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====== Events / Workshops ====== | ====== Events / Workshops ====== | ||
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===== Upcoming Events ===== | ===== Upcoming Events ===== | ||
- | ==== X2Go Community Event 2014 - as-of-yet-unnamed | + | ==== Hobby & Elektronik, Stuttgart, Germany (2014-11-20 - 2014-11-23) ==== |
- | For 2014, the following alternatives are currently under discussion: | + | Stuttgart' |
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+ | ==== Booth & Talk @ IT-Kongress, | ||
+ | :!: Note that the talk will be in German. | ||
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+ | Title: X2Go - an OSS Remote Desktop and how it is used in companies | ||
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+ | Various users and contributors to the project will talk about and/or demo their individual use cases. | ||
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+ | Congress homepage is here, with the 2014 schedule to appear soon: https:// | ||
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+ | University homepage is here: https:// | ||
- | * **WTFX2GOBBQ2014KTHXBYE** - one-day BBQ in Ulm, like the original 2012 plan ("pure fun" gathering; no electricity, | ||
- | <note important> | ||
- | * Pros: Location, BBQ Coal, etc. provided by BAUR-ITCS, sleepover is free | ||
- | * Cons: no "work and play" gathering | ||
- | </ | ||
- | * **X2Go@Essen2014** - two- or three-day event at LinuxHotel, Essen ("work and play" gathering; grid power, wifi, hotel style rooms, youth hostel-like service, recreational facilities available, sightseeing tours/group entertainment available in the evening) | ||
- | <note important> | ||
- | * Pros: Located pretty much in the center of Germany, equal distance for all German-based participants of the core dev team, Mike#1 would most likely be able to take part, very low rate for rooms | ||
- | * Cons: Not free-as-in-beer, | ||
- | </ | ||
- | * **X2GoGoesBackToTheRoots2014** - two- or three-day event at Forsthaus Treuchtlingen, | ||
- | <note important> | ||
- | * Pros: Organized by Heinz himself, Alex would probably be able to take part due to the proximity | ||
- | * Cons: Most likely too far away for Mike#1, again :-(, hotel accomodation at regular rates (or at least way more expensive than at LinuxHotel), | ||
- | </ | ||
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==== X2GoHackTrain 2014 - cancelled :-( ==== | ==== X2GoHackTrain 2014 - cancelled :-( ==== | ||
Thanks to German Rail retiring (in Blade Runner style) the heritage railbusses from service, there will be no X2GoHackTrain in 2014. :'( Had they been available, a combination of train ride, BBQ at a lake side, and an optional short hike would have been planned. | Thanks to German Rail retiring (in Blade Runner style) the heritage railbusses from service, there will be no X2GoHackTrain in 2014. :'( Had they been available, a combination of train ride, BBQ at a lake side, and an optional short hike would have been planned. | ||
+ | ==== X2Go: The Gathering 2014 @ Linuxhotel ==== | ||
+ | (new X2Go Community Event 2014) | ||
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+ | Date: 2014-10-31 to 2014-11-02 | ||
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+ | Three-day event at http:// | ||
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+ | Plan for Friday 2014-10-31: | ||
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+ | * arrival: 1800 hours/6pm local time (CET - Central European Time - note that daylight saving time in Germany ends a few days before this date) | ||
+ | * option to order Pizza, bringing your own food is OK, too. | ||
+ | * get-together in the chimney room (there' | ||
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+ | Plan for Saturday 2014-11-01: | ||
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+ | * breakfast between 0900 hours/9am - 1000 hours/10am local time | ||
+ | * coding session in meeting room | ||
+ | * English guided tour: http:// | ||
+ | * **Update: we will have to //arrive// by approx. 1430 hours/ | ||
+ | * This means we will | ||
+ | - leave Linuxhotel by 1320 hours/ | ||
+ | - walk to the subway station (approx 15 minutes) and buy our subway tickets, | ||
+ | - take the 1345 hours/ | ||
+ | - take the Tram # 107 departing 1417 hours/ | ||
+ | - walk from Essen Zollverein to the ticket booth (approx. 2 minutes) | ||
+ | * Due to late feedback from some participants, | ||
+ | * We have reserved these 6 slots and will fill them as follows | ||
+ | - Mike#2 | ||
+ | - Uwe | ||
+ | - Mihai | ||
+ | - Kjetil | ||
+ | - Heinz | ||
+ | - either Stefan or Mike#1 | ||
+ | * **Tour participants: | ||
+ | * < | ||
+ | * For Dinner, we will go to the http:// | ||
+ | * Tour participants: | ||
+ | - You will leave the mining site with the Tram #107 to Viehofer Platz at either | ||
+ | * 1714 hours/ | ||
+ | * 1729 hours/ | ||
+ | - from Viehofer Platz, it is an 11 minute walk to Unerfekthaus, | ||
+ | - So you will arrive at Unperfekthaus either around 1737 hours/ | ||
