From 70b5d5aee9484fc5cec48cdf68102bb3aba2514e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: holger krekel Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 14:52:07 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] 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. +