wrote:
>
>> I've confirmed enough interest that I think it makes sense to do it. For
>> start time, I probably can't easily get to the office before 12:30 or so on
>> Saturday.
>>
>> Here's a draft email:
>>
>> """
>> There will be a hackathon at the SIPB office this Saturday, August 5,
>> starting at about 1PM and going until late. We'll order pizza or something
>> around dinnertime. We'll be hacking on various group chat things:
>> * Zulip (https://zulip.org/ and https://github.com/zulip/zulip/). These
>> days, we're the leading open source group chat by any measure of
>> contributor activity, with hundreds of contributors all over the world.
>> * Barnowl (https://barnowl.mit.edu/), merging old PRs and trying to
>> merge Adam Glasgall's Zulip integration into master.
>> * Snipe (https://github.com/kcr/snipe).
>>
>> Experts on each of these projects will be there. Below is a bunch of
>> detail on Zulip.
>>
>> For those of you who don't know me, I was SIPB Chair back in 2006, and
>> one of the creators of Debathena, XVM, Cluedumps, SIPB Hackathons, and
>> lots of other fun SIPB projects. These days, I am the lead developer of
>> Zulip and run the zulipchat.com startup (fellow former SIPB chair Greg
>> Price is also on the team).
>>
>> Come join us if you'd like to:
>> * Get involved in major open source project with MIT roots (Zulip was
>> inspired by Zephyr's threading model)!
>> * Improve the Zulip/Zephyr experience. We'll likely discuss major
>> changes to the Zulip/Zephyr integration experience like enabling presence
>> in the Zephyr Zulip instance.
>> * Hang out with a bunch of cool people making awesome open source group
>> chat software!
>> * Chat about what it's like running a major open source project that
>> merges hundreds of commits every week.
>>
>> If you're interested in hacking on Zulip, you may want to check out our developer
>> documentation
>> <https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/readme-symlink.html> and setup a
>> development environment in advance, to make the most of your time in person.
>>
>> All experience levels welcome! We'll come prepared with a bunch of
>> bite-size issues accessible to developers new to open source as well as
>> more thorny projects for more experienced developers. Right now, we have a
>> few exciting areas where we'd especially appreciate the perspective of new
>> contributors.
>>
>> See you there!
>>
>> -Tim Abbott
>> """
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -Tim Abbott
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 30, 2017 at 4:18 PM, Alex Dehnert <adehnert@mit.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi folks,
>>> I've been thinking for a while about doing a Barnowl merge-a-thon,
>>> trying to merge our ~dozen ancient PRs (our oldest is a bit over six years,
>>> our newest is almost a year), probably combining it with trying to get
>>> Adam's Zulip support merged (or at least closer) and inviting newer people
>>> to work on improving the Zulip support.
>>>
>>> Anyway, Tim is going to be in town this Saturday and contemplating a
>>> Zulip hackathon, which seems good to combine with the Barnowl efforts. So,
>>> are folks available and interested in a Barnowl/Zulip hackathon on
>>> Saturday? (And/or Sunday? Or later in the summer?)
>>>
>>> ~~Alex
>>>
>>
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Not having gotten any feedback, I went ahead and sent roug=
hly that draft, since it's only a few days away!</div><div class=3D"gma=
il_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartm=
ail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0 -Tim Abbott<br></div></div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 5:40 PM, Jason Gross =
<span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jgross@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">j=
gross@mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div =
dir=3D"ltr">I'm interested!=C2=A0 And I should be able to make it Satur=
day.</div><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br><div class=3D"gmail_q=
uote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 8:23 PM Tim Abbott <<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:tabbott@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">tabbott@mit.edu</a>> wrot=
e:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bo=
rder-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I've confir=
med enough interest that I think it makes sense to do it.=C2=A0 For start t=
ime, I probably can't easily get to the office before 12:30 or so on Sa=
turday.<div><br></div><div>Here's a draft email:<div><br></div><div>&qu=
ot;""</div><div><div><div>There will be a=C2=A0<span class=3D"m_-=
218357331870290410m_-521909102124964624gmail-il">hackathon</span>=C2=A0at t=
he=C2=A0<span class=3D"m_-218357331870290410m_-521909102124964624gmail-il">=
SIPB</span>=C2=A0office this Saturday, August 5, starting at about 1PM and =
going until late.=C2=A0 We'll order pizza or something around dinnertim=
e.=C2=A0 We'll be hacking on various group chat things:</div><div>* Zul=
ip=C2=A0(<a href=3D"https://zulip.org/" target=3D"_blank">https://zulip.org=
/</a>=C2=A0and <a href=3D"https://github.com/zulip/zulip/" target=3D"_blank=
