Call for WineConf presentations

[Aric Stewart]

Hello,

As discussed during WineConf 2017, I am helping coordinate the talks and presentations this year.

In previous years we have been very last minute and laid back in the proposal and scheduling of presentations. While this has it's advantages I have volunteered to help call for and organize presentations further in advance so speakers have some time to prepare the presentation they wish to give.

General Guidelines:
   *  Please provide an estimate of how long your talk will be. We are shooting for approximate 40 minute slots with between 15-20 minutes of talk and with likely an equal amount of question and discussion time afterward.  Generally shorter talks are not an issue, however longer talks will need to be discussed and will be considered based on the rest of the schedule.

* Topics should obviously be of interest to the other attendees, i.e., the broader Wine community, but note that that doesn't imply the talk has to be about Wine itself

* If you have a preferred time and date for your talk please indicate that to me when you submit your talk. We will try to make it work as best we can.

Here are the rough proposed slots, They will be changed and modified as required by the addenda as it gets fleshed out. Understand that even with this shift toward a scheduled day we will not disrupt productive conversation to fit to the schedule. The schedule will warp and flow as required to facilitate the talk, not force the talks to conform to it.  This does mean if you are planing to try to attend a given talk you will likely want to arrive a bit early and understand if when you arrive the schedule is either behind or ahead of plan.

Daily Slots:

09:00 - 09:40 slot 1
  09:45 - 10:25 slot 2
  10:30 - 11:00 break
  11:00 - 11:40 slot 3
  12:00 - 13:00 lunch break
  13:00 - 13:40 slot 4
  13:45 - 14:25 slot 5
  14:30 - 15:00 break
  15:00 - 15:40 slot 6
  15:45 - 16:25 slot 7
  16:25 - 17:00 Overflow time / small group discussion / short presentations

We will track proposed presentations on the WineConf Wiki: https://wiki.winehq.org/WineConf2018

If this more organized presentation proposal process works well, we may try to expand it to include scheduling times in the near future. But for this year getting a working itinerary and scheduling the talks during the opening of the conference is likely acceptable. However if you have a preference toward Saturday or Sunday please express that.

If you would like to give a presentation!  Please e-mail me directly! I will keep the Wiki updated with presentations and scheduling as we get it worked out.

If you would like to see a given presentation, reach out on the mailing list, see if you can get the people qualified to give the presentation to step up and contact me!

Likely we will have open time at the conference which we will propose presentations and fill at the time. We have never had a problem finding things we all want to talk about.

thanks!
-aric

[Henri Verbeet]

Thanks for taking care of this.

Before all the good slots are gone :D, would there be interest in some
kind of introductory talk about Wine Direct3D architecture? I.e., how
the various DLLs relate, what the various blocks of functionality are,
etc. I imagine such a talk might be interesting for some of the newer
contributors, but perhaps too obvious/boring for some of the others.
Thoughts?

Henri

[Aaryaman Vasishta]

It would certainly be interesting to me :D
I only have exposure to a small subset of Direct3D which is kinda old in
itself, so it would be very useful to have a presentation which gives an
idea about the overall Wine D3D architecture.

Cheers,
Aaryaman

On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 8:02 PM, Henri Verbeet  wrote:
> Thanks for taking care of this.
>
> Before all the good slots are gone :D, would there be interest in some
> kind of introductory talk about Wine Direct3D architecture? I.e., how
> the various DLLs relate, what the various blocks of functionality are,
> etc. I imagine such a talk might be interesting for some of the newer
> contributors, but perhaps too obvious/boring for some of the others.
> Thoughts?
>
> Henri
>
> wineconf mailing list
> [e-mail]
> https://www.winehq.org/mailman/listinfo/wineconf

[Sergio Gómez Del Real]

I'd be very interested in something like this :-)

- Sergio

On 29/03/18 06:02, Henri Verbeet wrote:
> Thanks for taking care of this.
>
> Before all the good slots are gone :D, would there be interest in some
> kind of introductory talk about Wine Direct3D architecture? I.e., how
> the various DLLs relate, what the various blocks of functionality are,
> etc. I imagine such a talk might be interesting for some of the newer
> contributors, but perhaps too obvious/boring for some of the others.
> Thoughts?
>
> Henri

[Alistair Leslie-Hughes]

Hi Henri,

I would like to hear about support for DTXn. (as long as someone

records it for me). Since the patent on this format has expired.

