Jekyll2020-04-23T11:47:46+02:00/feed.xmlAnisa KuciMy personal BlogAnisa KuciSalsa username update2020-04-22T12:50:00+02:002020-04-22T12:50:00+02:00/2020/04/22/salsa-username-update<p>Debian salsa now allows usernames without the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-guest</code> suffix for everyone.</p>
<p>The Debian GitLab instance, salsa, used to append <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-guest</code> to every username that was not a Debian Developer (DD).</p>
<p>This has <a href="https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2020/04/msg00010.html">recently been changed</a> and every user can register any
available username now.</p>
<p>Existing usernames can also be renamed:</p>
<ol>
<li>Go to <a href="https://salsa.debian.org/profile/account">your account settings</a></li>
<li>Change the username in the “Change Username” section</li>
<li>Click “Update username”</li>
</ol>
<p>Please make sure to also update your bookmarks and pages you have linked your Debian salsa profile.</p>
<p>You can find me now as <a href="https://salsa.debian.org/anisa">anisa</a>.</p>
<p>Stay safe and happy hacking!</p>Anisa KuciDebian salsa now allows usernames without the -guest suffix for everyone.Outreachy post 5 - Final report2020-03-24T11:45:00+01:002020-03-24T11:45:00+01:00/2020/03/24/outreachy-post-5<p>This is my last Outreachy blogpost, as my internship unfortunately has come to an end. It was a blast!</p>
<p>Through the <a href="https://www.outreachy.org/">Outreachy internship</a> I gained a lot of valuable knowledge and even though
<a href="/2020/02/14/outreachy-post-4/">I dont know what the future will bring</a>,
I am more confident about myself, my skills in fundraising and my technical abilities now.</p>
<p>During the contribution phase I did quite a lot of research so I could come up with relevant information to add on the Debian wiki as part of
the contribution phase tasks. This was helpful for me to build a more deep understanding of the <a href="https://www.debian.org/">Debian project</a>,
the <a href="https://www.debconf.org/">DebConf conferences</a> and the general style of working within Debian.</p>
<p>During this phase I completed most of the tasks given and got onto the mailing lists and IRC channels which are public. This was quite an
intense experience by itself as it was like digging into a new job but in a competitive situation as other applicants, of course, were also
putting in their best to get one of the 50 Outreachy internships (two in Debian) that were available.</p>
<p>When <a href="/2019/12/13/outreachy-post-1/">I got selected</a> I also got access to the sponsors@debconf.org email address and the private git repos as
they would be needed for me to work on fundraising. I was also provided with an @debconf.org email address that is the one I use for sponsors’
communication. I learned what makes communication look professional and how to think of the recipient when formulating emails, sending replies
or creating marketing messages.</p>
<p>As the internship continued I started to learn how the DebConf organizing structure works, with a particular attention on the fundraising
team. I have also quickly been given the responsibility to <a href="/2019/12/20/outreachy-post-2/">reach out to 100 potential sponsors</a> and combine
learning and working experience very nicely.</p>
<p>I was given responsibility of working on the <a href="/2020/01/10/outreachy-post-3/">fundraising material (flyer and brochure) for DebConf20</a>,
so using LaTeX I updated the files in order to remove the translation system, I added the Israeli currency and the visual design chosen from a
public logo proposal contest that is held for each DebConf. My creative side could also be put to good use as the team trusted me with
selecting the images for the brochure and making sure that the usage rights granted and attribution are all compliant to Free
Software/Creative Commons licences.</p>
<p>I have continuously maintained those materials and was very happy that long term team members even asked me to approve changes they proposed
on the fundraising material. The <a href="https://salsa.debian.org/debconf-team/public/mini/de2020">MiniDebConf team for Regensburg</a> have taken the
files I created and made them into their fundraising material
(<a href="https://minidebconf-rbg.debian.net/fundraising/minidebconf_rbg_sponsorship_brochure_en.pdf">brochure</a>,
<a href="https://minidebconf-rbg.debian.net/fundraising/minidebconf_rbg_sponsorship_flyer_en.pdf">flyer</a>) which is great to see.</p>
<p><img src="/assets/images/2020-03-18-Mini-DC-Regensburg-Germany-commits.png" alt="MiniDebConf Regensburg commits" class="img-responsive" /></p>
<p>I have profited so much from other people’s work, so I am very happy if community members can build on mine. Afterall sharing is caring!</p>
<p>Through the Outreachy travel stipend I was able to <a href="/2020/02/10/fosdem2020/">attend FOSDEM 2020</a> and besides meeting many friends from the
community and having a fundraising meeting with a sponsor, I was able to also support distributing the DebConf20 fundraising material both in
electronic form and as printed versions.</p>
<p>During the Outreachy internship I did two communication waves to potential sponsors and maintained the daily communication with them. I
followed the documentation that was already available in the Debian wiki guiding me through the process of invoicing sponsors through the
organizations that Debian collaborates with.</p>
<p>As I have been in frequent contact with the sponsors, I have continuously updated the DebConf20 website with sponsor logos and links through
git files, improving web pages on the wafer system and doing
<a href="https://salsa.debian.org/debconf-team/public/websites/dc20/-/merge_requests?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=all&author_username=anisa-guest">18 merge requests</a>
in total.</p>
<p><img src="/assets/images/2020-03-18-Merge-requests-dc20-website.png" alt="DebConf20 website merge requests" class="img-responsive" /></p>
<p>I completed six email templates for the DebConf sponsor communication campaigns. While two of them have already been very useful, I hope my
other proposals will be the ones used for the next waves of sponsors contacting.</p>
<p>I committed them to the sponsors git repo so they can be easily accessible and well documented for other DebConf teams or can be recycled for
smaller Debian events.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, due to the insecurity about travel around the Corona virus pandemic, the third wave of communication, originally scheduled for
the end of my internship in March, has been held. I have committed to the team to do this once the travel restrictions have been lifted and we
know that DebConf20 can proceed as planned for August 2020.</p>
<p>So yeah, I am definitely going to stay around and continue to help with DebConf fundraising!</p>
