From 70b5d5aee9484fc5cec48cdf68102bb3aba2514e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: holger krekel Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 14:52:07 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] sprint funding draft --- doc/en/announce/sprint-funding-2016.txt | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/en/announce/sprint-funding-2016.txt diff --git a/doc/en/announce/sprint-funding-2016.txt b/doc/en/announce/sprint-funding-2016.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0bd84c4fd --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/en/announce/sprint-funding-2016.txt @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ + +call for (funding of) the next pytest-sprint +====================================================== + +The pytest core group is looking for donations or invoiced +money from companies and individuals in order to fund travels +and accomodation for the next pytest sprint, June 20-26th 2016 +in Freiburg, Germany. If this works out you can expect some +great new developments in the python testing space to be released +in 2016. Here is a short list of preliminary topics: + +- improving pytest-xdist test scheduling to take into account + fixture setups and explicit user hints. + +- provide info on fixture dependencies during --collect-only + +- tying pytest-xdist to tox so that you can do "py.test -e py34" + to run tests in a particular tox-managed virtualenv. Also + look into making pytest-xdist use tox environments on + remote ssh-sides so that remote dependency management becomes + easier. + +- refactoring the fixture system so more people understand it :) + +- integrating PyUnit setup methods as autouse fixtures. + possibly adding ways to influence ordering of same-scoped + fixtures (so you can make a choice of which fixtures come + before others) + +- fixing bugs and issues from the tracker (endless source :) + +The sprint is going to take place for several days with a break +day in between in the black forest town Freiburg in Germany. + +Here are some participants who said they could likely come, +given some funding:: + + Andreas Pelme, Sweden + Brianna Laughner, Australia + Bruno Oliveira, Brazil + Florian Bruhin, Switzerland + Florian Bruynooghe, UK + Holger Krekel, Germany + Omar Kohl, Germany + Raphael Pierzina, US/UK + +Other contributors and newcomers are invited to join as well but please +send a mail to the pytest-dev mailing list if you intend to do so +somewhat soon. If you are working for a company and using pytest heavily +you are welcome to join and we also encourage your company to provide +some funding for the sprint. They may see it, and rightfully so, as a +very cheap training which brings you together with the experts in the +field :) + +The money we need to the travels and accommodation is estimated to +be around 6000 Euro currently. If you are a company and paying is easier +for you to process via an invoice, Holger's company http://merlinux.eu can +invoice you for the sprint and will channel the funds to the +participants. + From 545bf0d5a10458b595ade57c79f08285a7992cd3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: holger krekel Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 15:43:15 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] a few refinements --- doc/en/announce/sprint-funding-2016.txt | 30 +++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/en/announce/sprint-funding-2016.txt b/doc/en/announce/sprint-funding-2016.txt index 0bd84c4fd..539887f5d 100644 --- a/doc/en/announce/sprint-funding-2016.txt +++ b/doc/en/announce/sprint-funding-2016.txt @@ -27,13 +27,14 @@ in 2016. Here is a short list of preliminary topics: fixtures (so you can make a choice of which fixtures come before others) -- fixing bugs and issues from the tracker (endless source :) +- fixing bugs and issues from the tracker, really an endless source :) The sprint is going to take place for several days with a break -day in between in the black forest town Freiburg in Germany. +day in between in the black forest town Freiburg in Germany +which also means we are going to do some hiking likely. -Here are some participants who said they could likely come, -given some funding:: +Here are preliminary participants who said they are likely to come, +given some expenses funding:: Andreas Pelme, Sweden Brianna Laughner, Australia @@ -46,15 +47,16 @@ given some funding:: Other contributors and newcomers are invited to join as well but please send a mail to the pytest-dev mailing list if you intend to do so -somewhat soon. If you are working for a company and using pytest heavily -you are welcome to join and we also encourage your company to provide -some funding for the sprint. They may see it, and rightfully so, as a -very cheap training which brings you together with the experts in the -field :) +somewhat soon, also how much funding you need if so. And if you are +working for a company and using pytest heavily you are welcome to join +and we encourage your company to provide some funding for the +sprint. They may see it, and rightfully so, as a very cheap and deep +training which brings you together with the experts in the field :) -The money we need to the travels and accommodation is estimated to -be around 6000 Euro currently. If you are a company and paying is easier -for you to process via an invoice, Holger's company http://merlinux.eu can -invoice you for the sprint and will channel the funds to the -participants. +The money we need for travels and accommodation is estimated to +sum up around 6000 Euro currently. If you are a company and paying is easier +for you to process after an invoice, Holger's company http://merlinux.eu +can invoice you for the sprint and will channel the funds to the +sprint budget. If we get excess money we'll use it for funding +future sprints. From c0024a723db2354c2b12fe518afcc36ac321492d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: holger krekel Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2016 19:12:41 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] fixed name --- doc/en/announce/sprint-funding-2016.txt | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/en/announce/sprint-funding-2016.txt b/doc/en/announce/sprint-funding-2016.txt index 539887f5d..f2716a785 100644 --- a/doc/en/announce/sprint-funding-2016.txt +++ b/doc/en/announce/sprint-funding-2016.txt @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ given some expenses funding:: Andreas Pelme, Sweden Brianna Laughner, Australia Bruno Oliveira, Brazil - Florian Bruhin, Switzerland + Floris Bruhin, Switzerland Florian Bruynooghe, UK Holger Krekel, Germany Omar Kohl, Germany