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City Backpacker autodiscovery
by Roman Cheplyaka 19 Mar '10

19 Mar '10

People staying in CB: please register yourself at the accomodations page[1] so we can coordinate. Of course you can register if you are staying elsewhere ;) 1. http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/ZuriHac/Accommodations -- Roman I. Cheplyaka :: http://ro-che.info/ "Don't let school get in the way of your education." - Mark Twain

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Re: [darcs-users] darcs hacking sprint (ZuriHac) info!
by Eric Kow 19 Mar '10

19 Mar '10

Just a last minute reminder for tomorrow :-) PS. I hear on #darcs that Ganesh is bringing a UK power strip, but I wouldn't count on using it as there may be quite a few of us :-) Pre-sprint meeting - Fri 12:00; pizzeria ----------------------------------------- We'll be meeting for lunch at Friday noon at the Pizzeria Santa Lucia Niederdorf (Marktgasse 21), near the City Backpacker hostel. Details on http://wiki.darcs.net/Sprints/2010-03 This will be a great chance for introductions (especially for new or potential Darcs hackers). On the agenda: - prioritising ProbablyEasy bugs for new Darcs hackers - plans for the sprint (news, other meetings, discussions, etc) Get your laptops ready! ----------------------- You'll have more fun if you can hit the ground running, so please make sure you can do all of these things: 1. darcs get --lazy http://darcs.net 2. cabal configure; cabal build 3. darcs send (your patch should wind up on the tracker) #3 is especially important. Here's the quick start 3a. create a test patch (see http://darcs.net/report.html ) 3b. see http://wiki.darcs.net/Msmtp 3c. darcs send 3d. wait 10 minutes 3e. check the patch tracker http://bugs.darcs.net (Patches > Show Open) Travel reimbursements possible ------------------------------ Thanks to a successful fundraising effort, we will be able to reimburse travel costs for folks working on Darcs. Do let me know if you're interested, and please save your receipts! If you have electronic tickets, I think that's fine (perhaps even better); please email them to me. More information on the wiki --------------------------- Information about the sprint, including meetings and maps will be on http://wiki.darcs.net/Sprints/2010-03 It may be a good idea to darcs get --lazy http://wiki.darcs.net before you leave so that you have an up to date version of the wiki :-) (cabal install gitit; gitit -f static/config works great for having a copy of Darcs wiki on localhost:5001) -- Eric Kow <http://www.nltg.brighton.ac.uk/home/Eric.Kow> PGP Key ID: 08AC04F9

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Re: calling hledger zurihackers
by Roman Cheplyaka 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

I've slightly updated hledger entry [1] and added some ideas. 1. http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/ZuriHac/Projects#hledger * Simon Michael <simon(a)joyful.com> [2010-03-16 07:29:21-0700] > Roman C. has cleverly added hledger to the list of topics for this > weekend's ZuriHac. I will be working remotely at least on sunday > (PDT), and available to support where possible. You are invited to > join us! Some ideas - > > - add Chart or google charts to the web ui > - smarter add/convert commands > - separate library package > - plugins > - a how-to for tracking project finances; a tutorial; screencasts > - portability, packaging, installability > - code review/design review/planning > > Even one commit helps! Discussions too. Hope to see you "there". > > -Simon (sm) > > #ledger, #zurihac > http://hledger.org > http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/ZuriHac > -- Roman I. Cheplyaka :: http://ro-che.info/ "Don't let school get in the way of your education." - Mark Twain

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Reminder: Sign up for a project before ZuriHac
by Johan Tibell 15 Mar '10

15 Mar '10

Hi all, I'd like to encourage everyone who haven't yet found a project to work on during ZuriHac to try to do so during the next few days. Once you have an idea for a project, write it down and put it on http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/ZuriHac/Projects As I mentioned in my previous email, it will be more difficult to find people with similar interest during ZuriHac compared to previous hackathons given the large number of people attending. If you can't come up with a project before the hackathon at least put a list of your interests on the above mentioned page so others with similar interests can find you. Cheers, Johan

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Four Points
by Christopher Done 13 Mar '10

13 Mar '10

Hi, I'm staying at Four Points from the 18th to the 22nd. If anyone else is please let me know. Cheers!

