What is DevJam?

A developer and packager meeting around coordinating and improving the state of packaging of large scale applications written in the java programming language using the GNU Classpath, gcj and other free java-like tool chains for the various GNU/Linux distributions.

DevJam coordination

The next DevJam meeting

The ["Java/DevJam"] developer and packager meeting was held in ["Java/DevJam/2005/Oldenburg"] Oldenburg, Germany from 23th till 25th September 2005. The short notice of date and place precluded some people from attending, particularly those from North America, as arranging to be out of work and out of the country on such short notice was problematic. On this page we will try to coordinate a future meeting on a but a longer timeframe for planning to ensure that those traveling longer distances can adequately make arrangements. There is als a [http://developer.classpath.org/mailman/listinfo/devjam ?DevJam mailinglist] that can be used for coordination.

Lessons learned from Oldenburg 2005

Background and Goals

See the ["Java/DevJam/2005/Oldenburg"] page for some ideas. A next "worldwide" or "regional" meeting can have different goals of course.

Who

["Java/DevJam"] meetings try to attract the main packagers of the various GNU/Linux distributions, JPackage representatives, traditional java build and packaging experts (ant/maven) and hackers from the various projects around GNU Classpath, gcj and the various [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Free Software] groups that are working together to [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/java-trap.html Escape the Java Trap]. To make the hackfest as successful as possible we are aiming for a group of 20 to 30 people which will be asked to give a short presentation of their project and packaging efforts. Who are also interested in doing actual hacking during the event to show how the various packaging proposals can/should work out.

Proposed Dates and Places

The place to hold a next "Worldwide" or regional ?DevJam should be in a place central to the hackers interested in attending. A two or three day event around a weekend seems most productive. The location should have working internet connection, preferably wifi, and space for 20-30 people. Blackboards or whiteboards are preferable, as well as a video projector. It should be easy to get to by public transport and close to the majority of people attending, to reduce the cost of traveling .

Propose a place/date:

Budget, Sponsorship and Resources

Travel costs

Budget

Potential sponsors

Resources

Interested Individuals


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