====== X2Go: The Gathering 2018 - "Beyond the Release" @ shackspace, Stuttgart, Germany ======

//Celebrating the 5th X2Go: The Gathering event, and the 7th annual X2Go meetup//

**__Date__: 2018-11-09 - 2018-11-11**

**__Location__: [[https://shackspace.de/|shackspace]], Ulmer Straße 255, 70327 Stuttgart-Wangen, Germany [[https://goo.gl/maps/mxjVBL9dtaw|(view on Google Maps)]]**

Reaching shackspace:
  * by car: Please do not park directly in front of the building - you WILL be towed and fined.
    * roads where you should be able to find a free parking spot are:
      * Viehwasen
      * Ulmer Straße
  * by train/bus/subway/tram: nearest tram stop is "Im Degen, Stuttgart" [[https://goo.gl/maps/sw9uaJjxAoy|(view on Google Maps)]] [[https://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?to=Im+Degen,+Stuttgart&date=09.11.2018&time=16:00|check for a suitable train/subway/tram connection on German Rail's web site]]
    * All ticket vending machines can be set to English by pressing the British flag on the screen. If you fear you might need assistance buying a ticket, E-Mail your name and mobile phone number to X2Go-ML-1@baur-itcs.de in advance.
  * by airplane:
    * nearest Airport is Stuttgart (STR) - continue to shackspace using the subway and tram as suggested [[https://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?from=STR!&to=Im+Degen,+Stuttgart&date=09.11.2018&time=15:00&start=1|here]] - you will need to buy a separate ticket from a DB/VVS ticket vending machine for the subway/tram part of the ride.
    * international travellers might be able to get cheaper/better flights to Frankfurt (FRA) - continue to shackspace using the train, bus, and tram as suggested [[https://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?from=FRA!&to=Im+Degen,+Stuttgart&date=09.11.2018&time=14:00&start=1|here]] - holders of DeutscheBahn BahnCards and buyers of non-rebated tickets may get the bus/tram part of the ride for free (please check if your ticket says "Stuttgart + City" somewhere in the destination field), everyone else will need to buy a separate ticket from a DB/VVS ticket vending machine for the subway/tram part of the ride.
    * All ticket vending machines can be set to English by pressing the British flag on the screen. If you fear you might need assistance buying a ticket, E-Mail your name and mobile phone number to X2Go-ML-1@baur-itcs.de in advance.

===== Core team member availability =====

The following core team members have indicated their availability for the entire weekend:

  * Michael DePaulo (via Skype/Hangouts, due to lack of funding for the flight)
  * Mihai Moldovan (room reserved Thu-Sun) - late arrival on Thu, single room at hostel - separate toilet/shower (<del>paying for the delta himself</del> delta covered by CFD.direct's original sponsorship, as Plattsalat charged us only approx. 1/3rd of the expected dinner ingredient costs)
  * Mike Gabriel (room reserved Fri-Sun) - arrival around 16:00-17:00, single room at hostel - sponsored stay
  * Stefan Baur - will most likely be shuttling back and forth, so doesn't need a room

The following core team members have indicated partial availability for this weekend:

  * Heinz-M. Graesing (<del>room reserved Sat-Sun</del> room was used by Stefan Sat-Sun as Heinz spontaneously needed to return home for the night) - arrival around 15:00-16:00 on Saturday, single room at hostel - sponsored stay
  * Juri Grabowski (not available on Sunday afternoon/evening) - doesn't need a room
  * Ulrich Sibiller (not available on Saturday evening) - doesn't need a room

The following core team members will be unable to attend:

  * Oleksandr Shneyder

===== Additional Participants =====

  * Jannis Halder (Plattsalat West UG/IT-EDV, Stuttgart, Germany) - Sat/Sun only
  * Thomas Morgenthaler (Vluchtelingenwerk Nederland, Amsterdam, Netherlands) - arrives around 14:00 - has a hotel room from Friday to Monday at Aparthotel Wangener Landhaus
  * Martti Pitkanen (APLcomp Oy, Helsinki, Finland) - arrival time around 12:40 - hostel room with separate toilet/shower has been reserved from Friday to Sunday
  * Richard Rafalski (Plattsalat West UG/IT-EDV, Stuttgart, Germany)
===== Sponsoring =====

As always, we are open to sponsorships, and two have already found their way to us. 

[[http://cfd.direct|{{:events:sponsor-cfd-direct-logo.png?nolink|CFD.direct}}]]

[[http://cfd.direct|CFD.direct]], who also co-sponsored our cloud-based macOS build servers -  have agreed to sponsor this event with 500 EUR (plus VAT), like they already did last year. Their donation will be used for the lodging and dining costs of some participants.

