FreeBSD Developer Summit, September, 2022
This page describes the September 2022 FreeBSD Developer Summit, colocated with EuroBSDCon 2022, which takes place in Vienna, Austria. This is a by-invitation event. FreeBSD committers will be welcome to register themselves using this wiki; non-committers must be sponsored by a committer to attend. Attendees must also attend EuroBSDcon 2022 in order to access all devsummit activities.
Health & Safety
This is the first developer summit after two years of Covid-19 outbreak. We're slowly trying to get back an in-person summit. However, we can't predict the future and how the travel situation will be in September. Make sure that you book travel and accomodation with an option to cancel at the last minute in case we can't safely do the summit at all. We will notify you here about any requirements regarding personal safety, which includes wearing a mask at the venue, practicing personal distancing, and other measures to protect you and other attendees. See this Covid-19 measures announcement message from the EuroBSDcon organizers, which also applies to the devsummit. We hope to balance safety and comfort for attendees under these circumstances and ask for your understanding if things are not running as smooth as you've been used to at past devsummits like this.
Travel
Most people from abroad will want to fly in to Vienna (VIE) directly. There are plenty of connections available. From the airport, you can either get a taxi or Uber to your destination. Frankfurt (FRA) may also be a good international travel destination, with only a short hop to take from there to VIE. Comparing prices and booking early is advisable.
Attendees from neighboring countries may consider train travel or even driving to Vienna. Please consider the extra cost for parking at the hotel (if offered) and that finding a parking post in a major city is always difficult.
Vienna is a lovely city with plenty of things to see, eat, and drink. The inner city is very walkable, especially around the conference venue.
Streaming
Thanks to BSDTV for providing the stream:
Schedule
The FreeBSD developer summit takes place on the 15th and 16th of September 2022 on the same days as the EuroBSDCon tutorials. Many developers will arrive on the night of the 14th and meet for dinner and drinks before things kick off. Most developers will stay on through EuroBSDCon to give and attend talks. It is an excellent conference--a good FreeBSD developer showing has countless benefits, not least the opportunity to tell the world what we're doing.
Thursday, Sep 15, 2022
When |
Talks & Discussions |
09:00 |
Breakfast, Setup/Badges |
09:30 |
Opening Session, Introductions |
10:30 |
FreeBSD Foundation |
11:00 |
Workflow/CI/Testing updates |
12:00 |
Lunch break |
13:00 |
ALTQ optimization work in FreeBSD |
13:30 |
Netlink for FreeBSD |
14:30 |
Coffee Break |
15:10 |
Testing/CI the reprise |
16:00 |
Hacking/discussion groups |
17:30 |
- End of DevSummit Day 1 - |
19:00 |
Devsummit Dinner |
Friday, Sep 16, 2022
When |
Hackathon |
09:00 |
Breakfast, Setup/Badges |
09:30 |
Meet the new core.12 team |
10:00 |
Updating the Committer's Guide |
10:30 |
Coffee Break |
11:00 |
Kernel modules in ports |
11:30 |
Quick talks |
12:00 |
Lunch break |
13:00 |
How (writing for) the FreeBSD Journal works |
13:30 |
- Empty Slot / Hacking - |
15:00 |
Coffee Break |
15:30 |
Hacking Groups |
17:30 |
- End of DevSummit Day 2 - |
19:00 |
Dinner, on your own in small groups |
Short Talks / Sessions
Please add your talk topics for the first day. The second day is a hackathon, but introductory talks for problems and issues people want to work on, they can also be held in the morning of the second day. Please test whether your laptop works with the projector early. For a two-monitor setup, you can try the mons port.
When |
Title |
Speaker |
Description |
Slides, Notes |
Friday |
How (writing for) the FreeBSD Journal works. |
We will describe how easy it is to become an author for the FreeBSD Journal. The process, the people, and how you can contribute (write about the stuff you love working with) is explained. A track record of publications in a technical journal has many benefits and we illustrate some of them. |
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Friday |
Workflow/CI/Testing updates |
TBA |
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Thursday |
ALTQ optimization work in FreeBSD |
James Skon |
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Thursday |
Netlink for FreeBSD |
Alexander Chernikov |
I'll talk about the current state of FreeBSD kernel APIs for network configuration, describe what Netlink is and why is Netlink important for FreeBSD. |
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Friday |
meet the new core.12 team |
core members present at Vienna |
Core.12 would like to introduce themselves to you. We talk a bit about our plans for this term and give you a chance to ask questions |
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Thursday |
FreeBSD Foundation talk |
Deb Goodkin and Justin Gibbs |
President and Executive Director will share the Foundation's vision for FreeBSD |
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Working Groups
These sessions are intended to get developers with common areas of interest or specific projects in mind together for collaboration and hacking. They might involve prepared presentations, structured code reading, or a notebook-assisted whiteboard session.
