Talk:Maemo Summit 2008

Help with the program
I'm happy having the role of benevolent dictator for the schedule on Friday 19: I organize the sessions submitted and if someone finds a bug or an improvement just complain and we'll find a solution. However, I really don't want to organize the sessions on Saturday 20, which is purely a maemo.org community day. Can you please find either another dictator or a system to get that sorted out yourselves? I'm asking for a coordinator at Maemo_Summit_2008/Organization. Thanks!--qgil 09:45, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Also, could someone draw nice tables for the schedules? I want to do this since.. but there is always something else taking the time. In principle each day needs a table with 3 columns (3 tracks), being some sessions single cells spanning through the whole row (no tracks, just one session at a time, or breaks). Appreciated. --qgil 09:45, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Saturday Coordinator ~ Eric Warnke Feel free to contact me directly or put your ideas here. I will distill them and be the buffer for Nokia that day. brontide 14:32, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Lightning sessions
These are really brief sessions of 5 minutes approx i.e. demos. You can propose your own session listing it directly in the schedule once you have confirmed your trip to Berlin. If we get many proposals we will have a second round of lightning sessions on Saturday. Lightning sessions are cool!

We are open to submissions in the form of decent quality videos, to be shown to the audience and uploaded in maemo.org as part of the video materials of the Summit.


 * I'd like to present Intranet search (extended desktop search) from maemo with libferris (http://www.libferris.com/). This would be a quick overview of what is available now and where I'm heading with it. -- Monkeyiq July 19.
 * Now you can list it yourself.--qgil 18:52, 20 July 2008 (UTC)


 * We would like to demonstrate and talk about WorldTV99 (http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/worldtv99/) [bunanson and koos Vriezen] 09.16 16 July 2008 (BST).
 * Now you can list it yourself.--qgil 18:52, 20 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I don't know if 5 minutes would be enough, but I would like to talk about Rich UIs and the importance of being different and showing the potential of the platform to "Transform" itself in different products, focused in one main use: like our projects: Canola (media player) Carman (onboard computer + car media) and others like remote controls, etc. The real goal is to show why is really needed that some applications "break" the rules and extend the experience showing the power of openness. (this can be a full talk if of interest)
 * 20 seconds are enough for a great ad, 3:30 are enough for a great videoclip and 5:00 are enough for a great lightning session. :)  Find a title and... a name for yourself (are you Marcelo?) Then on Saturday you could organize a full session.--qgil 08:30, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Now you can list it yourself.--qgil 18:52, 20 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I would like to present Illumination, an alternative GUI library, which is used by my applications. 5 minutes is a start (I'm a fast speaker ;-)), but around 20 minutes would be better. Take 5 minutes on friday or can I get 20 minutes on saturday? I could also speak a little bit of my problems porting a non-Gtk based GUI library (togetehr with some hints towards existing APIs). What about that (5 minutes would be not enough again I fear)?--framstag 15:29, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Now you can list it yourself.--qgil 18:52, 20 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I ( Gustavo Barbieri) got delayed due some personal problems and will just arrive in Berlin/Tegel by 2:10pm of 19th, after the lightning talks are over, may I remove my entry or someone else (qgil?) has to do it?
 * Go ahead and remove it yourself. Can you move your session to anywhere else in the schedule? --timsamoff 13:49, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Qgil maybe another 30 minute lightning session right before we end for the day? ( assuming we have the interest from others to present ) brontide 13:54, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
 * timsamoff: brontide just did that for me. As for presenting later, of course I can, let's see if we can get another lightning sessions.
 * If we get more lightning sessions we can have another round, although better on Saturday. They are good to break the routine.--qgil 18:29, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

BoFs and workshops
List below your proposals for activities. They are thought to be highly participative i.e. discussion about an area of the platform, workshops, etc. '''I have promoted many proposals onto the main page. If you need longer than a half an hour slot then let me know.


 * I'd love to see some sort of break-out brainstorming session or round table discussing current status / future desires for the Maemo platform as a whole. I think this crowd would offer much wisdom to the official team. --timsamoff 02:44, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Unsure whether this would fit better on Friday or Saturday...--qgil 18:57, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
 * What about a single session during the 17:00 slot on Saturday -- a sort of, wrap-up for everyone to come back together and offer opinions? --timsamoff 15:22, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Sounds good!--qgil 20:03, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I think we should combine a few of these forward looking talks into something more cogent brontide 02:15, 25 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I would like to make a case for embedded (on-tablet) web apps for easy creation of mobile applications for Maemo. With a little bit of python advocacy, a spotlight on the up-and-coming web2py framework, and an example with a little utilitarian app I made and use on my tablet. This is more than a lightning talk but certainly less than an hour - more like 15-20 mins ? --fpp
 * Think of time for questions/comments as well -- if a presentation is 20-min, it could extend to 45-min with others' input. --timsamoff 20:18, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Fred, do you have a reservation? are you coming? brontide 02:15, 25 July 2008 (UTC)


 * gnuite would like to present in a BoF session an idea for software that provides vector-based map data to Maemo Mapper without compromising the existing raster-based design of Maemo Mapper. The presented design will offer a completely modular solution that should require no changes to Maemo Mapper at all.  The software will utilize OpenStreetMap's free vector-based map data to provide both street visualization and routing instructions without an internet connection.  The presentation will serve as a means for soliciting help from developers interested in the project, since it is likely not a one-man operation.
 * Sounds good, I will rewrite the schedule in the next day or so to try and rebalance everything brontide 16:34, 27 July 2008 (UTC)


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Mini Exhibit
''This is getting big - please organize this at Maemo Summit 2008/Exhibit. As I see it, if we do it then it is better to have it both in OSiM and Summit for double impact. See also the comments at Maemo_Summit_2008/Organization''.

