[pytest-dev] tentative pytest sprint june 2016 / funding

[Brianna Laugher]

I guess more people might be able to commit to participating when event
details are locked down. Bit of a catch 22 for organising.

I don't have a preference on platform (I think kickstarter is best if
making a lot of money/getting a lot of backers is the most important thing,
which it's probably not here), but I strongly recommend not doing it
yourself. :)

http://funding.openinitiative.com/ is specifically for open source projects
though.

PSF will probably contribute a bit too https://www.python.org/psf/grants/

cheers
Brianna


On 13 January 2016 at 08:54, holger krekel <holger at merlinux.eu> wrote:

> Hey Florian, Bruno, Brianna, Floris, Omar, all,
>
> great to hear that 20-26th June could work for you all!
> Ronny is missing though and i haven't heart from Anatoly
> for a longer time.
>
> I slightly prefer the june date to attaching the sprint to
> EuroPython2016 which i am not sure i'll make.  As i am bound to be on
> travels (currently in San Francisco) quite a bit this year i'd prefer
> hosting the sprint in Freiburg to not add yet another longer duration
> where i am completely away from family.
>
> So now that we have a tentative plan i think it's time to go for the
> funding campaign!  If no one beats me to it i can see to draft a text
> end january.  I guess we can ask for EUR 4000 to be on the safe side as
> it stands.  my company could handle the accounting or we appoint someone
> else who does it (i am  not eager so please step foward if you like --
> the overhead with my accountant is probably 10% :)
>
> Anyone prefering a particular platform like indiegogo or betterplace or
> so?  I don't have much experience with those platforms myself.  If we
> aim at getting primarily companies to fund it we could even go without
> those platforms and just setup a campain page on pytest.org and provide
> a contact mail.  A company funding it is also invited to send their
> developer(s) to participate, learn and contribute for mutual benefit?!
> :)
>
> best,
> holger
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 07, 2016 at 10:40 +0000, holger krekel wrote:
> > Hey all,
> >
> > let's try to find out if we can make a pytest sprint happen in 2016.
> > Here are some suggestions/thoughts on key points.
> >
> > Participants: anyway who has contributed to pytest in recent years but
> also
> > interested newcomers/wanna-be-contributors.  Contributors are eligible
> > for getting their travel costs reimbursed (see funding below).
> >
> > Location: somewhere around Freiburg, black forest, Germany.
> >
> > Date ranges:
> >
> >     20-26th June or
> >
> >     30th June - 6th July.
> >
> > Travel: arrive on the first day, leave the last.
> >
> > Funding: we'll do a Indiegogo or betterplace.org campaign and ask
> > companies and individuals to help come up with funding for travel
> > costs, lodging and food for participants.  If participants can come
> > on their company's time and money even better.  In fact, the gathering
> > will be a great opportunity to dive deeper into pytest and make the best
> > use of it for your company.
> >
> > sprint contents: pytest-3.0 and a major new revision of the xdist plugin?
> > Cleaning up wards, introducing new features (to be continued ...).
> >
> > deadline for funding compaign: maybe February/March
> > so everybody can start booking.
> >
> > Who'd be up for it?  how much do you estimate you need for travel?
> > Would the date range fit?
> >
> > best,
> > holger
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