[Phylobase-devl] Aug. virtual hackathon

Tue Aug 18 00:27:03 CEST 2009

I'm up for a phone conference at 11 EDT (8 EDT might kill me).  I'm also a fan of IRC, which was successful last time around.

For IRC, join the #phylobase room at freenode.  If you've never used IRC before, feel free to send me an email, and I can get you off the ground.  

Also, anyone subscribed to the list, who wants to sit in on the conversation, but not necessarily code, should feel free.

See you all in cyberspace,

Peter

On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 06:13:42PM -0400, Ben Bolker wrote:
>   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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