[[http://west.plattsalat.de/|{{:doc:plattsalat-west.gif?nolink&300|Plattsalat West}}]]

[[http://west.plattsalat.de/|Plattsalat West]] is offering us the same rebates usually only available to their members, when shopping there for our Saturday lunch or dinner.

Thinking of becoming a sponsor as well? Let us know! The more, the merrier! :-)
Of course, all sponsors will be named on our sponsorship wiki page, unless they wish to remain anonymous.


===== Room Reservation =====
  * most rooms have been reserved at [[https://www.gaestehaus-abz-stuttgart.de/preise-stuttgart|Gästehaus ABZ Stuttgart]]
    * a simple single room (shared showers/stalls per floor) is roughly 31 EUR/night, so 62 EUR total (might be slightly more due to taxes)
    * <del>more comfortable rooms (separate shower/stall per room) is roughly 50 EUR/night, so 100 EUR total (again, might be slightly more due to taxes)</del> sold out!
    * It is a 20 minute walk (or 10 minute tram ride) between the event location and the Gästehaus ABZ Stuttgart, as you can see [[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Arbeiterbildungszentrum+S%C3%BCd+e.V.,+Bruckwiesenweg+10,+70327+Stuttgart/shackspace,+Ulmer+Stra%C3%9Fe,+Stuttgart/@48.7775326,9.2356035,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x4799c4442050708b:0x995ef2b1b703be50!2m2!1d9.253212!2d48.7771674!1m5!1m1!1s0x4799dad3b929ebd7:0x9f356004256c0703!2m2!1d9.2355696!2d48.7770933!3e2|here]]
  * If you're looking for an actual hotel:
    * Please contact Stefan (X2Go-ML-1@baur-itcs.de) for up-to-date hotel recommendation/availability info
    * There seem to be a few free rooms at [[https://www.booking.com/hotel/de/aparthotel-wangener-landhaus.de.html?aid=389184&label=metagha-link-mapresultsDE-hotel-69019_dev-desktop_los-3_bw-21_dow-Friday_defdate-0_room-0_lang-de_curr-EUR_gstadt-2_rateid-0_aud-0_cid-67&sid=e2f5486525f6853c1208ecc08b6552c4&srpvid=99834a1d9ed5005c&checkin=2018-11-09&checkout=2018-11-11&ucfs=1&srpvid=99834a1d9ed5005c&srepoch=1539945148&highlighted_blocks=6901901_103923856_0_2_0&all_sr_blocks=6901901_103923856_0_2_0&room1=A&hpos=1&hapos=1&dest_type=city&dest_id=-1871728&srfid=258bf0e370cfcd6905c5b90ae8dbbcfe60ddd898X1&from=searchresults;highlight_room=#hotelTmpl|Aparthotel Wangener Landhaus]]
    *It is a 24 minute walk (or 11 minute tram ride) between the event location and the Aparthotel Wangener Landhaus, as you can see[[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/shackspace,+Ulmer+Stra%C3%9Fe,+Stuttgart/Aparthotel+Wangener+Landhaus,+Wei%C3%9Fensteiner+Str.+13-15,+70327+Stuttgart/@48.7753178,9.2387122,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x4799dad3b929ebd7:0x9f356004256c0703!2m2!1d9.2355696!2d48.7770933!1m5!1m1!1s0x4799c44331f6fb2b:0xcfe19c23051785ca!2m2!1d9.246209!2d48.774397!3e2|here]]
**For those of you that signed up for accommodation, the following rules are part of the deal:**

===== Terms and Conditions =====
  - If you become sick, then please stay at home.  Let us know ASAP so we can cancel your reservation/reassign your room.
  - If you've had recent contact with someone that has some contagious disease, and you are not 100% sure that you're immune - please, stay at home as well, and let us know ASAP so we can cancel your reservation/reassign your room.
  - If you know that someone has a contagious disease, and you've signed up for our event, please do not seek physical contact with that person before the event.  If you have anything that needs to be discussed because you need it for the event, use e-mail, phone calls, whatever, but don't visit each other, the reason being rule #2.
  - If you cancel your reservation, it may mean we still have to charge you (exact terms and conditions depend on the hostel/hotel), if we cannot fill your spot with someone else. Of course, we will do our best to avoid this.
  - If you have any dietary requirements (vegetarian, vegan, no pork, no alcohol, ...), please let us know when you sign up so we can prepare everything in advance.  Same goes for any food allergies or other medical conditions that we should know of.
  - [[https://wiki.shackspace.de/ethik|shackspace house rules]] are in full effect. An inofficial English translation will be provided $SOONISH.
  - The golden rule of previous //X2Go: The Gathering// events is also still in effect: Don't be a dick.
  - Taking part in the event means that while you are in the meeting room assigned to us, you are OK with being photographed, recorded (audio and/or video), and/or livestreamed, with the intent of making this material available to the general public.  It also means you agree **not** to take pictures, record audio and/or video, nor run a livestream **outside** our meeting room (shackspace has many other rooms that you may visit during your stay), unless **everyone** that can be seen or heard has given you permission to do so.