<p>DebConf has been held for two decades and it also has a generic website, so I also updated the
<a href="https://www.debconf.org/sponsors/">static sponsors page</a> on the main website as it is the first landing page
for everyone especially for people who are not necessarily insiders in Debian or DebConf.</p>
<p>I have completed a Python tutorial, got the general understanding of the programming language and made some smaller contributions to improve
existing tools in the fundraising team based on the learning.</p>
<p>The internship was also focused on documentation, so during the whole internship I have kept notes in order to be able to improve
existing documentation and I have also written new material, especially on the tasks that I have been working on more closely:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wiki.debian.org/DebConf/Fundraising">DebConf fundraising overview page</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wiki.debian.org/DebConf/Fundraising/WelcomeGuide">Welcome to the fundraising team guide</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wiki.debian.org/DebConf/Fundraising/Timeline">DebConf fundraising timeline</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wiki.debian.org/DebConf/Fundraising/SponsorWorkflow">DebConf workflow for onboarding each sponsor</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/DebConf/WebTeam/AnnualWebsiteChecklist">Migration checklist for a new year of DebConf (wafer system)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wiki.debian.org/DebConf/Fundraising/BestPractices">Fundraising best practices and ideas (from outside DebConf)</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Every DebConf has a new team every year, in a new country, so I hope this documentation I have worked on will be useful as a jump-starter for
them to organize and finance their events.</p>
<p>I would like to take a moment to thank again my mentors Daniel and Karina for all their support, it has been great working with them. Having
them as an example, I have learned a lot. Also warm thanks to the DebConf global and local teams which have been very welcoming and always
supportive during my internship.</p>
<p>So, as you might already know, if you have read my other Outreachy blog posts, this has been a great experience for me! Outreachy provides an
awesome opportunity that would not be available if it was not for the generous sponsors and volunteers making such a program for people from
underrepresented groups in the FLOSS community.</p>
<p>I really encourage people from these groups to find the confidence within themselves and apply for Outreachy!</p>
<p><img src="/assets/images/I-love-debian-fosdem.jpg" alt="I love Debian" class="img-responsive" /></p>Anisa KuciThis is my last Outreachy blogpost, as my internship unfortunately has come to an end. It was a blast!Outreachy post 4 - Career opportunities2020-02-14T13:15:00+01:002020-02-14T13:15:00+01:00/2020/02/14/outreachy-post-4<p>As mentioned in my last blog posts, <a href="https://www.outreachy.org/">Outreachy</a> is very interesting and I got to learn a lot already.
Two months have already passed by quickly and there is still one month left for me to continue working and learning.</p>
<p>As I imagine all the other interns are thinking now, I am also thinking about what is going to be the next step for me.
After such an interesting experience as this internship, thinking about the next steps is not that simple.</p>
<p>I have been contributing to Free Software projects for quite some years now. I have been part of the only FLOSS community in my country for
many years and I grew up together with the community, advocating free software in and around Albania.</p>
<p>I have contributed to many projects, including <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/">Mozilla</a>, <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org">OpenStreetMap</a>,
<a href="https://www.debian.org/">Debian</a>, <a href="https://gnome.org/">GNOME</a>, <a href="https://www.wikimedia.org/">Wikimedia projects</a> etc. So, I am sure, the FLOSS
world is definitely the right place for me to be. I have helped communities grow and I am very enthusiastic about it.</p>
<p>I have been growing up and evolved as a person through contributing to all the projects I have mentioned above. I have gained knowledge that I
would not have had a chance to acquire, if it was not for the “sharing knowledge” ideology that is so strong in the FLOSS environment.</p>
<p>Through organizing big and small events from 300 people conferences to 30 people bug squashing parties to 5 people strategy workshops, I have
been able to develop skills because the community trusted me with responsibility in event organizing even before I was able to prove myself. I
have been supported by great mentors which helped me learn on the job and leave me with practical knowledge that I am happy to continue
applying in the FLOSS community. I am thinking about formalizing my education in the marketing or communication areas to also learn some
academic background and further strengthen the practical skills.</p>
<p>During Outreachy I have learned to use the <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/">bash</a> command line much better. I have learned
<a href="https://www.latex-project.org/">LaTeX</a> as it was one of the tools that I needed to work on the fundraising materials. I have also improved a
lot using git commands and feel much more confident now. I have worked a lot on fundraising while also learning
<a href="https://www.python.org/">Python</a> very intensively, and programming is definitely a skill that I would love to profound.</p>
<p>I know that foreign languages are something that I enjoy, as I speak English, Italian, Greek and of course my native language Albanian, but
lately I learned that programming languages can be as much fun as the natural languages and I am keen on learning more of both.</p>
<p>I love working with people, so I hope in the future I will be able to continue working in environments where you interact with a diverse set
of people.</p>Anisa KuciAs mentioned in my last blog posts, Outreachy is very interesting and I got to learn a lot already. Two months have already passed by quickly and there is still one month left for me to continue working and learning.FOSDEM 20202020-02-10T12:30:00+01:002020-02-10T12:30:00+01:00/2020/02/10/fosdem2020<p>As many other people, this year I attended FOSDEM.</p>
<p>For the ones that might not be familiar with the name, <a href="https://fosdem.org">FOSDEM</a> is the biggest free software developers gathering in
Europe, happening every year in Brussels, Belgium.</p>
<p>This year I decided to attend again as it is an event I have really enjoyed the last two times I have attended during the past years. As I am
currently doing my <a href="https://www.outreachy.org/">Outreachy</a> internship I found FOSDEM a very good opportunity to receive some more inspiration.
