[Phylobase-devl] Aug. virtual hackathon

Tue Aug 18 00:13:42 CEST 2009

  I think we are on.  Shall we Skype at 8 AM EDT?
I am happy to IRC instead, but someone will have to remind me where to
go.  If people send Skype names I can initiate a call (I have Kembel,
Butler, Cowan already -- I am bbolker)

  cheers
   Ben

Steven Kembel wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> are we on for tomorrow morning, and if so are there plans for a group  
> call/IRC to start things off or will we just use email?
> 
> Steve
> 
> On Aug 15, 2009, at 3:01 PM, Peter D. Cowan wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 11:01:17AM -0400, Ben Bolker wrote:
>>>  I would also prefer not a weekend (but not impossible either).
>>>
>>>  Just to start the ball rolling, I propose Tuesday August 18
>>> at 11 AM EDT (a little early for west-coast folks, but not
>>> horrendous -- since Marguerite
>>> can't play right now, we don't have to worry about Hawai'i)
>>>
>> "A little early" Clearly Ben, doesn't know my typical schedule.  
>> However, I can rally. I assume the silence, means that we are on?
>>
>>
>> Peter
>>
>>>  cheers
>>>    Ben
>>>
>>> Peter Cowan wrote:
>>>> If I gather correctly, most folks are available after the 13th and
>>>> before the 24th, except for Thibaut who is currently far away from a
>>>> computer.
>>>>
>>>> What days in that period work best?  Last time did we schedule it  
>>>> over
>>>> a weekend, or did it just feel like that because I was traveling?  I
>>>> prefer it not be a weekend, but can do it if need be.  Proposals  
>>>> for a
>>>> specific starting day and duration welcome.
>>>>
>>>> Before, we actually start coding, it's probably worthwhile having at
>>>> least some discussion about the changes that Francois has made, and
>>>> any other major changes people would like.  It would also be good to
>>>> get the RUnit stuff checked in (if I can help at all with that let  
>>>> me
>>>> know Jim) so that we can make a good dent in writing unit tests  
>>>> (which
>>>> will make any future changes much easier to carry out).
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>>
>>>> Peter
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 3, 2009, at 4:48 PM, Marguerite Butler wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Folks,
>>>>>
>>>>> This does sound great. Some of the students I've worked with would
>>>>> really appreciate a more stable package that was also easier to
>>>>> install.
>>>>>
>>>>> But I won't be able to participate this time. Need to work on my
>>>>> tenure packet (ugg) and upcoming classes.
>>>>>
>>>>> Marguerite
>>>>>
>>>>> On Aug 3, 2009, at 11:11 AM, Jim Regetz wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> This sounds great - I'm definitely interested. I don't expect to  
>>>>>> have
>>>>>> any major schedule conflicts in the next month, so this is a good
>>>>>> time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I wasn't able to commit the RUnit tests before embarking on a busy
>>>>>> July
>>>>>> of traveling, so that's still on my plate. I also have some notes
>>>>>> on a
>>>>>> few unresolved issues I've encountered while working with phylo4d
>>>>>> objects, but I'll have to dust them off and remind myself of the
>>>>>> details
>>>>>> before saying anything useful about that.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> Jim
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Peter Cowan wrote:
>>>>>>> phylobase devs,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Last December, we had a very successful virtual hackathon.   
>>>>>>> However,
>>>>>>> development has stalled since then.  Would folks be interested/
>>>>>>> willing
>>>>>>> to participate in a hackathon in the next month, focused on
>>>>>>> preparing
>>>>>>> the package for a release to CRAN?  The school year is looming  
>>>>>>> so I
>>>>>>> suspect for many the sooner the better, though ESA is this week,
>>>>>>> which
>>>>>>> will keep at least Steve occupied.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> * If you are able, what are the best days for you?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> * What needs to be done before we can submit the package to CRAN?
>>>>>>> How
>>>>>>> long do you expect they will take?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Personally I'm free anytime.  I need to finish up some changes  
>>>>>>> I've
>>>>>>> started with the plotting functions, I suspect it will take me  
>>>>>>> a day
>>>>>>> or two wrap them up.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Peter
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