September 2006 - WineConf - list.winehq.org

A new first time Wine contributor
by Tom Wickline 18 Sep '06

18 Sep '06

Hello Everyone, I just got home and thought I would check my mail even tho Ive been awake for two days now. So this mail is going to be rather short. :) While checking my mail I noticed a patch and that it came from a first time contributor "Christopher GAUTIER" the patch can be found here : http://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-patches/2006-September/030717.html Possibly we could try a formal welcome to Wine and see how it goes? Cheers, Tom

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Sorry I can't make it!
by Mike Hearn 14 Sep '06

14 Sep '06

Hi guys, I'd have liked to come to this years WineConf but am travelling this weekend so cannot be there :( If people could take notes/write up what is discussed etc then that'd be fabuloso. A few topics that might prove fun to discuss: - What happened to the ISV centre that was talked about in previous WineConfs? - When (if ever) will WineHQ start committing to supporting apps CodeWeavers style? - Has recruiting Windows developers to work on the outlying DLLs been given up on? - The idea here was to market our ole/msi/etc to Windows devs who might be constrained by bugs or missing features in Microsofts own implementations - However, git does not work (well?) on Windows - Nothing has been done to push this forward even if it did - Ever since Microsoft lost the plot and started building "10 year frameworks" a la Avalon, the Win32 API we all know and love to hate has been largely abandoned. Yet, millions of developers are still writing software on this framework and aren't going to rewrite for .NET any time soon. The Wine project has an unprecedented opportunity here - to take over from Microsoft as the maintainers of the de facto API; fixing bugs and adding new features (potentially for phat consulting sums). Discuss. - Students working via the SoC programme have made some good contributions, and I know a few are wanting to stay on (Matt is at any rate). Could more developers be recruited by organising some kind of permenant equivalent in which students donate their spare time and we match them with mentors who give some kind of formal training? I know from doing it myself that working on Wine is about a zillion times better at teaching real world computing than a degree ever will be, so there is untapped potential here. - Let Dimi take you guys to a decent club this year! I expect Rob can show the way ;) Have fun! Take photos! Get completely blatted on student-priced beer, and hopefully I'll see you all next year. thanks -mike

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Weather in Reading
by Jeremy White 14 Sep '06

14 Sep '06

This is mostly for my benefit, but my reading of the weather forecast says that it's going to be 'sunny intervals' and temp from 12 C at night to 22 C during the day. (In *real* English, that would seem to be 'Partly Cloudy, with temps from the 40s at night into the upper 60s/low 70s during the day' <evil American grin>). And isn't the stereotype that we should expect it to rain all the time? Cheers, Jeremy

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Food on Saturday Night
by Robert Shearman 14 Sep '06

14 Sep '06

Hi all, We've organised a little get-together in a pub/restaurant called Great Expectation on Saturday night. However, they aren't the biggest of places and they are worried that if everyone orders the same thing then they might run out, leaving some people disappointed. So they've asked me to ask you all what you'd like to eat on Saturday night. Don't worry, this isn't final, it's just to get a rough idea of numbers. I'd appreciate it if you could email me back privately with your selection. Here's the menu: Burgers: 1/4 lb 100% Steak Burger 1/2 lb 100% Steak Burger Chicken Burger Cajun Chicken Burger 1/4 lb Vegetable Burger Lite Bites: Cajun Chicken Salad Bowl Cheese and Ham Salad Bowl Prawn Salad Bowl Cajun chicken tortilla wrap with salsa and sour cream Stir fried vegetables and stilton tortilla wrap Steak strips and onions tortilla wrap Tuna mayo & sweet corn French baguette Ham French baguette Cheese & Pickle French baguette Prawn & Marie rose sauce French baguette Sausage French baguette Steak and onion French baguette Cajun chicken & sour cream Jacket potatoes with various fillings Nachos From the grill: 8oz Rump Steak 8oz Fillet Steak Mixed grill Gammon Main course: Steak and ale pie Chicken, ham and mushroom pie Fish and chips Scampi Chilli con carne Vegetarian chilli Sausage and mash 'n' gravy Steak and kidney pudding Fillet beef stroganoff Mushroom stroganoff Desserts: Mint Parfait Apple pie and custard Cheesecake Capricio chocolate (ice cream) Thanks, -- Rob Shearman

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Agenda planning
by Jeremy White 13 Sep '06

13 Sep '06

My thinking for our agenda is this: Convene 9:00 Saturday (many of us will be having breakfast in Windsor hall before then). Spend 9:00 to 9:30 doing introductions, getting name tags, and futzing with internet(*). 9:30 Alexandre's Keynote 10:30 retire to the pub... <grin> Okay, seriously, I think that after the keynote, my plan was to list the known topics, and then have folks that are there on Saturday only mark the talk they don't want to miss. Then we'll have that lot go first. I was also hoping that folks could propose ad-hoc topics, particularly as conversations. I also think we should plan on long breaks between, and perhaps designated working/brainstorming times. If you're planning on coming for Sunday only, and there is a topic you are desparate to hear, you should email me and Rob now to let us know. Cheers, Jeremy (*) NOTE: We are told there will be Internet, we are paying for Internet, Rob is going to try to have a hub + wireless router. *BUT* We will not delay the conference by anything more than a smidgen to get it ready. If you're not coming to hang and listen with us, and can't live without TCP/IP, you either shouldn't come, or maybe bring a book.

