Fwd: FOSDEM 2023 Distributions Devroom - Call for Participation
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From: Luna Jernberg <droidbittin(a)gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: FOSDEM 2023 Distributions Devroom - Call for Participation
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Hey!
Will help out in the room next year
On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 3:18 PM ddemaio <ddemaio(a)suse.de> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I'm forwarding this info for the project.
>
> *# **FOSDEM 2023 Distributions Devroom - Call for Participation*
>
> We're excited to announce that the Distributions Devroom is returning to
> FOSDEM 2023, in-person in Brussels for the full day on Sunday, February
> 5.
> The call for proposals is now open.
>
>
> *## About the Distributions Devroom*
>
> The Distributions Devroom is run by and for the people who build,
> package,
> and contribute to distributions of Linux and other software.
> Distributions
> remain a critical part of modern IT infrastructure, whether running on
> bare
> metal or in containers, from supercomputers to edge deployments. The
> Distributions Devroom provides a forum to share best practices on the
> entire distribution lifecycle, from building and integration to
> long-term
> support and security fixes.
>
>
> *## Call for Proposals*
>
> We welcome submissions targeted at contributors interested in issues
> unique
> to distributions, especially in the following topics:
>
> * Growing, participating, and working with communities around
> distributions
> * Automating building and testing to minimize human involvement
> * Cross-distribution collaboration on common issues
> * Distribution construction, installation, deployment, packaging, and
> content management
> * Balancing new code and active upstreams versus security updates and
> minimization of breaking changes
> * Delivering architecture-independent software
> * Working with vendors and including them in the community
> * The future of distributions and emerging trends
> * Non-engineering topics inside of distribution communities (e.g.
> documentation, marketing, internationalization, design, community
> operations, etc.)
> * Creating a secure supply chain by evaluating upstream components and
> providing a secure source for downstreams
>
>
> *## Important Dates*
>
> * Submission Deadline: Dec 20th 2022
> * Acceptance notifications: Dec 31th 2022
> * Final schedule announcement: Jan 14th 2022
>
>
> *## Process*
>
> 1. Register a FOSDEM Pentabarf account[1] and sign in.
> 2. Visit the FOSDEM CFP[2] and click "Create Event".
> 3. Make sure "Track" is set to "Distributions devroom" for
wranglers to
> receive your submission!
> 4. Complete the form with your presentation details.
>
> Make sure your submission has the following details:
>
> * Title
> * One-paragraph abstract
> * 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)
>
> [1] https://penta.fosdem.org/user/new_account
> [2] https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM23
>
>
> *## About FOSDEM*
>
> FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas and
> collaborate. Every year, thousands of developers of free and open source
> software from all over the world gather at the event in Brussels. FOSDEM
> hosts dozens of developer rooms, where community members run tracks on
> various topics.