[Nix-dev] FOSDEM 2017 - Distributions Devroom Call for Participation (new deadline)

[Sander van der Burg]

I already submitted a node2nix talk proposal. Let's see if they will accept
it...


On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 2:22 PM, Peter Simons <simons at nospf.cryp.to> wrote:

> I'm forwarding this message from Brian Exelbierd FYI. Maybe someone
> would like to take a shot at this and submit a Nix-related talk?
>
> Generally speaking, who's coming to FOSDEM 2017?
>
> Best regards,
> Peter
>
>
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> The Distributions devroom will take place 4 February, 2017 at FOSDEM, in
> room K.4.601 at Université Libre de Bruxelles, in Brussels, Belgium.
>
> Distributions are more than just hosted collections of software from
> various upstreams. Each distribution is responsible for problem-solving
> in building, testing, and releasing software as well as managing the
> lifecycle of each application in the collection. Additionally,
> distributions do very important work in ensuring that various versions
> of upstream software work well together and can co-exist. Distribution
> are also, often responsible, for "de-vendoring" upstream software so
> that security fixes can be applied more quickly.
>
> We welcome submissions targeted at contributors interested in issues
> unique to distributions, especially in the following topics:
>
> - Managing Build/Test/Release processes around shared ideas and
>   resources
>
> - Lifecycle management, especially in the areas of sandboxing,
>   containerization, vendoring, and bundling
>
> - Distribution construction tools and infrastructure development and
>   implementation (building, signing, testing, distribution, etc.)
>
> - Cross-distribution collaboration on common issues, eg: content
>   distribution, infrastructure, and documentation
>
> - Working with vendors and including them in the community
>
> - Building trust and code relationships with the upstream components of
>   a distribution and between distributions
>
> - The future of distributions, emerging trends and evolving user
>   demands from the idea of a platform
>
> - The place of distributions in today's world (including concepts of
>   containerization, IoT, etc.)
>
> - Onboarding new users and mentorship, facilitating technical growth
>   within the contributor base
>
> - Solving traditional problems like package management, and content
>   management (eg. rpm/dpkg/ostree/coreos )
>
> - Integration technologies like installers, deployment facilitation
>   (eg. cloud contextualisation )
>
> - Principals of Rolling Releases, Long Term Supported Releases (LTS),
>   Feature gated releases, and calendar releases
>
> Ideal submissions are actionable and opinionated. Submissions may be in
> the form of 25 or 50 minute talks, panel sessions, round-table
> discussions, or Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions.
>
> Due to popular demand, We are extending the CFP for the Distributions
> Devroom until Friday 02-December-2016. We plan to maintain the rest of
> the schedule (e.g. notification dates) as-is. We look forward to your
> submissions.
>
> Revised Dates
> ------
> Submission Deadline: 02-Dec-2016
> Acceptance Notification: 5-Dec-2016
> Final Schedule Posted: 11-Dec-2016
>
> How to submit
> --------------
> Visit https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM17
>
> 1.) If you do not have an account, create one here
> 2.) Click 'Create Event'
> 3.) Enter your presentation details
> 4.) Be sure to select the Distributions Devroom track!
> 5.) Submit
>
> What to include
> ---------------
> - The title of your submission
> - A 1-paragraph Abstract
> - A longer description including the benefit of your talk to your target
>   audience, including a definition of your target audience.
> - Approximate length / type of submission (talk, BoF, ...)
> - Links to related websites/blogs/talk material (if any)
>
> Administrative Notes
> ----------------
> We will be live-streaming and recording the Distributions Devroom.
> Presenting at FOSDEM implies permission to record your session and
> distribute the recording afterwards. All videos will be made available
> under the standard FOSDEM content license (CC-BY).
>
> If you have any questions, feel free to contact the devroom organizers:
> distributions-devroom at lists.fosdem.org
> (https://lists.fosdem.org/listinfo/distributions-devroom)
>
> Cheers!
>
> Brian Exelbierd (twitter: @bexelbie) and Brian Stinson (twitter:
> @bstinsonmhk) for and on behalf of The Distributions Devroom Program
> Committee
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