[pypy-svn] r50228 - pypy/extradoc/sprintinfo/leysin-winter-2008

[arigo at codespeak.net]

Author: arigo
Date: Mon Dec 31 16:21:10 2007
New Revision: 50228

Modified:
   pypy/extradoc/sprintinfo/leysin-winter-2008/announcement.txt
Log:
Starting on some tasks.


Modified: pypy/extradoc/sprintinfo/leysin-winter-2008/announcement.txt
==============================================================================
--- pypy/extradoc/sprintinfo/leysin-winter-2008/announcement.txt	(original)
+++ pypy/extradoc/sprintinfo/leysin-winter-2008/announcement.txt	Mon Dec 31 16:21:10 2007
@@ -9,15 +9,25 @@
 Goals and topics of the sprint
 ------------------------------
 
-* Like previous winter, the main side goal is to have fun in winter
+* Like previous winters, the main side goal is to have fun in winter
   sports :-) We can take a couple of days off for ski; at this time of
   year, ski days end before 4pm, which still leaves plenty of time
   to recover (er, I mean hack).
 
 * the overall idea of the sprint is to continue working on making PyPy ready
-  for general use.
+  for general use.  A few more specific tasks:
 
-XXX more tasks
+  - app-level ctypes: getting to a basically usable point
+    would be really nice.
+
+  - JIT: there is a long-standing timeshifter refactoring,
+    towards making the JIT be more interpreter-like.  Starting
+    it during the sprint might be a good way to share some of
+    the knowledge of how the JIT really works.  Alternatively,
+    we can work on supporting ootype in the timeshifter.
+
+  - Testing: e.g. we run various nightly test runs but the
+    results are not summarized in a single page yet.
 
 -----------------------
 Location & Accomodation
@@ -26,19 +36,18 @@
 Leysin, Switzerland, "same place as before".  Let me refresh your
 memory: both the sprint venue and the lodging will be in a very spacious
 pair of chalets built specifically for bed & breakfast:
-http://www.ermina.ch/.  The place has a baseline ADSL Internet connexion
-(600Kb) with wireless installed.  You can of course arrange your own
+http://www.ermina.ch/.  The place has a good ADSL Internet connexion
+with wireless installed.  You can of course arrange your own
 lodging anywhere (so long as you are in Leysin, you cannot be more than a
 15 minute walk away from the sprint venue), but I definitely recommend
 lodging there too -- you won't find a better view anywhere else (though you
 probably won't get much worse ones easily, either :-)
 
 I made pre-reservations in the Chalet, so please *confirm* quickly that
-you are coming so that we can adjust the reservations as appropriate.
-The rate so far has been 60 CHF a night all included in 2-person rooms,
-with breakfast.  There are larger rooms too (less expensive, possibly
-more available too) and the possibility to get a single room if you
-really want to.
+you are coming so that we can adjust the reservations as appropriate.  The
+rate so far has been around 60 CHF a night all included in 2-person rooms,
+with breakfast.  There are larger rooms too (less expensive) and maybe the
+possibility to get a single room if you really want to.
 
 Please register by svn:
 
@@ -56,7 +65,6 @@
 Exact times
 -----------
 
-XXX is this correct?
 Officially, 12th-19th January 2008.  Both dates are flexible, you can
 arrive or leave earlier or later.  We will give introductions and
 tutorials on the 13th, in the morning if everybody is there, or in the