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Hotel for FOSDEM
by Jeremy White 22 Jan '14

22 Jan '14

Hi Folks, The nature of FOSDEM means that people can stay wherever they like. And the FOSDEM page itself lists a bunch of places, including a bunch of inexpensive options. However, I thought it would be useful to pick a 'default' hotel; that's where I and all the CodeWeavers folks will be staying, so other people from Wine might want to stay there as well. We have chosen the Best Western Hotel Royal Centre: http://www.royalcentre.be/ It's fairly close to the Grand Place, which Wolfram suggested. It is a fair way from FOSDEM itself. But I gather that most hotels are, so we're not unique in that regard. Google transit suggests it's faster on the public transit (30 minutes) than the hotel Mozilla used last year, so it doesn't seem worse than most. We were quoted a rate of 89 Euros per night, and we were told that rate would be offered to anyone else that called. Of course, we're fairly naive, so maybe you can get an even better deal...<grin> You may need to call or email them; when I tried their online system yesterday, it wasn't working. One key feature of this hotel was a bar, which means people have a place to connect. So that's where I'll be on Friday, testing Alexandre's claim that Belgian beers are the best... <grin> Cheers, Jeremy

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Arrival times?
by jwhite＠codeweavers.com 01 Feb '13

01 Feb '13

So when are people arriving tomorrow? Andrew Eikum and I are trapped in Amsterdam but will in theory be arriving today yet. Unless this is Limbo and we're dead and we don't know it :-/. I may pop round to a spice developers meeting, but later in the day, we were thinking of doing such things as a brewery tour, visiting the parliament, or various and sundry museums. We figure we'll be back at the hotel by 5:00 to connect with folks. If we should look out for you any time ahead of that, drop a line here. Cheers, (a sleep deprived Limbo cursed) Jeremy

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Travel from Gare Centraal to Best Western - contact info
by Jeremy White 31 Jan '13

31 Jan '13

Andrew and I finally made it - sans luggage - to the hotel, which is very nice and they're all cheerful here. I've got a working phone as well; so feel free to text or call me at +32 486 636 249 (although not tonight, or I'll kill you). The train to the gare centraal was a snap. But we debarked right at rush hour, and we couldn't find the place on the Best Western instructions. It has you travel underground, we think, right to Rue Royale. If it's less crazy, it would probably be easier to find (and you might not be too stupid to ask for directions, like we were). We ended up wandering around a bit outside until my phone's GPS kicked in, and then we made it. So: if you're also too stupid to ask, you might want to bring a GPSable phone, or a good detailed map of the area. Or you might consider taking a taxi from the airport to the hotel; that'd work for sure :-/. Cheers, Jeremy

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Re: wineconf Digest, Vol 39, Issue 6
by Jeremiah Flerchinger 28 Jan '13

28 Jan '13

I'm coming with a couple guys that will be staying at the Royal Windsor hotel. One of my co-workers says to avoid the restaurants off the central plaza because of slow service. I'll see if I can get any recommendations. Unfortunately the 2 guys who have spent the most time in Brussels have both been out. On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 7:00 PM, <wineconf-request(a)winehq.org> wrote: > Send wineconf mailing list submissions to > wineconf(a)winehq.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.winehq.org/mailman/listinfo/wineconf > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wineconf-request(a)winehq.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wineconf-owner(a)winehq.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of wineconf digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. FOSDEM logistics (Jeremy White) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 15:49:15 -0600 > From: Jeremy White <jwhite(a)codeweavers.com> > To: Wine Devel <wine-devel(a)winehq.org>, wineconf(a)winehq.org > Subject: FOSDEM logistics > Message-ID: <5105A0DB.5000203(a)codeweavers.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > Hi folks, > > Alright, this is it - we're going to try to get together at FOSDEM > starting this Friday. > > If you are planning on being there, you should make sure to subscribe > to the wineconf mailing list: > http://www.winehq.org/mailman/listinfo/wineconf > > All further logistics emails and discussions will take place there. > So if you're not subscribed, you can't complain we didn't try to > include you in the planning. > > We plan on informally assembling in the lobby / bar of > the Best Western Hotel Royal Centre (http://www.royalcentre.be/) > on Friday, most likely starting in late afternoon. > > I don't have any plans for Saturday; I'll likely go harangue > the Xorg guys, and maybe catch the key note. We may try to > informally gather as well. > > However, there is no plan for Saturday dinner (sorry, no sponsored > dinner by CodeWeavers this year). I have no idea how FOSDEM > usually works on Saturday night, so I figured we'd just play it > be year. Advice is welcome. > > Our devroom starts Sunday at 9:00 am. We're in building K, > which you can see on this map: > http://www.ulb.ac.be/campus/solbosch/plan-K.html > > Main FOSDEM entrance / registration is in building H on that map. > > One bit of unsolicited advice - when I naively copy/paste the address > on the FOSDEM page into Google maps for directions, I end up with > the wrong location. If you're at the Best Western, it looks like > Tram 94 goes to the Legrand stop in 16 minutes, and then a 10 minute walk > carries you the rest of the way there. > > Looking forward to seeing you all on Friday! > > Cheers, > > Jeremy > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > wineconf mailing list > wineconf(a)winehq.org > http://www.winehq.org/mailman/listinfo/wineconf > > > End of wineconf Digest, Vol 39, Issue 6 > *************************************** >

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FOSDEM logistics
by Jeremy White 27 Jan '13

