Hi again, Ok, so nevermind about my previous question. I found a way to write around the question I had, since time is growing short for this.
First draft is ready here: https://inkscape.org/en/news/unpublished/813/ Please feel free to comment about needed changes. Or for those who have access, please feel free to edit it directly. (and/or publish)
I'm not sure about the "best wishes" at the end. But my thinking is hopefully will make users more excited, and feel more involved (even if all they do is just read it).
Thanks for comments, brynn
-----Original Message----- From: brynn Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2017 8:46 AM To: Inkscape-Devel Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] announce hackfest? (advocacy group/team?)
Hi - I think this message (below) got lost in the recent flood of list activity. (Unless the answer is lost to me.... Nope, not in spam folder.)
Regarding the news item announcing hackfest, please read below.
-----Original Message----- From: brynn Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2017 5:53 AM To: Tavmjong Bah ; Inkscape-Devel Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] announce hackfest? (advocacy group/team?)
Hi Tav and all, I'm writing up a quick draft. I seem to recall from last year, there were a number of people in attendance who seemed to serve as searchers or resource-locators, or maybe testers, whom it was said had been invaluable in keeping up the pace of the workload.
Would that be worth mentioning, to invite that sort of person, assuming they could pay their own way? If so, let me know some appropriate way to word it. Would be just "code testers"?
Or just skip it?
Thanks, brynn
-----Original Message----- From: Tavmjong Bah Sent: Friday, June 02, 2017 12:50 PM To: brynn ; Inkscape-Devel Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] announce hackfest? (advocacy group/team?)
On Wed, 2017-05-31 at 13:14 -0600, brynn wrote:
Hi Friends, Should we put up an announcement about the upcoming hackfest, on the website and forums? (I realize it's already been announced on mailing list.)
Sounds like a good idea.
I found thispage: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2017 But it doesn't give the agenda - only where attendees will meet each day. (The Hackfest Topics page isn't written yet.)
If someone can give me, if not agenda, just a short list ofpotential topics, I can write up a quick News item for the website. Something more than just - fix bugs, stability, and infrastructure - if possible? (And I'll also make forum posts.)
I and Mc have added a few things to the topics page. Hopefully others will add more soon.
Apparently we don't need donations so much this time. But(announcing) it would still be an opportunity to keep the user community more involved -- even if all they can do is read about it.
Definitely!
Speaking of announcing, should we take another shot atcreating an advocacy group or team? Maybe after the hackfest activity is over? Late July - August-ish?
Sounds good.
Thanks for bringing this up.
Tav
All best, brynn
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