===== shackspace Opening Hours =====
Note that these times are not yet fully confirmed - we're working on it.
  * Friday 14:00 CET (still waiting for feedback), 16:00 CET (confirmed) to 22:00 CET or 24:00 CET (confirmed)
  * Saturday 09:00 CET to 22:00 CET or 24:00 CET (confirmed)
  * Sunday 09:00 CET to 16:00 CET or 18:00 CET (confirmed note: "cleaning rage" needed)

Confirmed shackspace keyholder: Jo (AKA 0x4A6F)
Backup shackspace keyholder: r0zzy - might not be able to make it that early on Friday, but is available Sat/Sun

===== Schedule =====

==== Friday 2018-11-09 ====

  * arrival: 14:00h-18:00h local time (CET - Central European Time)
  * check in to hotel/hostel
  * shackspace will open by 16:00h CET
  * set up equipment
  * <del>Stefan#1 + Mike#1 + Mihai need to go grocery shopping for Saturday - probably using Mihai's car</del>
  * order Pizza once we've all gathered (recommendation: [[https://www.glorious-pizza-stuttgart.de/|Glorious Pizza]] and [[https://www.tgfpizza-stuttgart.de/|TGF Pizza]] delivery services)
  * official welcome speech and announcement of house/event rules
  * "Tour de shackspace" for all first-time visitors?
  * get-together in the conference room (there's Wi-Fi and power, so if you want to code away, feel free to do so)
  * Open Coding until bedtime

=== Pizza Participants ===
  - Mihai - (32 cm) Knoblauch, Champignons, Schafskäse, Zwiebeln rot, Thunfisch X
  - Martti - Tonno (26 cm)
  - Uli - Capricciosa (32 cm)
  - Thomas - Quattro Stagioni (32 cm)
  - Jo - Salami/Schinken/Peperoni
  - Juri arr 18:15 - Salami/Schinken/Peperoni
  - Ritchie - Salami/Schinken/Peperoni
  - Stefan - Salami/Schinken/Peperoni
  - Mike#1 - special order



=== Open Coding Topics - Friday ===
^ Open Coding Topic ^ Team ^ 
| Debian-Live on Raspi (Prerequisite for TCE-Live on Raspi) - https://gitlab.com/detly/raspbian-live | Juri (if available), Stefan, Mihai?, Mike#1 (b/c of Debian), Jason Heeris (detly) via IRC/Twitter? |
| Porting X2GoClient, X2GoDesktopSharing and PinEntry-X2Go from Qt4 to Qt5 | Mike#1, Mihai |
| General Bugsquashing/Triaging | Everyone |
| skimming over X2Go-user and checking what needs to be turned into a bug | Everyone |

