Technical Wintercamp 2009: Munich

June 21st, 2010 by Sebastian Kayser

It’s almost the time of the year again when we OpenCSW maintainers gather for our half-yearly technical camp (this time to be held in Paris). A welcome occasion to discuss and coordinate current issues and also to meet up with fellow maintainers in person. Not to speak of the opportunity to visit a foreign capital city, as that’s where one of our maintainers usually hosts the event. But I am getting ahead of myself, time to catch up on the happenings of the last camp, which took place in Lenggries near Munich, Germany earlier this year.

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As always, the agenda was more than enough to fill the weekend. Starting on Friday we drove into the snow-packed Alps where we would spend the following two days tucked away in a small conference hotel, pondering about the release process (working towards a new stable, yes), our new website (recently published), Perl vs. Python in our toolchain (nested datastructures, sounds familiar?), and testing live streaming via ustream.tv to integrate our maintainers from overseas.

Discussions were lively and fruitful and many of the developed ideas are starting to form into reality. Perfect time to gather again. New maintainers and interested users are always welcome. Living close to Paris and interested to get in touch with us? Let us know (via IRC or email) and join us for Summer Camp 2010!