+ | * Folks staying behind at Linuxhotel, please: | ||
+ | - leave Linuxhotel by 1655 hours/ | ||
+ | - walk to the subway station Essen-Horst, | ||
+ | - get your tickets, | ||
+ | - board subway line S3 departing 1715 hours/ | ||
+ | - at Essen West, change to Tram #109 departing 1732 hours/ | ||
+ | - from there, it's a 5 minute walk to the Unperfekthaus, | ||
+ | * If you decide to tour the city on your own, please be at Unperfekthaus around 1745 hours/ | ||
+ | * **Info:** Unperfekthaus is located at Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 18, Essen. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Plan for Sunday 2014-11-02: | ||
+ | * breakfast between 0900 hours/9am - 1000 hours/10am local time | ||
+ | * "room cleaning rage" (we need to clean the rooms ourselves, that's one of the reasons why the rates are so cheap) | ||
+ | * ROOMS MUST BE CLEANED OF TRASH AND CLEARED OF YOUR PERSONAL BELONGINGS BY 1000 hours/10am local time! | ||
+ | * stowing of personal belongings in chimney room or conference room | ||
+ | * option to order pizza | ||
+ | * coding session | ||
+ | * departure is around 1530 hours/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Responsibilities: | ||
+ | * planning and preparation - Stefan | ||
+ | * liaison for Linuxhotel staff between 2014-10-31 and 2014-11-02 - Mike#1 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Info for train travellers: | ||
+ | * The nearest subway station is " | ||
+ | * This subway line is operated by Deutsche Bahn, so you can book your railway ticket to destination Essen-Horst and have the subway ticket included in your regular train ticket. Advantage: no need to figure out how the local ticket vending machine works | ||
+ | * It's a ~ 15 Minute walk from Essen-Horst to the Linuxhotel, please use the route as suggested here: http:// | ||
+ | * NB: some navigation systems plot a shorter pedestrian route that leads through the woods, but from personal experience I (Stefan) can tell you that you do not want to use that path when carrying luggage, possibly in the dark, when you've never walked it before. | ||
===== Past Events ===== | ===== Past Events ===== | ||
- | ==== X2GoHackTrain 2013 (2013-09-15) | + | ==== 2014 ==== |
- | Sadly, both Heinz and Alex weren' | + | === X2Go on FLOSS Weekly #295 (2014-05-21) === |
- | ==== DebConf 2013 ==== | + | Our two Mikes (Gabriel|DePaulo) were interviewed about X2Go by the famous Randal L. Schwartz ([[https://twitter.com/merlyn|merlyn]]) and equally famous Randi Harper ([[https://twitter.com/ |
- | * [[http://meetings-archive.debian.net/pub/ | + | |
- | ==== Linuxtag 2013 ==== | + | If you're having trouble watching the embedded video on that page, try one of these links: |
- | * 4 People as booth team needed (May 22nd till 25th) | + | * [[http:// |
+ | * [[http:// | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
- | ==== Google Summer or Code 2013 ==== | + | ==== 2013 ==== |
+ | |||
+ | === X2GoHackTrain 2013 (2013-09-15) === | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sadly, both Heinz and Alex weren' | ||
+ | It seems that nobody remembered to take pictures, though. :-( | ||
+ | |||
+ | === DebConf 2013 === | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Google Summer or Code 2013 === | ||
* The X2Go Project did not get accepted for GSOC2013 | * The X2Go Project did not get accepted for GSOC2013 | ||
- | ==== X2GoHackTrain 2012 (2012-09-30) | + | ==== 2012 ==== |
+ | |||
+ | === X2GoHackTrain 2012 (2012-09-30) === | ||
X2GoHackTrain 2012 started out as a plan for a company-sponsored BBQ for the X2Go core developers. | X2GoHackTrain 2012 started out as a plan for a company-sponsored BBQ for the X2Go core developers. | ||
During the initial planning stages, it turned out that Alex (X2Go Co-Founder) would not be able to attend during summer due to his personal commitments, | During the initial planning stages, it turned out that Alex (X2Go Co-Founder) would not be able to attend during summer due to his personal commitments, | ||
- | So, X2GoHackTrain to the rescue: As the owner of the company that wanted to sponsor the BBQ is also a member of a volunteer organization that maintains a heritage Diesel railbus, the decision was made to gather inside the train, have lunch together at a railway station diner along the way, and visit a car museum. | ||
- | Participants in 2012 were: Heinz-M. Graesing (X2Go Co-Founder), | ||
- | ---- | + | So, X2GoHackTrain to the rescue: As the owner of the company that wanted to sponsor the BBQ is also a member of a volunteer organization that maintains a heritage Diesel railbus, the decision was made to gather inside the train, have lunch together at a railway station diner along the way, and visit a car museum. |
- | ===== Upcoming Workshops | + | Participants in 2012 were: Heinz-M. Graesing (X2Go Co-Founder), |
- | * none | + | {{http:// |
- | ===== Past Workshops / Trainings ===== | + | (From left to right: Alex, Stefan, Heinz) |
- | ==== X2Go Basic Installation Workshop ==== | ||
- | * Beginning June 2013 in [[http:// | ||