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We will hold a 3-day FUDCon a few weeks after the release of Fedora 10, to celebrate the occasion and kick off development of Fedora 11.
If you have questions, please contact the event's organizer -- Paul W. Frields.
The FUDCon will include two days of hackfests and a day of BarCamp. All days will be located at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Tang Center (E51), in Cambridge, MA USA.
Rooms
MIT's classroom inventory page
Hours
Friday, Sunday hackfest hours: 10:00am-6:00pm
Saturday BarCamp hours: 9:00am-5:00pm
Current Attendees
PRE-REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED FOR FUDCON BOSTON 2009. You can still attend without being pre-registered! FUDCon is open and free for everyone.
The list of preregistrants has moved to this page.
Daily Schedule
Thursday, January 8
FUDCon does not start until Friday. Thursday is when most non-local travelers will want to make their travel plans.
Friday, January 9
LOCATION : Tang Center at MIT (E51).
TIME : Beginning at 10:00 a.m. each day.
FUDCon is free to attend. You do not need to pre-register to attend, but pre-registration gives us a better idea of how to plan for food and space.
Hackfest sessions
ANYONE can run a hackfest, including you! Just pick a topic near and dear to your heart which you'd like to improve with a little elbow grease.
| Session Name | Session Leader | General Plan |
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| Build an AmbassadorKit | Clint Savage / David Nalley / John Rose | Design and build an entire AmbassadorKit |
| Package Grouping - the future of comps.xml | Jon Stanley | Discuss the future of comps.xml and package grouping for packaging frontends |
| Booting | Bill Nottingham | It's time to boot fast |
| Docs Project | Karsten Wade and Paul W. Frields | It's time to kick Docs Project in the tush. All processes should be documented by the time we get to FUDCon. At this point we'll assess them, figure out what needs changing, and DO IT. |
| SELinux Policy | Dan Walsh | Writing SELinux policy. Pick your favorite daemon, cgi script or user app, and see if we can write a policy to confine it. I will have a list of daemons that currently do not have SELinux policy in Fedora, if you just want to try to write policy. |
| fedora-event-splash | Ian Weller / Clint Savage / Yaakov Nemoy | Starting work on fedora-event-splash, a future tool for Ambassadors that are at/holding events and would like some additional marketing tools. Join if you're interested. [1] |
| Giving wikilove | Ian Weller | Fix as many pages that need love as possible. |
| Fedora security | Kevin Fenzi | discussion about security updates process, fixing outstanding security bugs, being more proactive about searching for problems, etc. |
| EPEL improvements | Kevin Fenzi | Where do we take EPEL from here? How to get involved, update pushes, push for koji inclusion, and more! |
| Push mirroring | Matt Domsch | Fedora mirrors currently use rsync to poll for updates. We need a push mirror system (ala Debian) to notify mirrors when new content is available to sync. Will discuss how we can get there before F11. |
| Offtrac | Jesse Keating | Offtrac is a python API to interfacing with Trac project spaces via xmlrpc. The API could use some work, I'd love to work on getting it integrated with Makefile.common for doing things like 'make tag-request' |
| Automated QA | Jesse Keating | It's high time we insert some form of automated QA into our build processes and push processes. I'll be looking for ideas and thoughts on where and what to insert. |
| koji | Dennis Gilmore | Koji wants to do cool new things but needs to be taught how. This session will be on teaching koji how to play with Secondary Archs, how to take advantage of rpm and its shiny buttons, and other fun things. |
| Secondary Arches | Dennis Gilmore | Todays secondary arches are nearly at toddler stage and are getting ready to run. But in order to run they need to make sure momma fedora has taght them to do the right things. This session will be going over Secondary arch releng process, setting up koji, making sure you play nice in CVS. generally what to do if you want to keep your fingers, toes and eyebrows. |
| GNOME Shell | Dan Winship | Play around with the new Clutter- and JavaScript-based GNOME desktop prototype. We're looking for hackers to implement new effects/tools/workflows, and designers to help clean up the rough spots in both the new and existing design. |
| Makefile.common | Jesse Keating | Makefile.common has been built up over many years by many people. It could probably use a few Make gurus to look through it and suggest speed and logic improvements. |
| fedora-devshell | Yaakov Nemoy | fedora-devshell can do be set up to do lots of interesting tricks. come give it a bit of Fedora Love. |
| Multiseat | Chris Tyler | Hack on the Multiseat features for F11. |
| One Laptop Per Child Deployment Strategies | Arjun Nayini | Discussion on the best ways to distribute laptops based upon experience with a one to one deployment at a local Boston school. |
| Usability Testing | Will Woods / Leah Riley | Work on guidelines and documentation for running usability tests - and do some testing, too. |
| Automated Installation Testing | Will Woods | It's time to finally hack together a system for doing automated Rawhide install tests, using |
Saturday, January 10
LOCATION: Tang Center at MIT (E51).