It's now officially part of mesa(17?), and since a large number of bugs

depend on this missing feature. How could we get implement

it quickly?

Alistair.

On 29/03/18 22:02, Henri Verbeet wrote:
> Thanks for taking care of this.
>
> Before all the good slots are gone :D, would there be interest in some
> kind of introductory talk about Wine Direct3D architecture? I.e., how
> the various DLLs relate, what the various blocks of functionality are,
> etc. I imagine such a talk might be interesting for some of the newer
> contributors, but perhaps too obvious/boring for some of the others.
> Thoughts?
>
> Henri

[Josh DuBois]

I think it would be very interesting myself, yes.

I don't know whether there's room in such a talk for this, but to me it 
seems that various paths forward in D3D are getting hard to keep track 
of.  For example, there's Vulkan work now in Wine, and I gather Vulkan 
is also possibly useful as a springboard for other capabilities as 
well?  Last year we also discussed Metal (I know, macOS) and DX11.  Then 
on Android there is the possibility of D3D over GLES.  If there's any 
way to have some concise summary of those things, perhaps it would make 
it easier for non-D3D people to keep track of where things might be headed.

But I'm sure I'll be interested, regardless of whether that's a sensible 
portion of such a talk.

On 3/29/18 9:34 PM, Alistair Leslie-Hughes wrote:
> Hi Henri,
>
> I would like to hear about support for DTXn. (as long as someone
>
> records it for me). Since the patent on this format has expired.
>
> It's now officially part of mesa(17?), and since a large number of bugs
>
> depend on this missing feature. How could we get implement
>
> it quickly?
>
> Alistair.
>
> On 29/03/18 22:02, Henri Verbeet wrote:
> > Thanks for taking care of this.
> >
> > Before all the good slots are gone :D, would there be interest in some
> > kind of introductory talk about Wine Direct3D architecture? I.e., how
> > the various DLLs relate, what the various blocks of functionality are,
> > etc. I imagine such a talk might be interesting for some of the newer
> > contributors, but perhaps too obvious/boring for some of the others.
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > Henri

[Alex Henrie]

On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 8:35 PM Alistair Leslie-Hughes <
[e-mail]> wrote:
> I would like to hear about support for DTXn. (as long as someone
> records it for me). Since the patent on this format has expired.
> It's now officially part of mesa(17?), and since a large number of bugs
> depend on this missing feature. How could we get implement
> it quickly?

When I ran into this issue in the past with Call of Duty 2, I was able to
play the game (with some graphics glitches) by turning on the driconf
setting "Enable S3TC texture compression even if software support is not
available". This setting no longer exists in Mesa 17.3 because S3TC
compression is always available. So, I believe that the DTXn bugs will just
disappear when you update Mesa.

I know that Wine Staging has a patchset to hack DTXn support directly into
Wine. If it were up to me, I would just drop that patchset.

-Alex

[Zebediah Figura]

I would appreciate such a presentation. How much background (if any) on
the general architecture of 3D graphics do you think you'd give?

(so that I know how much reading up I need to do ;-)

On 29/03/18 06:02, Henri Verbeet wrote:
> Thanks for taking care of this.
>
> Before all the good slots are gone :D, would there be interest in some
> kind of introductory talk about Wine Direct3D architecture? I.e., how
> the various DLLs relate, what the various blocks of functionality are,
> etc. I imagine such a talk might be interesting for some of the newer
> contributors, but perhaps too obvious/boring for some of the others.
> Thoughts?
>
> Henri

[Henri Verbeet]

On 29 March 2018 at 15:32, Henri Verbeet  wrote:
> Before all the good slots are gone :D, would there be interest in some
> kind of introductory talk about Wine Direct3D architecture? I.e., how
> the various DLLs relate, what the various blocks of functionality are,
> etc. I imagine such a talk might be interesting for some of the newer
> contributors, but perhaps too obvious/boring for some of the others.
> Thoughts?

Since nobody took the opportunity to stop me, please sign me up for
the 13:00 slot on Sunday.

[Zebediah Figura]

Alistair won't be able to make it to WineConf this year; however, I
will, and accordingly I'd like to schedule a slot to discuss the state
and future of Wine-Staging. I do imagine that this will end up being of
interest to everyone, and I wouldn't be surprised if it spawns some
rather lengthy discussions, so please try to schedule us on the long
side ;-)

We're still discussing what this talk will encompass, but if anyone has
any requests for us to consider, please don't hesitate to speak.

