Core Apps Hackfest 2016

25-27 November 2016, Berlin, Germany

Hackfest contact: CarlosSoriano

Local contact: JoaquimRocha

Telegram group: https://telegram.me/joinchat/COSVJQh6y-W_mdV2Q15woQ

Description & Goals

The hackfest is aimed to raise the standard of the overall core experience in GNOME, this includes the core apps like Documents, Files, Music, Photos and Videos, etc. In particular, we want to identify missing features and sore points that needs to be addressed and the interaction between apps and the desktop.

Making the core apps push beyond the limits of the framework and making them excellent will not only be helpful for the GNOME desktop experience, but also for 3rd party apps, where we will implement what they are missing and also serve as an example of what an app could be.

Agenda

These are just ideas - feel free to add more.

• Find ways to share code and resources between the apps

• Porting away from libgd (GtkFlowBox, missing GTK+ widgets, etc.)

• Application-specific hacking (action bar in Files, import and GtkFlowBox in Photos, etc.)

• Planning for common missing features and infrastructure (for example: spinning off sharing from Photos into a portal).
• Resolve common technical obstacles in the platform.
• Review designs and development plans for each app, figure out how to get more contributors.
• Identify and work on sore points and critical features.
• Discuss what gtk4 brings to us and eventual porting to it.
• Continue discussion about applications as previewers and figure out a roadmap.

Measuring your success

• Have specific actionable items for core apps to be taken in the following year to improve their shared backend technologies.
• Synchronize a clear vision on design between designers and maintainers for the next version.
• Identify the items that once improved in core apps they will improve the situation for 3rd party developers.
• Reach agreements for integration between core apps and the rest of the desktop between maintainers of different core apps and designers.

Venue

The venue is the office of Kinvolk, close to central Berlin.

Address: "Kinvolk GmbH, Adalbertstraße 6"

Closest metro: "U Kottbusser Tor"

A couple of photos:

Kitchen area

One of the tables we'll be using

Arriving to/Moving in Berlin

Berlin's public transportation area is divided in zones A, B, and C. If you are arriving at the Tegel airport or the Main Station (Hauptbahnhof), you need a transportation ticket to zone AB. This is the same for the remaining days (unless you've chosen to stay really far away).

If you are arriving at the Schönefeld airport, it is in zone C, so you need an ABC ticket to get to your hotel (again assuming your hotel is close to the venue). If you have decided to buy a weekly ticket (for zone AB) and you're flying to Schönefeld, then you can buy a single extension ticket. Pro tip: in Schönefeld you can use the ticket machines inside the airport instead of the station as the latter usually have queues.

The different types of tickets and prices can be found here.

Important: remember to stamp your ticket before hopping on the train; ticket inspectors are unforgiving.

Attendees

Please indicate your intended arrival and departure dates prior to booking.

Costs

- Would be cool to have around 100 eur for snacks on the venue. [Covered by Kinvolk folks, thanks!]

Sponsors

Kinvolk folks will provide us the venue and snacks every day, thanks!

Collabora will provide us a sponsored dinner the first day, thanks!

How to get there

I believe this guide covers all the information you might want for traveling to Berlin http://wikitravel.org/en/Berlin

Accommodation and food

We recommend staying north of Kinvolk's office for convenience. The office is easily accessible from the subway lines U1 or U8:

If you want styling/cozy options you can check:

• The Circus Hotel (less than 100 EUR/night in a very nice location)

• Michael Berger Hotel (price works better with groups)

If you stay in Alexanderplatz (center) it's only 4 stops with the U8. There are many options in Alexanderplatz; the following are <120 EUR/night for a double room:

• Ramada Hotel Alexanderplatz ****

• H2 Hotel Alexanderplatz ****

• Catalonia Berlin Mitte ****

Other places people are staying:

• All In Hostel (map)

• Park Hotel Blub (map)

There are of course many other cheaper options for less than 100 EUR/night. Airbnb is also an option.

Any questions about location, contact JoaquimRocha.

For food it is pretty easy as the area has many options of food from all over the world. There are lots of choices right in the same street where the office is.

Reports

The future of GNOME Music by GeorgesNeto

GNOME Core Apps Hackfest 2016 by AdrienPlazas

Core Apps Hackfest afterthoughts by GeorgesNeto

Core Apps Hackfest by AllanDay

WHEREABOUTS AT THE COREAPPS HACKFEST by BastianIlsøHougaard

Core Apps Hackfest 2016: report by Debarshi Ray