TIME: 9:00 a.m. SHARP. PLEASE try to be on time! All the important scheduling and other information about the sessions takes place between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
This will be the BarCamp day of presentations, sessions, and talks. Coffee and pastry will be provided in the morning, and lunch will be provided midday. Attendance is free. At the end of the day, there will be a FUDPub.
BarCamp Sessions with Owners
| Session Name | Description | Owner |
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| State of the Wiki | A run-through of new wiki policy and the reasons for following it | Ian Weller and anyone else who wants to help |
| Git for Dummies, by Dummies | Learning from git masters is wonderful if you can do it. What about learning the simple, getting-started bits from someone who's just good at teaching? | Paul W. Frields, hopefully with heckling from a git master when he gets lost |
| Write Docs with DocBook XML | DocBook XML is by far the preferred documentation method for Linux and FOSS. Some Fedora contributors have written entire books in DocBook! Learn how it works -- it's easier than you think, and more powerful than you imagine. | Paul W. Frields and Jared Smith |
| Configuration Management | Configuration Management with puppet, Puppet Common Modules and puppetmanaged.org | Jeroen van Meeuwen |
| Comps | Brainstorm session on comps capabilities and usage and renewal(?) | Jeroen van Meeuwen |
| Spins | Creating custom spins, spins process. Include information on what's a Remix, as opposed to a Spin, and how the guidelines differ for each. | Jeroen van Meeuwen |
| State of the Kernel | What's going in for Fedora11 (~2.6.30/2.6.31 mergability), general discussion about what we're supporting | Kyle McMartin |
| Performance Tuning Renegade | Finding and fixing performance issues for fun and profit. | Mike McGrath |
| Fedora Desktop | Vision for the future of the Fedora Desktop and what needs to happen to get there | Jonathan Blandford |
| Public Speaking for Shy Bearded Hackers | So you're a bearded hacker who needs to give a presentation. Come learn how to be an Ambassador | Yaakov Nemoy |
| The Once and Future Anaconda | Talking about the current state of anaconda and where it's going for F11, F12, and beyond. | Chris Lumens |
| Asterisk and Fedora Talk | A brief introduction to Asterisk, followed by some practical advice on connecting to the Fedora Talk service | Jared Smith |
| File Systems, New and Used | What's coming up in file systems for Fedora | Valerie Aurora Henson vaurora at redhat dot com |
| Fedora Classroom: What it is, why it's important, and how to participate. | An exciting discussion on the new Fedora Classroom, its purpose and what we need to keep it going. | Clint Savage and Kevin Fenzi |
| Automated QA: What, where, why, how. | A discussion about the types of automated QA we can do within the Fedora infrastructure, and where it makes sense to insert it. | Jesse Keating and hopefully others from the QA team. |
| Secondary Arches, how fedora can run everywhere: | A discussion on where secondary arches are today, how they play well in fedora. What devices you could possibly run fedora on (all of them including your toaster) | Dennis Gilmore and hopefully all of you |
| KVM the Kernel-based Virtual Machine | Deep exploration into the guts of the hypervisor and all aspects of the deployment, management and use of virtual machines using KVM. | Sunny Dubey at audiowiki dot org |
BarCamp Sessions Needing Owners
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Final Session Schedule
Times are approximate and may change on BarCamp day.
