Hi,
I'm the main guy behind http://win-builds.org which is a project to bring package management and packages _for_ Windows (through cross-compilation) and _on_ Windows (directly). The ultimate goal is to put an end to the compilation and building mess of free software when it comes to Windows; should give enough work for a few more years.
I'd like to do a presentation about this project and mingw-w64 at FOSDEM 2014. I know proposals go through pentabarf but I think I need, at least for politeness, to ask here first.
The topic is not Wine and I'm not really involved in the Wine community either; the target audience is also probably not so much the Wine community but more general.
That said, I still believe a presentation in the wine devroom is appropriate.
I was pondering going for a maintrack talk at first but it didn't feel completely right (scale, slight topic mismatch and not really a format I would feel comfortable with). That made me look for a devroom instead.
Last year, a windows-only topic in the LibreOffice devroom attracted quite a lot of people who didn't attend the other talks. This makes me believe there can be an audience from outside the wine community for such talks: getting your free software running on Windows or getting others' free software to run on your Windows.
PS: I'm on #winehackers as "adrien" so you can ask me questions there if you want.
PPS: apologies if you get two messages since I'm re-sending using the right email address (the other one wasn't registered and the list is subscriber-only).
Regards, Adrien Nader http://win-builds.org
Hi Adrien,
We are low on topics, so having your talk would be great.
However, I was hoping to ask a favor. Could you change your topic title to start with the two project names. That is, something like this:
mingw-w64 and win-builds: Modern compilers, APIs and a package manager for Windows
(and if that's too long, trim something on the end :-/). I found the title more informative if I understood it was a discussion of two open source projects.
Also, do you have a strong preference for time of day on Sunday?
Cheers,
Jeremy
Hi,
On Mon, Jan 06, 2014, Jeremy White wrote:
Hi Adrien,
We are low on topics, so having your talk would be great.
That's very nice to hear, thanks. :)
However, I was hoping to ask a favor. Could you change your topic title to start with the two project names. That is, something like this:
mingw-w64 and win-builds: Modern compilers, APIs and a package manager for Windows
(and if that's too long, trim something on the end :-/). I found the title more informative if I understood it was a discussion of two open source projects.
I'm sorry it wasn't clear and I'm going to work on it. I've had quite a bit of trouble trying to find a clear and concise title. Your suggestion looks balanced and as you said, the thing to check is the length. I'll let you know how this changes.
Also, do you have a strong preference for time of day on Sunday?
No strong preference here, I'd prefer at some point around the beginning of the afternoon but that's only a light preference.
Thanks again.
Regards, Adrien Nader
Hi,
On Mon, Jan 06, 2014, Jeremy White wrote:
Hi Adrien,
We are low on topics, so having your talk would be great.
That's very nice to hear, thanks. :)
However, I was hoping to ask a favor. Could you change your topic title to start with the two project names. That is, something like this:
mingw-w64 and win-builds: Modern compilers, APIs and a package manager for Windows
(and if that's too long, trim something on the end :-/). I found the title more informative if I understood it was a discussion of two open source projects.
I'm sorry it wasn't clear and I'm going to work on it. I've had quite a bit of trouble trying to find a clear and concise title. Your suggestion looks balanced and as you said, the thing to check is the length. I'll let you know how this changes.
Also, do you have a strong preference for time of day on Sunday?
No strong preference here, I'd prefer at some point around the beginning of the afternoon but that's only a light preference.
Thanks again.
PS: sorry for the lag, I first sent the mail from an email address which isn't subscribed to the list and wondered what was going on.
Regards, Adrien Nader
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