ἔρρωσο,
Zeb

On 28/03/18 07:32, Aric Stewart wrote:
> Hello,
>
> As discussed during WineConf 2017, I am helping coordinate the talks and presentations this year.
>
> In previous years we have been very last minute and laid back in the proposal and scheduling of presentations. While this has it's advantages I have volunteered to help call for and organize presentations further in advance so speakers have some time to prepare the presentation they wish to give.
>
> General Guidelines:
> -
>
> Please provide an estimate of how long your talk will be. We are shooting for approximate 40 minute slots with between 15-20 minutes of talk and with likely an equal amount of question and discussion time afterward.  Generally shorter talks are not an issue, however longer talks will need to be discussed and will be considered based on the rest of the schedule.
> -
>
> Topics should obviously be of interest to the other attendees, i.e., the broader Wine community, but note that that doesn't imply the talk has to be about Wine itself
> -
>
> If you have a preferred time and date for your talk please indicate that to me when you submit your talk. We will try to make it work as best we can.
>
> Here are the rough proposed slots, They will be changed and modified as required by the addenda as it gets fleshed out. Understand that even with this shift toward a scheduled day we will not disrupt productive conversation to fit to the schedule. The schedule will warp and flow as required to facilitate the talk, not force the talks to conform to it.  This does mean if you are planing to try to attend a given talk you will likely want to arrive a bit early and understand if when you arrive the schedule is either behind or ahead of plan.
>
> Daily Slots:
>
> 09:00 - 09:40 slot 1
>   09:45 - 10:25 slot 2
>   10:30 - 11:00 break
>   11:00 - 11:40 slot 3
>   12:00 - 13:00 lunch break
>   13:00 - 13:40 slot 4
>   13:45 - 14:25 slot 5
>   14:30 - 15:00 break
>   15:00 - 15:40 slot 6
>   15:45 - 16:25 slot 7
>   16:25 - 17:00 Overflow time / small group discussion / short presentations
>
> We will track proposed presentations on the WineConf Wiki: https://wiki.winehq.org/WineConf2018
>
> If this more organized presentation proposal process works well, we may try to expand it to include scheduling times in the near future. But for this year getting a working itinerary and scheduling the talks during the opening of the conference is likely acceptable. However if you have a preference toward Saturday or Sunday please express that.
>
> If you would like to give a presentation!  Please e-mail me directly! I will keep the Wiki updated with presentations and scheduling as we get it worked out.
>
> If you would like to see a given presentation, reach out on the mailing list, see if you can get the people qualified to give the presentation to step up and contact me!
>
> Likely we will have open time at the conference which we will propose presentations and fill at the time. We have never had a problem finding things we all want to talk about.
>
> thanks!
> -aric

[Francois Gouget]

I could maybe do a presentation on the state of the TestBot if there is 
interest.

Of course interest may depend in part on how much the visible features 
have changed by then, and a lot of the other things I could talk about 
may only be of interest to TestBot developers and administrators.

[Aric Stewart]

Ok lots of discussion which is great.

I think I caught Zeb actually wanting to schedule a slot.  So I can do that.

Right at this moment I have:
 * Keynote - Alexandre Julliard
 * CodeWeavers Company Update - Jeremy White
 * State and future of Wine-Staging - Zebediah Figura
 * Winetest infrastructure discussion - Jeremy White
 * WineConf 2019 discussion

And 10 open slots.

-aric

[Stefan Dösinger]

Am 2018-04-02 um 15:58 schrieb Aric Stewart:
> And 10 open slots.

I could give an update on my ARM and 32 bit emulation efforts. Maybe Huw
and/or André want to join in as well.

[Aric Stewart]

There are still 8 slots completely unfilled! https://wiki.winehq.org/WineConf2018#Programme

If you have been idly talking about many giving a presentation and you have not e-mailed me directly saying 'Yes, I am giving a presentation' then I have likely NOT added those to the schedule.

So e-mail me now and get you slot all secured.