When |
Title |
Session Leader |
Description |
Slides, Notes |
TBD |
Updating the Committer's Guide |
It is time to review the guide. We should remove some old bits (e.g., remaining Subversion references), perhaps update sections which describe our workflows and customs, and so on. |
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Friday - TBD |
Kernel modules in ports |
While many of us (from port and src) are here, we can organize a session to decide collectively how to move forward with this topic |
On Friday, because I'm in only one day |
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TBD |
Updating FAQ article/book - Tutorials section in the Documentation Portal |
Talk about the tutorials/guides/whatever-name is-choosed, what the committers except and what the community needs and the FAQ rewrite |
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TBD |
WebApps: Ports Portal (AKA FreshPorts3), Accesibility, new design |
WebApps: status, future steps, ideas, etc. |
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TBD |
Workflow/CI/Testing |
Hacking PoC / Testing / Planning |
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Dinners
A devsummit dinner will take place on the first day at https://www.undflora.at at 19:00. If you want to attend, let dch@ know about it by Tuesday, Sept. 13 (evening). Also let him know about any special food requirements (i.e. vegetarian) for you (tasty food is a given). The place is within walking distance of the venue. You pay for your own drinks, the food is sponsored by: Modirum and Skunkwerks GmbH. Big thanks to our sponsors!
Location: Breite Gasse 9, 1070 Vienna
Attendees
In order to attend, you must register in advance; this allows us to size rooms, order food, and provide beverages. We appreciate your cooperation in letting us know your plans well in advance of the event. Non-committers must be sponsored by a committer in order to attend. Due to increased attendance in recent years, companies are limited to one non-committer unless permission is explicitly granted by the organizers. Registration will start in June 2022.
Developer Attendees
Please register for the conference on https://2022.eurobsdcon.org/registration/ and buy the appropriate FreeBSD devsummit tickets.
(Please keep alphabetically sorted by login)
Name |
FreeBSD.org login |
Arrival Date |
Departure Date |
Hotel |
Notes |
0mp |
14th |
18th |
Speaker Hotel |
|
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allanjude |
14th |
19th |
Speaker Hotel |
|
|
bcr |
14th |
19th |
Hilton Vienna Park |
|
|
bofh |
13th |
19th |
Sommerhotel |
|
|
brooks |
12th |
19th |
25Hours |
|
|
bz |
11th |
19th |
private |
|
|
carlavilla |
13th |
19th |
TBD |
|
|
dch |
2012 |
never |
my place |
|
|
des |
14th |
19th |
25Hours |
|
|
hrs |
12th |
19th |
Austria Trend Hotel Ananas |
|
|
hselasky |
14th |
19th |
Holiday Inn |
|
|
jhb |
14th |
19th |
Speaker Hotel |
|
|
kevans |
14th |
22nd |
Hotel Erzherzog Rainer |
|
|
kp |
TBD |
TDB |
25hours |
|
|
krion |
local |
local |
|
|
|
lwhsu |
14th |
TBD |
TBD |
|
|
markj |
9th |
20th |
|
|
|
mav |
15th |
20th |
25hours |
|
|
melifaro |
14th |
18th |
Rainers Hotel |
|
|
olivier |
14th |
19th |
25hours |
|
|
pizzamig |
16th |
19th |
Speaker Hotel |
|
|
rene |
12th |
19th |
25hours |
|
|
roberto |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
|
|
rodrigo |
14th |
19th |
Hotel Admiral |
+1 req for dinner |
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sobomax |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
|
|
syrinx |
15th |
18th |
TBD |
|
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thj |
14th |
19th |
Conference |
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Guest Attendees
(Please keep alphabetically sorted by last name)
Name |
Host |
Arrival Date |
Departure Date |
Hotel |
Notes |
Cosimo Cecchi |
allanjude |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
Klara |
Yan Ka Chiu |
lwhsu |
TBD |
TBD |
Speaker Hotel |
|
Michael Dexter |
jhb |
TBD |
TBD |
|
|
Deb Goodkin |
emaste |
14th |
19th |
Speaker Hotel |
FreeBSD Foundation |
Philip Jocks |
allanjude |
15th |
19th |
TBD |
Klara |
Sarder Kamal |
bofh |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
Middlesex University |
Marie Helene Kvello-Aune |
kp |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
Modirum, thu/fri |
Eirik Øverby |
kp |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
Modirum |
Tommi Pernila |
kp |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
Modirum |
Pierre Pronchery |
rodrigo |
14th |
19th |
Speaker Hotel |
NetBSD, only thurday |
Guido van Rooij |
roberto |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
|
Sven Ruediger |
bcr |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
|
James Skon |
bcr |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
RGnets.com |
bofh |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
GSoC |
Information on Prior Developer Summits
Information on prior Developer Summits is available from the DevSummit page.
Meal Requirements
Requirement |
Qty |
Vegetarian |
2 |
Vegan |
0 |
Diet drinks |
0 |
Meat |
0 |
Kosher |
0 |
Halal |
0 |
White Meat/Fish/Veg |
1 |
Dairy-free |
1 |
Nut-free |
0 |
Gluten-free |
0 |
Low cholesterol |
0 |
Low sodium |
0 |
Feel free to add any missing ones.
IRC Channel
An IRC channel is available for contacting other attendees - #devsummit on EFnet.
Pictures