> On 11 Apr 2024, at 08:37, Scott Chacon <schacon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Heya, > > I was about to come in and say roughly the same thing. GitButler / > myself personally > would be happy to help organize an in-person, recorded talks Git Merge > style shindig > in the fall. I'm also happy to help with some of the core team / > speakers with travel > costs if needed. > > I helped organize the first Git Merge in 2013 in Berlin [1] and would > love to do the > same thing again this year (my my, have 10 years gone by since then?) +1, I am based in the UK and I’d love to meet again face-to-face in Germany. I’d hope also to have more CGit to JGit reftable interoperability results based on GerritHub.io <http://gerrithub.io/> data. Luca. > If everyone would prefer Chicago again, then I'm happy to just attend > and help out > however I can. If we think it might be nice to bring it back to Europe > this year, I would > love to take care of it. > > What does everyone think? > > Scott > > [1]: https://marc.info/?l=git&m=135896927120693&w=2 > > On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 5:18 PM John Cai <johncai86@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> I'm grateful for the chance to gather virtually like this, and for Taylor's >> willingness to host these each time! >> >> I also wanted to throw out the possibility of an __in person__ Git contributor's >> summit in the Fall! >> >> GitLab might be able to host this, which would be an awesome chance to get together >> in person like we did in Chicago a couple of years ago. That was a valuable time >> to talk about cool topics, but an invaluable chance to get to connect with each >> other personally. >> >> It will likely be a two day conference in October of 2024. Location is TBD, and >> depends on the level of interest and location of those interested. Requirements >> for attendance will be the same as for the Virtual Contributor's Summit. >> >> We wanted to first gather interest before determining more details. Please fill >> out this form to express your interest: https://forms.gle/hTcsYM4fomEqaKU59 >> >> Feel free to also email me off list with any questions >> >> Thanks! >> John >> >> On 10 Apr 2024, at 17:14, Taylor Blau wrote: >> >>> Hi everybody, >>> >>> I've been thinking that it would be a good time to gather informally via >>> another Virtual Contributor's Summit. >>> >>> I had been waiting to see whether GitHub was going to host a Git Merge >>> event in person this year, but it looks like the answer to that is >>> "probably not" (though I am hopeful for next year[^1]). >>> >>> In lieu of meeting in person, I think it might make sense to meet >>> sometime in either this upcoming May or June (though we could extend >>> further depending on folks' availability) in the same style/format as >>> our last Summit [2], the details were as follows: >>> >>> - We'll host the Contributor's Summit on either Zoom or any other >>> conferencing platform that works for folks. (I spoke with Emily >>> Shaffer off-list and they mentioned that some Google folks were >>> interested in Discord for a few reasons, so we could do that, too). >>> >>> - The schedule/duration is not fixed, and there are options to vote on >>> preferred days, length, and timezones in the form(s) below. Last >>> year we did two four-hour days, so we could do that again (or >>> anything else that works better). >>> >>> - Like last time, in order to participate, you must be either (a) an >>> active Git contributor, (b) planning on contributing soon, or (c) >>> working on a Git-related project that has interest in Git's >>> internals. If you aren't sure whether or not you are welcome, please >>> ask! >>> >>> Participants should fill out the following forms: >>> >>> - https://forms.gle/VVrJ7RbHVxurxZH99 (participants) >>> - https://forms.gle/iGnfexF4hDuK6MQe9 (topics) >>> - https://www.when2meet.com/?24557185-cHKWv (When2meet) >>> >>> New this year is the When2meet, since this seems like a more efficient >>> way to collect which dates are open for folks within the next couple of >>> months. >>> >>> The participants and topics lists are being recorded in the >>> spreadsheet below, and this is also the place to record your vote(s) >>> on topic selection. >>> >>> https://bit.ly/git-contributors-summit-2024 >>> >>> Please feel free to send any feedback or suggestions you have for this >>> year's Contributor's Summit to me on- or off-list. Like last year, my >>> hope is to have a small, remote-friendly, diverse, and efficient >>> discussion. >>> >>> As we get closer to the date, we'll finalize the schedule, make sure >>> we have volunteers to take notes, etc. >>> >>> I'm looking forward to seeing everybody (virtually) soon :-). >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Taylor >>> >>> [^1]: Coinciding with the project's 20th anniversary! >>> [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/ZMATKIaU1A1D0wJg@nand.local/ >> >