-aric

On 3/28/18 7:32 AM, Aric Stewart wrote:
> Hello,
>
> As discussed during WineConf 2017, I am helping coordinate the talks and presentations this year.
>
> In previous years we have been very last minute and laid back in the proposal and scheduling of presentations. While this has it's advantages I have volunteered to help call for and organize presentations further in advance so speakers have some time to prepare the presentation they wish to give.
>
> General Guidelines:
>     *  Please provide an estimate of how long your talk will be. We are shooting for approximate 40 minute slots with between 15-20 minutes of talk and with likely an equal amount of question and discussion time afterward.  Generally shorter talks are not an issue, however longer talks will need to be discussed and will be considered based on the rest of the schedule.
> * Topics should obviously be of interest to the other attendees, i.e., the broader Wine community, but note that that doesn't imply the talk has to be about Wine itself
>
> * If you have a preferred time and date for your talk please indicate that to me when you submit your talk. We will try to make it work as best we can.
>
> Here are the rough proposed slots, They will be changed and modified as required by the addenda as it gets fleshed out. Understand that even with this shift toward a scheduled day we will not disrupt productive conversation to fit to the schedule. The schedule will warp and flow as required to facilitate the talk, not force the talks to conform to it.  This does mean if you are planing to try to attend a given talk you will likely want to arrive a bit early and understand if when you arrive the schedule is either behind or ahead of plan.
>
> Daily Slots:
>
> 09:00 - 09:40 slot 1
>    09:45 - 10:25 slot 2
>    10:30 - 11:00 break
>    11:00 - 11:40 slot 3
>    12:00 - 13:00 lunch break
>    13:00 - 13:40 slot 4
>    13:45 - 14:25 slot 5
>    14:30 - 15:00 break
>    15:00 - 15:40 slot 6
>    15:45 - 16:25 slot 7
>    16:25 - 17:00 Overflow time / small group discussion / short presentations
>
> We will track proposed presentations on the WineConf Wiki: https://wiki.winehq.org/WineConf2018
>
> If this more organized presentation proposal process works well, we may try to expand it to include scheduling times in the near future. But for this year getting a working itinerary and scheduling the talks during the opening of the conference is likely acceptable. However if you have a preference toward Saturday or Sunday please express that.
>
> If you would like to give a presentation!  Please e-mail me directly! I will keep the Wiki updated with presentations and scheduling as we get it worked out.
>
> If you would like to see a given presentation, reach out on the mailing list, see if you can get the people qualified to give the presentation to step up and contact me!
>
> Likely we will have open time at the conference which we will propose presentations and fill at the time. We have never had a problem finding things we all want to talk about.
>
> thanks!
> -aric

[Stefan Dösinger]

Hi Aric,
> Am 19.04.2018 um 21:29 schrieb Aric Stewart :
>
> There are still 8 slots completely unfilled! https://wiki.winehq.org/WineConf2018#Programme
>
> If you have been idly talking about many giving a presentation and you have not e-mailed me directly saying 'Yes, I am giving a presentation' then I have likely NOT added those to the schedule.
>
> So e-mail me now and get you slot all secured.

Hi Aric,

I once said I'd be giving an update on ARM emulation, but I might not have followed up with a reply re the slot. Slot 5 on Saturday looks good to me.

André will join with some Android specifics.

Semi off-topic, I have a USB-C to HDMI adapter for new macbooks and a Mini-DP to HDMI adapter for older ones. I'l try to remember to bring both, Alexandre has been borrowing them in the past.

Stefan

[Aric Stewart]

On 4/19/18 4:29 PM, Stefan Dösinger wrote:
> Hi Aric,
> > Am 19.04.2018 um 21:29 schrieb Aric Stewart :
> >
> > There are still 8 slots completely unfilled! https://wiki.winehq.org/WineConf2018#Programme
> >
> > If you have been idly talking about many giving a presentation and you have not e-mailed me directly saying 'Yes, I am giving a presentation' then I have likely NOT added those to the schedule.
> >
> > So e-mail me now and get you slot all secured.
>
> Hi Aric,
>
> I once said I'd be giving an update on ARM emulation, but I might not have followed up with a reply re the slot. Slot 5 on Saturday looks good to me.
>
> André will join with some Android specifics.
>
> Semi off-topic, I have a USB-C to HDMI adapter for new macbooks and a Mini-DP to HDMI adapter for older ones. I'l try to remember to bring both, Alexandre has been borrowing them in the past.
>
> Stefan

Wonderful! You are added!

-aric

[Aric Stewart]

Hello All,

Here is another ringing of the bell to drum up presentations.  I know there are still quite a few that have been proposed but I never received a follow up to actually schedule them.

Please look here for the current schedule:

https://wiki.winehq.org/WineConf2018#Programme

There is at present 5 slots open for presentations. So please send me your proposals.

thanks!
-aric