[Koha] About KohaCon 2011 - ideas & thoughs

[Ian Walls]

I would agree with Paul that more than 3 days hackfest is a good thing,
especially when international travel is involved.  Several of us stayed
extra days in Wellington, and Catalyst was kind enough to put up with us in
their offices for a little longer :)

I'd humbly request that the planners of KohaCon '11 consider the addition of
some extra time for the hackfest; not necessarily a week, but a few days, as
managable.

Cheers,


-Ian

On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 8:19 AM, Koustubha Kale <kmkale at anantcorp.com>wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Paul Poulain <paul.poulain at biblibre.com>
> wrote:
> > Hello world,
> >
> > I don't know for others, but travelling the world to go at the
> > conference is a big investment.
> > Having 3 days for the "user" part of the conference is enough.
> > In 2006, in France, for the 1st KohaCon, that I organized, we had a full
> > week for the developers. In 2009 we had only 3 days, same in 2010.
> >
> > I definetly think it was too short to have only 3 days for the developer
> > part of the conference. We have to deal with teaching new developers how
> > to get involved, experienced devs want to hack, some want to share ideas
> > for the future.
> > So I suggest to have more than just 3 days for the hack-fest. A full
> > week may seems long, but I think it's the good timing !
> >
> > It does not mean a decision must be taken immediatly, but I think the
> > poll should reflect how possible it is to have more time.
> >
> > PS : and the idea to have a day off between conf & hack fest is
> > definetly a good one !!!
> >
> > --
> > Paul POULAIN
>
> I am not sure people can commit a full week for HackFest, but at VPM,
> Thane, we should have no problem extending the hackfest. Plenty of
> space during Diwali holidays.
>
>
> Regards,
> Koustubha Kale
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