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[joomla] Joomla PBF/Bazar... Calling all volunteers!

forest mars compustretch at gmail.com
Tue Jun 3 15:10:38 EDT 2008


looks great.
Do we have a location in NYC ?

-4EST

On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 9:07 AM, Anthony Ferrara <ircmaxell at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hey guys, we (the Joomla Dev team/Bug Squad) is holding another event.
>  We're looking to set up a New York group, so anyone who is interested,
> please contact me at ircmaxell(at)yahoo(dot)com.  You can read more at:
> http://docs.joomla.org/Pizza_Bugs_and_Fun_2
>
>
> Here's the official notification:
>
>
>
> We eagerly announce the second Joomla! Pizza Bug and Fun event scheduled
> for the weekend of June 21 and 22. It's hard to believe that six months have
> passed since the first Joomla! Pizza Bug and Fun event. The first PBF helped
> finalize Joomla! 1.5 and, if all goes as planned, this second event will
> help prepare Joomla! 1.5.4 for release early in July.
>
> This opportunity is not restricted to those who can code since there are a
> wide variety of important tasks that will be offered in a Joomla! Bazaar
> over the weekend. This is a great way for Joomla! developers, designers,
> site builders, and end users all over the world to give something back to
> the project and be able to claim "I helped make Joomla! better."
>
> The Bugs
> For our first PBF event, we targeted priority 1 and 2 bugs and tested the
> entire application. Since it's release, Joomla! 1.5 has been very stable and
> there are no serious bugs to fix. But, there are a number of medium priority
> items that require patches and testing. If we are able to empty the tracker
> during the weekend, it would be an important accomplishment for the
> community.
>
> The Joomla! Bazaar
> You might be wondering what is the Joomla! Bazaar? A bazaar is a
> marketplace where stallholders display their wares to passers-by who can
> look at the goods on offer and maybe purchase something that catches their
> eye. It is also a reference to Eric S. Raymond's book "The Cathedral and the
> Bazaar" which sets out the model for open source development.
>
> The Joomla! Pizza Bug and Fun event will follow this bazaar metaphor. There
> will be a number of different virtual stalls where community members can
> browse tasks available from the bug squad, the documentation team, the
> translations working group, and so on. Stallholders will communicate via IRC
> channels and Skype group chats to help each participant find a perfect way
> to contribute to the project.
>
> How can you help?
> If you are willing to offer a venue for this event, sign up and the
> location will be included in event announcements. We also encourage groups
> as small as two, three, and four people to work together during the weekend.
> If you are not able to participate with a group, you can still join the
> event online. It will be great to see community members from all over the
> world working together. If you are interested in being a part of the Joomla!
> Pizza Bug and Fun event, sign up now.
>
> More information will soon follow. Consider participating. It is guaranteed
> to be a fun event and an honor to help improve Joomla!.
>
>
>
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