27 Jan '13

Hi folks, Alright, this is it - we're going to try to get together at FOSDEM starting this Friday. If you are planning on being there, you should make sure to subscribe to the wineconf mailing list: http://www.winehq.org/mailman/listinfo/wineconf All further logistics emails and discussions will take place there. So if you're not subscribed, you can't complain we didn't try to include you in the planning. We plan on informally assembling in the lobby / bar of the Best Western Hotel Royal Centre (http://www.royalcentre.be/) on Friday, most likely starting in late afternoon. I don't have any plans for Saturday; I'll likely go harangue the Xorg guys, and maybe catch the key note. We may try to informally gather as well. However, there is no plan for Saturday dinner (sorry, no sponsored dinner by CodeWeavers this year). I have no idea how FOSDEM usually works on Saturday night, so I figured we'd just play it be year. Advice is welcome. Our devroom starts Sunday at 9:00 am. We're in building K, which you can see on this map: http://www.ulb.ac.be/campus/solbosch/plan-K.html Main FOSDEM entrance / registration is in building H on that map. One bit of unsolicited advice - when I naively copy/paste the address on the FOSDEM page into Google maps for directions, I end up with the wrong location. If you're at the Best Western, it looks like Tram 94 goes to the Legrand stop in 16 minutes, and then a 10 minute walk carries you the rest of the way there. Looking forward to seeing you all on Friday! Cheers, Jeremy

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FOSDEM tips
by Marcus Meissner 18 Jan '13

18 Jan '13

Hi, For the folks of you who did not go to FOSDEM yet... The project demo tables and all the connecting walkways in the university are draughty and cold. The lecture rooms however are usually "too hot" when filled. There are *lots* of people in very crowded hallways in the venue and so a *lot* of noise, so do not forget your headache pills. Food choices on the venue are a bit limited (I remember baguettes, soup?, anything else?) and there are not much food places around, so I recommend healthy breakfast. Also beware of pickpockets in the towns central crowded places, e.g. the larger trainstations and so, as a colleague of mine got his wallet stolen at the airport train terminal. (The venue should be safer, just geeks there ;) Ciao, Marcus

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Fwd: [FOSDEM] spouse tour
by Jeremy White 11 Jan '13

11 Jan '13

fyi Cheers, Jeremy -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [FOSDEM] spouse tour Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:21:08 +0100 From: fosdem spouse tour <tour(a)fosdem.org> To: FOSDEM visitors <fosdem(a)lists.fosdem.org> Hi all There are still some spaces left for the traditional spouse tour, and the program has just been finalized You can register by sending a mail to tour(a)fosdem.org <mailto:tour(a)fosdem.org> Kind regards Wouter Simons Saturday, February 2: by tram to the Sablon Start: 14h, corner Roosevelt / Heger Avenue, ULB campus, reception building H language: English content of the tour: <Per tram to the Sablon>, with time for a coffee break Tour Description: Brussels is a city with many worlds. During a tram ride to the center of the ULB the guide will talk about the passing city. At the pallais de justice the group will exit the tram for a tour of the Upper Town, a place where nobility, power and high bourgeoisie found a home since the Middle Ages. Remnants of this we can still enjoy today during a stroll through the Egmont Park, while we admire the Sablon church or during a visit of the Palace of Egmont. But the Sablon is about more than the past. Today it is a center of commerce and trade of antiques luxury items. end: 18h30, same place Not included: drinks during the coffee break or tram tickets. Sunday, February 3: La Cambre, the Ixelles ponds and Flagey language: English Start: 12:15, corner Roosevelt / Heger Avenue, ULB campus, reception building H content of the tour: <Ter Kameren, the ponds and Flagey>, with time for a coffee break Tour Description: A stone's throw from the ULB campus lies the Place Flagey. This lively square, with the Flagey building in Art Deco on the edge, has had a revival since its redesign. People come from all over the city to watch and be watched from the terrace of Café Belga . The road to it is very nice too, along Cambre Abbey, with the idyllic sources of Maelbeek, along the Ixelles ponds, surrounded by beautiful villas and the streets around the Place Flagey, still marked by the Portuguese migration. End: 3:45 p.m., Flagey Not included: drinks during the coffee break.

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Hotel for FOSDEM 2
by Bruno Jesus 10 Jan '13

10 Jan '13

Hi, I'm looking for someone to share a double room for the event (friday to monday - 3 days). I was told that people are trying to stay in the Best Western Hotel Royal Centre, a twin-room costs 207 Euro for three nights, that's 103 Euro per person and extreme cheap for a hotel with four stars. Thanks in advance, Bruno

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FOSDEM preliminary schedule
by Jeremy White 09 Jan '13

09 Jan '13

Folks, I have penciled in the following sessions for FOSDEM (although not necessarily in this order): Keynote Wine for users Mono Development 3D gaming and drivers Wine on ARM WineTestBot Wine governance - the proposed new FSA A Wine 'Birds of Feather' breakout session - Paolo will have a chance to discuss libmsi and msitools To conform to FOSDEM requirements, I will call most of them '1 hour', but plan for them to be shorter and for us to get our craved discussion breaks in between. I'm going to start the sliding puzzle game of figuring out how to schedule these now. FOSDEM has asked that we finalize our schedule by January 15th, so if you'd like to kibitz at all on this process, now is the time :-/. Cheers, Jeremy

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"libmsi and msitools: the missing link for Windows cross-compilation"
by Paolo Bonzini 09 Jan '13

09 Jan '13

Presenters: Paolo Bonzini and/or Marc-Andre Lureau Abstract: Many GNU/Linux distributions include a cross-compilation environment for Windows that is easy to install and use. Some of these also provide the Nullsoft installer (NSIS) to package build artifacts into a Windows executable. NSIS has the advantage that the compiler is portable to POSIX systems, but does not support corporate deployment and component management as well as .msi packages generated for the Windows Installer. libmsi is a port of Wine's MSI database code. The talk will present the rationale for the library, its current state and msitools, a small set of programs that we implemented around it. We will also present plans for future development of libmsi and msitools. Expected time: 30 minutes

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