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Re: [Haskell-cafe] Hackaton: A roof to stay
by Roman Cheplyaka 13 Mar '10

13 Mar '10

* Matthias Görgens <matthias.goergens(a)googlemail.com> [2010-03-12 18:56:31+0000] > > im planing on going to the hackaton, but the prices in Zurich are unusually > > high for my tight budget, so i was wondering if there is anyone here that > > lives there and would allow me to sleep on their couch or on the floor > > during the hackaton. > > Is there ? > > Just a suggestion: Have you tried one of the couch surfing sites on the web? I support this. Give a try: http://www.couchsurfing.org/ http://www.hospitalityclub.org/ I found a host for Utrecht hackathon using couchsurfing.org. -- Roman I. Cheplyaka :: http://ro-che.info/ "Don't let school get in the way of your education." - Mark Twain

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Re: [Haskell-cafe] Hackaton: A roof to stay
by Johan Tibell 12 Mar '10

12 Mar '10

Forwarding this to the hackathon mailing list as most people going to ZuriHac (including some locals) are on that list. On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Hugo Gomes <mr.hugo.gomes(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Hello, > > im planing on going to the hackaton, but the prices in Zurich are unusually > high for my tight budget, so i was wondering if there is anyone here that > lives there and would allow me to sleep on their couch or on the floor > during the hackaton. > > Is there ? > > > Thanks. >

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Re: [Hackathon] Hostel groupings
by Eric Y. Kow 05 Mar '10

05 Mar '10

[Resending to list because I was using the wrong address] On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 20:11:57 +0100, Jasper Van der Jeugt wrote: > I am also staying at the Backpacker, along with some other individuals > if I remember correctly, and the darcs team. Maybe this would be a > good time to organize? I'd also prefer to share a room with Haskellers > (as opposed to other, random people). I think there's 5 of us from the Darcs group so far (who have already reserved), so there's at least one space :-) -- Eric Kow <http://www.nltg.brighton.ac.uk/home/Eric.Kow> PGP Key ID: 08AC04F9

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Preparing for ZuriHac
by Johan Tibell 05 Mar '10

05 Mar '10

Hi all, ZuriHac is just two weeks away. With 79 registered attendees, it'll be the biggest Haskell hackathon so far! Here's some information to help you prepare for the event. = Finding a project to work on = If you haven't figured out what to hack on yet, now is a good time. At previous hackathons we started the event with an introduction round where everyone could stand up and say what they want to work on. Given that we're 79 people this time around we'd spend a lot of precious time on these introductions so we'll skip them this year. Instead we recommend that you go to the projects page at http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/ZuriHac/Projects and either add your name to an existing project or create a new project with your name next to it. You can also list your areas of expertise at the bottom of the page. During the event you can use the #zurihac IRC channel on Freenode to find people to work with. = Arriving at Google = If possible, try to be at the Google reception at 2:00pm on Friday, instead of at 2:30pm as previously announced. This gives us an extra 30 minutes to register everyone and give you your name tag, leaving more time for hacking. If your travel plans prevent you from getting to Google before 2:30pm that's not a problem. You'll not be able to get to the rooms we've reserved for the hackathon without one of the organizers (i.e. Christophe and I) escorting you. Therefore we'd appreciate if everyone try to show up on time. That is * 2:00-2:30pm on Friday, and * 10:00am on Saturday & Sunday. If you arrive late you'll need to give one of us a call so we can come and collect you at the reception. Our phone numbers are on the wiki. = Food = There are no vending machines in the office so bring some water bottles/snacks to eat throughout the day. On Friday evening (around 5:30pm) we'll serve some finger food and drinks in the office. On Saturday and Sunday we'll have a lunch break in the middle of the day where you can visit one of the nearby restaurants (or eat something you brought). In the evening many of us will likely form groups and go out for dinner together. Cheers, Johan

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Hostel groupings
by Joachim Breitner 01 Mar '10

01 Mar '10

Hi, I just reserved two beds in the City Backpacker for Martin Kiefel (mrtrac) and myself. Is there another group up to 4 of attendees who would like to share a room? If so, I would send a mail to the hostel, asking if that is possible. Greetings, Joachim -- Joachim "nomeata" Breitner mail: mail(a)joachim-breitner.de | ICQ# 74513189 | GPG-Key: 4743206C JID: nomeata(a)joachim-breitner.de | http://www.joachim-breitner.de/ Debian Developer: nomeata(a)debian.org

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