">https://github.com/zulip/<wbr>zulip/</a>).=C2=A0 These days, we're th=
e leading open source group chat by any measure of contributor activity, wi=
th hundreds of contributors all over the world.</div><div>* Barnowl (<a hre=
f=3D"https://barnowl.mit.edu/" target=3D"_blank">https://barnowl.mit.edu/</=
a>), merging old PRs and trying to merge Adam Glasgall's Zulip integrat=
ion into master.</div><div>* Snipe (<a href=3D"https://github.com/kcr/snipe=
" target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/kcr/snipe</a>)<wbr>.</div><div><div>=
<br></div><div>Experts on each of these projects will be there.=C2=A0 Below=
is a bunch of detail on Zulip.</div><div><br></div><div>For those of you w=
ho don't know me, I was=C2=A0<span class=3D"m_-218357331870290410m_-521=
909102124964624gmail-il">SIPB</span>=C2=A0Chair back in 2006, and one of th=
e creators of Debathena, XVM, Cluedumps,=C2=A0<span class=3D"m_-21835733187=
0290410m_-521909102124964624gmail-il">SIPB</span>=C2=A0<span class=3D"m_-21=
8357331870290410m_-521909102124964624gmail-il">Hackathons</span>, and lots =
of other fun=C2=A0<span class=3D"m_-218357331870290410m_-521909102124964624=
gmail-il">SIPB</span>=C2=A0projects.=C2=A0 These days, I am the lead develo=
per of Zulip and run the=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://zulipchat.com/" target=3D"_=
blank">zulipchat.com</a>=C2=A0startup (fellow former SIPB chair Greg Price =
is also on the team). =C2=A0</div></div></div><div><div class=3D"m_-2183573=
31870290410m_-521909102124964624gmail-m_6527000225236240865m_52809745974250=
23409gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br></div=
><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Come join us if you'd like to:<br></di=
v><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">* Get involved in major open source proje=
ct with MIT roots (Zulip was inspired by Zephyr's threading model)!</di=
v><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">* Improve the Zulip/Zephyr experience.=C2=
=A0 We'll likely discuss major changes to the Zulip/Zephyr integration =
experience like enabling presence in the Zephyr Zulip instance.</div><div s=
tyle=3D"font-size:12.8px"><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">* Hang out with =
a bunch of cool people making awesome=C2=A0open source group chat software!=
</span><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><span style=3D"font-size:1=
2.8px">* Chat about what it's like running a major open source project =
that merges hundreds of commits every week.</span></div><div style=3D"font-=
size:12.8px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">If you're intere=
sted in hacking on Zulip, you may want to check out our <a href=3D"https://=
zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/readme-symlink.html" target=3D"_blank">devel=
oper documentation</a>=C2=A0and setup a development environment in advance,=
to make the most of your time in person.</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8=
px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">All experience levels welcome=
!=C2=A0 We'll come prepared with a bunch of bite-size issues accessible=
to developers new to open source as well as more thorny projects for more =
experienced developers.=C2=A0 Right now, we have a few exciting areas where=
we'd especially appreciate the perspective of new contributors.</div><=
div class=3D"m_-218357331870290410m_-521909102124964624gmail-yj6qo m_-21835=
7331870290410m_-521909102124964624gmail-ajU" style=3D"margin:2px 0px 0px;fo=
nt-size:12.8px"></div></div></div><div><div class=3D"m_-218357331870290410m=
_-521909102124964624gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div>See yo=
u there!</div><div><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 -Tim Abbott</div></div></div><div>"""</div><=
div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><=
/div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"m_-218=
357331870290410m_-521909102124964624gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmai=
l_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0 -Tim Abbott<br></div></div></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Jul 30, 2017 at 4:18 PM, Alex Dehner=
t <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:adehnert@mit.edu" target=3D"_blan=
k">adehnert@mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"=
>Hi folks,<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0I've been thinking for a while about doing a Barnowl merge=
-a-thon, trying to merge our ~dozen ancient PRs (our oldest is a bit over s=
ix years, our newest is almost a year), probably combining it with trying t=
o get Adam's Zulip support merged (or at least closer) and inviting new=
er people to work on improving the Zulip support.<br>
<br>
Anyway, Tim is going to be in town this Saturday and contemplating a Zulip =
hackathon, which seems good to combine with the Barnowl efforts. So, are fo=
lks available and interested in a Barnowl/Zulip hackathon on Saturday? (And=
/or Sunday? Or later in the summer?)<span class=3D"m_-218357331870290410m_-=
521909102124964624HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
<br>
~~Alex<br>
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