==== Saturday 2018-11-10 ====

^time slot      ^ Topic       ^ Speaker / Moderator ^ 
| 07.00h-09.00h     | Wake up, get ready, walk/drive to shackspace | Everyone |
| 09.00h-10.00h     | Breakfast @ shackspace | Everyone |
| 10.00h-10.10h     | today's agenda | //Stefan// |
| 10.10h-10.25h     | X2Go's State of the Union Address | //Stefan// |
| 10.25h-10.30h     | ** 5min ** break ||
| 10.30h-10.50h     | Introduction to Plattsalat (one of our sponsors) and their use of X2Go | Jannis |
| 10.50h-10.55h     | ** 5min ** break ||
| 10.55h-11:15h     | Client improvements, Linux, Windows, macOS | //Mihai// |
| 11.15h-11.20h     | ** 5min ** break ||
| 11.20h-11.50h     | NX-Libs: Problems encountered during development / something about VcXSrv | Uli |
| 11.50h-11.55h     | ** 5min ** break ||
| 11.55h-12.40h     | Discussion Slot - more general NX-Libs discussion (BIG-REQUESTS, Xinerama, Telekinesis) | Mike#1, Mihai, Uli |
| 12.40h-13.10h     | ** 30min ** lunch break ||
| 13.10h-13.30h     | Demo: Arctica Greeter with X2Go Logon | Mike#1 |
| 13.30h-13.35h     | ** 5min ** break ||
| 13.35h-14.05h     | Demo/Discussion: Current state of the Python Broker, Feature Requests (30 Minutes) | Mike#1 |
| 14.05h-14.15h     | ** 10min ** break ||
| 14.15h-14:45h     | Discussion: What are the most pressing issues in X2Go/NX-Libs (30 Minutes) | Stefan |
| 14.45h-14.55h     | ** 10min ** break ||
| 14.55h-15.15h     | Demo: X2Go on POWER LE and browser performance in general | //Stefan, Mihai// |
| 15.15h-15.20h     | ** 5min ** break ||
| Once Mike#1 and Mihai return- +20-30m | Discussion Slot - more general NX-Libs discussion (Software rendering, OpenGL, GLX, ... how is that all related? And would we be able to speed things up in a Telekinesis-like approach somehow?) | Mike#1, Mihai |
| afterwards -17:00h     | Open Coding | Split up in teams |
| ~ 17.00h          | Heinz should arrive by now ||
| 17.00h-18.00h     | Open Coding/Open Cooking | Mike#1 is in charge of the kitchen, everyone assists as needed |
| 18.00h-19:00h     | ** 60min ** dinner break (this includes cleanup) ||
| 19.00h-bedtime    | Open Coding | Split up in teams |

=== Open Coding Topics - Saturday ===
^ Open Coding Topic ^ Team ^ 
| Comparison of various TCE installations | Stefan, Thomas |
| Weird effects regarding Session Shadowing (pixel garbage) | Stefan, Thomas, Mihai, Mike#1 |
| Updating [[doc:usage:desktop-sharing|Session Shadowing documentation]] | Any volunteers? |
| Capturing :0 does not work on RPis | Stefan, Mihai, Mike#1, ...? |
| Debian-Live on Raspi (Prerequisite for TCE-Live on Raspi) - https://gitlab.com/detly/raspbian-live | Juri (if available), Stefan, Mihai?, Mike#1 (b/c of Debian), Jason Heeris (detly) via IRC/Twitter? |
| Server Migration DNT→h1.org for *.x2go.org | Juri, Heinz, possibly Mike#1 |
| EnterpriseLibre “resurrection” | Juri, Heinz, possibly Mike#1 |
| Porting X2GoClient, X2GoDesktopSharing and PinEntry-X2Go from Qt4 to Qt5 | Mike#1, Mihai |
| X2GoServer/-Broker: Database (PG/MySQL) code cleanup | Mihai |
| Updating X2Go-TCE and X2Go-Broker-Demo-preseeds to Stretch/Buster | Stefan, Mike#1, Mihai |
| General Bugsquashing/Triaging | Everyone |
| skimming over X2Go-user and checking what needs to be turned into a bug | Everyone |

=== Breakfast Participants ===
  - Mihai 
  - Martti 
  - Jo 
  - r0zzy 
  - Juri 
  - Jannis 
  - Stefan 
  - Mike#1 

=== Dinner Participants ===
  - Jo
  - r0zzy
  - Jannis
  - Ritchie
  - Mihai
  - Mike#1
  - Stefan
  - Heinz
  - Juri
  - Thomas
  - Martti

Optional evening entertainment, if schedule and budget allows:

Saturday - maybe a trip to the TV tower's viewing platform? (7 EUR p.p. plus VVS ticket; last elevator up: 22:30)

==== Sunday 2018-11-11 ====

^time slot      ^ Topic       ^ Speaker / Moderator ^ 
| 07.00h-09.00h | Wake up, get ready, walk/drive to shackspace | Everyone |
| 09.00h-09.50h | Breakfast @ shackspace | Everyone |
| 10.00h-10.35h | ORCA e.V. Jahreshauptversammlung //this is a German-language slot; non-members may join but have no vote// | Heinz, Stefan, Mike#1 (protocol droid?), Mihai, Juri | 
| 10.35h-11.10h | **35min break** ||
| 11.10h-11.15h | today's agenda | //Stefan// |
| 11.15h-11.35h | Introduction to LibRDA | Mike#1 |
| 11.35h-11.40h | **5min break** ||
| 11.40h-12.00h | Discussion: future of X2Go Online/Offline Dev meetings | Stefan, Heinz, Mihai, Juri, ... |
| 12.00h        | Juri needs to leave :'( | Juri |
| 12:00h-13.00h | Order Pizza -> lunch break  | Everyone |
| 13.00h-onward | Open Coding | Split up in teams |
| 14.20h        | Mike#1 needs to leave :'( | Mike#1 |
| ~14.30h/15.00h | Martti needs to leave :'( | Martti |
| 16.00h-17.00h | conference room cleanup | Everyone |
| 17.00h | Stefan and Heinz need to leave :'( / End of X2Go: The Gathering 2018 | Stefan and Heinz |