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Recording/Streaming
During the FUDCon Barcamp, many of the presentations will be recorded for audio and video. Much of the audio will be streamed as well. As we get closer to FUDCon, we'll need to coordinate resources and such for recording. If you are interested in helping out, put your name below and what (if any) resource you have to bring along.
- Clint Savage - 8 Channel audio mixer with send and recieves as well as 4 xlr jacks. Wireless lavalier microphone for recording presenters.
- Chris Tyler - Camcorder
- Matt Domsch - Camcorder
- Camcorder
FUDPub
Flat Top Johnny's, from 6:00pm - 10:00pm. FTJ's is a well-regarded pool hall near the FUDCon site. We will provide dinner food and one beverage (beer, wine, or soda) per person, as well as six (6) pool tables reserved for attendees.
Menu:
- Chips and Salsa Baskets
- Cheese and Fruit with assorted crackers
- Fresh Veggies with dip
- Italian meatballs
- Buffalo style Chicken Tenders
- Spinach and Feta Filo Pies
Sunday, January 11
LOCATION: Tang Center at MIT (E51).
TIME: Beginning at 10:00 a.m.
See #Hackfest_sessions for more information. Continuation of Friday's activities and adding to them based on Saturday's BarCamp.
Travel Details
Hotel
Making Reservations
To make a reservation, use this handy link and select the following:
- Arrival date: January 8, 2009
- Departure date: January 11, 2009
- Group code: RSFRSFA
This group code will give you the room rate in question. Also feel free to enter your Marriott rewards number if you have one.
OR call +1 800 MARRIOTT to make a reservation at the Boston Marriott Cambridge, using group code RSF. (Note the difference in the group name if you make your reservation by phone instead of online.)
ALL attendees must reserve their own rooms. Room rates are good until December 26, 2008. Information will be forthcoming about how to extend your reservation if needed. If you have any problems making reservations, please email the organizers and include details about the issue you encountered.
Other Hotel Details
One complimentary wireless network access account has been arranged per room.
We have reserved 5 rooms for the nights of the 7th and the 11th for people who require "shoulder dates." Contact the organizers for more information.
Local Transit
The hotel is very close to MBTA (Metropolitan Boston Transit Authority) facilities for public tranportation. It is also minutes from MIT, Harvard, and other desirable points in Boston.
Area Map via OpenStreetMap.org
From the Airport
If you'll be there for the weekend, you may find a $15 Charlie Ticket, good for 7 days, to be your best value. Otherwise, the subway is $2 cash and the bus is $1.50 cash each trip. Charlie Tickets are available from the T ticket machines. You may use cash or a credit card to purchase.
The fastest trip uses a combination of buses and trains.
- Leaving the airport, you'll get on a Silver Line T bus which takes you to South Station.
- Take the Red Line towards Arlington to Kendall Square Station.
East Coast Road Trip -- CONFIRMED!
We will rent a van and drive up the east coast of the US. The plan is to leave late on the night of Wednesday the 7th, arrive sometime midday on Thursday the 8th, enjoy an awesome FUDCon, and then return late on the night of Sunday the 11th, depositing people along the way. If you are anywhere near the I-85 or I-95 corridor up the East Coast (starting point: Greenville SC), and if you want to hitch a ride, please add yourself to this list. We can accept up to 12 people.
- David Nalley (Greenville, SC)
- Mrs. David Nalley (Greenville, SC)
- Jared Smith (Stafford, VA) <-- assuming I can make it work with my travel schedule at work
- Kenny Parnell (Charlotte, NC)
- Greg DeKoenigsberg (Raleigh, NC)
- Colby Hoke (Raleigh, NC) <-- video producer for Red Hat
- Steven Parrish (Raleigh, NC)
- John Eckersberg (Raleigh, NC)
- Dan Radez (Raleigh, NC)
- Will Woods (Raleigh, NC)
- Leah Woods (Raleigh, NC)
- Brandon Hoffman (Greenville, SC)