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Local Bus Number Correction
by Robert Shearman 13 Sep '06

13 Sep '06

Hi all, This is just to note that the bus I originally suggested (the number 12) doesn't get you as close to Windsor Hall and the lecture theatre as you might like. The number 18 and 19 buses are better. You can get these from stop "SJ" at Reading station, leaving every half an hour on 10 past and 40 past the hour. For Windsor Hall, you can get off at the St Joseph's Convent stop. Here are the timetables: http://www.reading-buses.co.uk/tt_reading_march2006/018MF31.HTML http://www.reading-buses.co.uk/tt_reading_march2006/018SA21.HTML Thanks, ** -- Rob Shearman

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Information on what to do and where to go
by Robert Shearman 12 Sep '06

12 Sep '06

Hi all, This is hopefully the definitive guide on what to do and where to go when you get to Reading. Here's the deal: most folks taking either a bus or a train will arrive in Reading at Reading Station. >From there, it's a ways to the University (about 45 minutes and might not be easy to find). A taxi will run you about £8, and there is a public bus as well - all nicely laid out on the travel page: http://www.winehq.org/site/wineconf/travel Our plan is to pause in the pub that's connected to Reading Station, the Three Guineas, for a pint of Real Ale, and in the hopes of getting together and arranging transport to the university. So if you land there, you might look around for other Wine folks before moving on. (CodeWeavers folks are mostly coming in on Friday, starting at around 11:00 and proceeding through the day.) Walking out of the main station entrance (the area with tickets desks and fast food restaurants), the Three Guineas is on the right, on the other side of the bicycle stands. Now, if you have booked a room with me for Windsor Hall, here are the instructions from the University: Arrivals at Windsor Hall should check in at the main reception (signed Park reception). Arrivals after 11pm will need to use the yellow phone at the entrance if the Hall to contact Security. We do need to know in advance if anyone will be arriving after 11pm so that their keys can be made available to Security. Your contact this weekend will be Clare Lockett, who can be contacted during working hours on 0776 444 5861 during Saturday and Sunday. We're not really sure if there is a public lounge in Windsor Hall; if there is, I'm sure a few of us will be lounging there. The rooms all have internet, so I'm sure a bunch of us will be slumming there anyways. However, the further thought is to congregate at a pub or other congenial meeting place from mid-afternoon onwards. The Queen's Head is within walking distance of campus (http://local.google.co.uk/local?f=q&hl=en&sll=51.443108,-0.951068&sspn=0.00…) so it seems like the best place to do this. Assuming you are coming from Windsor Hall, here is how to get to the Queen's Head: 1. Turn left out of the University onto Upper Redlands Road. 2. Take the first left onto Elmhurst Road. 3. Keep following the road until you come to a set of traffic lights and turn right onto the road with a row of shops (Shinfield Road). 4. The Queen's Head is about 200m on the left. It is the building covered in ivy. I'll be around all day on Friday and if you need to get hold of me, you can do so on +44 7790 504077 (replacing the +44 with 0 if you are dialing from a UK phone). I look forward to seeing you all at WineConf '06, -- Rob Shearman

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Power converters
by Tom Wickline 12 Sep '06

12 Sep '06

Hello, Will there be power converters available or should we bring our own? Tom

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London -> Reading via train
by Dan Kegel 11 Sep '06

11 Sep '06

I like taking public transit to conferences whenever possible, and I usually put up notes about how to do it. For Wineconf 2006, my page is at http://kegel.com/wine/wineconf2006.html It has some semi-useful info gleaned from various route planning sites. - Dan

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Volunteers needed?
by David Gümbel 10 Sep '06

10 Sep '06

Hi, I'll arrive at Stansted pretty early in the morning (7:25) on september 15, so I think it's pretty possible I'll be at Reading early in the afternoon ;-) Is there anything useful I could do to help put things together for Wineconf? (In case anybody is at that airport at approximately the same time, it also might make sense to make the remaining part of the trip together.) Cheers, David -- Dipl.-Inform. David Gümbel . . . . . . . . . david.guembel(a)itomig.de ITOMIG GbR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mobil: +49 179 5400885 Sand 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .http://www.itomig.de D-72076 Tübingen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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