=== Open Coding Topics - Sunday ===
^ Open Coding Topic ^ Team ^ 
| X2GoServer/-Broker: Database (PG/MySQL) code cleanup | Mihai |
| SmartCard-Reader-Support - TCE, RPi, different reader types, USB media instead of cards - what works, what does not, what needs better Documentation/HowTos (see also [[wiki:advanced:authentication:passwordless-gpg-card|X2Go Client smartcard HowTo]]) | Stefan, Heinz, Mike#1? |
| Windows Client improvements/bugfixes - esp. when session disconnects due to timeout, high CPU load and crash on close [[http://bugs.x2go.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1077|#1077]] | Mike#1, Mihai? |
| Seal Mascot Theme for Firefox/Thunderbird - could use a "dark theme" mode | Heinz |
| General Bugsquashing/Triaging | Everyone |
| skimming over X2Go-user and checking what needs to be turned into a bug | Everyone |

===== ORCA e.V. annual meeting =====
  * This is the annual meeting ("Jahreshauptversammlung") of ORCA e.V., a German public-benefit nonprofit association
  * ORCA
    * stands for Open Remote Computing Association
    * has been founded at X2Go: The Gathering 2017
    * includes members of several open remote computing projects, like Arctica and FreeRDP, not only X2Go
  * Donations to ORCA are tax-deductible in Germany (and maybe in other countries as well)
  * To remain recognized as a public-benefit nonprofit association by the tax authorities, certain rules have to be followed, one of them is that we need to have these meetings about once a year.  
  * As X2Go: The Gathering is an event where the majority of ORCA members tends to take part in, it makes sense to hold the required annual meeting as part of the X2Go: The Gathering event.  Also, as these events are open to the general public, doing so might attract potential new members.
  * The meeting will take place on Sunday, 10:00-12:00 CET.  Current members have been informed of this date in advance.
  * The language of this event item is German.

This event item has its own sub-agenda:

  - Bericht der Vorstände
  - Entlastung des Vorstandes (gesamt; im Verweigerungsfall einzeln)
  - Bericht des Kassenwarts
  - Entlastung des Kassenwarts
  - Entscheidung über Höhe und Fälligkeit der Mitgliedsgebühren
  - Anträge
  - Sonstiges


===== Open Coding Topics - various unsorted and less important topics =====
^ Open Coding Topic ^ Team ^ 
| Background local apps triggering on foreground Remote app actions and vice versa in Pubapp mode [[http://bugs.x2go.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1075|#1075]] | Maybe Mike#1 and/or Uli ??? |
| Bugs [[http://bugs.x2go.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=738|#738]]/[[http://bugs.x2go.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=740|#740]], client-side printing/include PDF viewer with windows client | Mike#2 |
| Idea: Document (-> Wiki) a workaround using nested X (Xephyr) for unsupported Desktop Environments | Stefan, and whoever else wants to volunteer |
| Silly idea that might just work: X2Go Server idea for Windows(cygwin)/macOS: run VNC server on native OS, capture output, push through X2Go connection | Stefan, ... |
| Window decoration in PubApp mode still disappears sometimes -> Reproduce, file bug, have devs look at it | Stefan |
| "ADSL" mode causes issues with HTML5/non-flash audio/video, also bug [[http://bugs.x2go.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1055|#1055]] | ??? |
| Bugs [[http://bugs.x2go.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=738|#738]]/[[http://bugs.x2go.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=740|#740]], client-side printing/include PDF viewer with windows client | Mihai? |
| various editors like emacs, atom crashing via X2Go (see x2go-user ML) - why? Was this BIG-REQUESTS? Is this still an issue? | ??? |
| Update Wiki List of sponsorable features, add dependencies, "price tags" | Mike#1, Mihai, Uli |
| “Jumping” windows in Pubapp mode [[http://bugs.x2go.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1074|#1074]] (annoyance e.g. with Iceweasel/Firefox) - is this still an issue? | Mike#1?, Mihai |
| issues with HTML5/non-flash audio/video - see also [[http://bugs.x2go.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1055|#1055]] - is this still an issue? | Ulrich, Mihai? |

-> see lists from previous years as well