Anyone want to be in charge on having a mini exhibit -- maybe for the OSiM Maemo booth as well as at the Maemo Summit? Someone can contact, coordinate, and round-up remarkable apps, hacks, and interfaces and help set them up so enthusiasts and guests can see and play with them. The objective here is to show what the Internet Tablet is capable of doing.

Here are some ideas: ( cleanup by Eric Warnke lets concentrate on community items )

I would like to see a handful of units out with a selection of "Born for Maemo" loaded on each as well as a number of non-conflicting Outstanding Utilities. Below are the items that I believe would be booth and OSiM friendly. The nice thing about this list is that we can consume any number of units with this same software and rotate what's being demo'ed easily. brontide 14:34, 27 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Canola2
 * Carman
 * Maemo Mapper
 * Maeno WordPy
 * WorldTV99
 * Numpty Physics
 * OMWeather
 * Personal Menu
 * Personal Launcher
 * Advanced Backlight
 * USB Control
 * Rotation support
 * Quiver
 * Large Statusbar clock
 * MPlayer / mediaserv / tablet-encode (the entire video playback pipeline) - rm_you volunteer
 * Connecting a Hard Drive (link 1, link 2) - volunteer bunanson 19:50, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Running VNC
 * Client or server? I think I would want to load vnc server on many of the units to allow for us to "demo" on a monitor.  brontide 14:34, 27 July 2008 (UTC)


 * A2DP? - Is this ready to be demo'ed at OSiM?

Nice to show, if we have enough demo units:


 * Running Android
 * I know we can, but is there legal issues here if maemo.org does it? brontide 23:41, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't know. Why not asking them? Mike Jennings will come to OSiM, perhaps contacting in advance would a nice gesture. To avoid confusion, it should be clear that this is a move from maemo.org - the Maemo community and nothing Nokia official (this will be clear in the stand, if only by seeing a big maemo.org logo and many tablets with no-Maemo and non-Nokia 3rd party apps inside).--qgil 18:41, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Sounds good. I think one unit with Andriod would be great assuming we have enough units, but I would say it's low priority. brontide 14:34, 27 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Running Garnet VM

Ideas that I don't think will work well: ( maybe at the summit )


 * Haptic Technology
 * I think we should keep it to things we will have access to brontide 23:41, 25 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Puppy Robot
 * The puppies are getting a bit old... I can ask the developers if you really want them there, though.--qgil 18:41, 26 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Running Debian, KDE
 * While interesting to hackers, I don't know how much of a splash they would make at OSiM. If we do a summit table then I think it would be great there. brontide 14:34, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

I'm more than willing to demonstrate things at both OSiM and the summit if the hardware can be organised (I have an n800 I can bring a long). -- baloo 19:50, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

I have my own laptop and N800 that can be used for the video pipeline demos, but it would be nice to show them on an N810 and not have to use my own hardware for demos if possible. -- Adam Harwell 04:39, 26 July 2008 (PST)

Signup
If this is to be a reality we have to have at least 24 hours of coverage ( guestimate ) 6hours x2 days x2 people. Signup below and then we will talk about what is realistic in terms of Demo's/Units.


 * Eric Warnke - 2 hours
 * Tim Samoff - 2 hours
 * bunanson - 4 hours ( Connect HD and WorldTV99 )
 * Alan Bruce - whatever you need ;)
 * Adam Harwell - whatever you need
 * SIGNUP HERE, WE STILL NEED MANY MORE

I can help to man 2 dem stations, Connect HD and WorldTV99, side by side for 3 - 6 hrs; and I am also giving sessions on Friday. I need "hardware" support. If I am drafted, who is my contact man? ---bunanson I think I would request at least two of each, preferably three, N800 and N810, for a total of 4 (or 6) with ALL the accessories, USB cables, AC adapters etc.
 * You are a volunteer. If you are demo-ing these projects what hardware support do you need?  I will try and make one request to Nokia once we have enough coverage to make the booth possible brontide 02:26, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Travel
Moved to Talk:Maemo_Summit_2008/Travel.

Accommodation
Moved to Maemo Summit 2008/Accommodation.

Recording the Event
See Maemo_Summit_2008/Organization and post your comments / offers for help there.

Advertising
I've submitted the event to the LWN Event Calendar. Is there any other wider advertising we can do? --Jaffa 11:55, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Community
I've got some ideas to allow people attending at Maemo Summit to communicate better. If you have any other idea, please write/discuss here. --Andrea Grandi 10:35, 20 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Prepare a sort of "badge". A simple card with these informations:
 * Name (nickname)
 * What we do in our life (Developer/Student/Blogger/ecc...)
 * Spoken languages: we could print a flag for each language we speak


 * Prepare a custom Google map with all the hot points in Berlin: c-base, OSiM, all hotels we booked ecc...


 * Create POI's for these place to use on Map software in our tablets

Introduction to Maemo hacking?
Keywan says in maemo-developers: "are there plans for a workshop or introduction for newcomers in the development for Maemo? What do you think about this idea? Is there anybody who would like to do this as a "speaker"? And are there other potential participants like me?
 * Good idea, the question being: when? What is the right duration for this workshop and where could it fit in the agenda. One idea would be to have it on 2-3h on Saturday while the rest of running sessions are really hardcore developer or community wise.--qgil 07:06, 28 July 2008 (UTC)