My goal was to come back from this event with some ideas or motivation that would help during the last phases of my internship, as I need to
work on documentation and best practices on fundraising. I also wanted to meet in person the people that I have worked with so far regarding
Outreachy and discuss with them in person about organizational topics and even ask for advice.</p>
<p>As FOSDEM is quite big, I saw again and met many <a href="https://www.debian.org/">Debian</a> community members and I received very nice feedback on my
work on Outreachy. During the weekend I spent a little bit of time at the Debian booth, were I tried to help as all the people there were
already busy and the Debian booth during FOSDEM is really crowded. I understand why, I couldn’t resist but buying some Debian merchandise
myself. I felt proud to also see the results of my work on the fundraising materials for <a href="https://debconf20.debconf.org/">DebConf20</a>, as the
fundraising brochure that I worked on and the “freshly baked” stickers were available at the booth, to promote the next DebConf.</p>
<p><img src="/assets/images/fosdem2020-debian-booth-2.jpg" alt="FOSDEM 2020 - Debian booth merchandise" class="img-responsive" /></p>
<p>During the weekend I volunteered to help at the GNOME booth, which was quite crowded as well. This is not the first time I contribute to
<a href="https://www.gnome.org/">GNOME</a>. I have been adapted very quickly to the GNOME community as everyone is very friendly and positive, so for me
it was very enjoyable to spend some time there as well. I was also introduced to the <a href="https://wiki.gnome.org/GnomeAsia">GNOME Asia</a> organizing
team and had a great exchange on our mutual interest of organizing conferences. Thank you for the GNOME Asia keychain!</p>
<p><img src="/assets/images/fosdem2020-rania-amina.jpg" alt="FOSDEM 2020 - Meeting GNOME Asia" class="img-responsive" /></p>
<p>I attended a few talks, and unfortunately I missed some other ones that I was interested in. Luckily the FOSDEM team works hard and they have
recorded the talks, so they are available online for people who could not make it to the conference or to the talk rooms because they are
often full.</p>
<p><img src="/assets/images/fosdem2020-talk-room.jpg" alt="FOSDEM 2020 - Attending talks" class="img-responsive" /></p>
<p>As I am working on fundraising I was requested by the team to be part of a meeting with one of the potential sponsors for DebConf20. We have
been discussing the sponsor levels available and perks that this specific company would be interested in receiving. This was a good experience
for me as this kind of in-person communication is very important for establishing a good connection with potential work partners.</p>
<p>My Outreachy internship finishes soon and this is also one of the reasons why my mentor supported attending FOSDEM using the Outreachy
stipend. FOSDEM is huge, and you meet hundreds of people within two days, so it is a good opportunity to look for a future job. There is also
a job fair booth where companies post job offers. I surely passed by and got myself some offers that I thought would be suitable for me.</p>
<p>And the cherry on top of the cake during FOSDEM, are all the booths distributed in different buildings. I did not only meet friends from
different communities, but also got to know so many new projects that I had not heard of before. And of course, got some very nice swag.
Stickers and other goodies are never too much!</p>
<p>Thank you <a href="https://www.debian.org/">Debian</a>, <a href="https://www.outreachy.org/">Outreachy</a> and <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/">SFC</a> for enabling me to
attend <a href="https://fosdem.org/2020/">FOSDEM 2020</a>.</p>
<p><img src="/assets/images/fosdem2020-debian-booth-1.jpg" alt="FOSDEM 2020 - Debian booth" class="img-responsive" /></p>Anisa KuciAs many other people, this year I attended FOSDEM.Outreachy post 3 - Midterm report2020-01-10T19:30:00+01:002020-01-10T19:30:00+01:00/2020/01/10/outreachy-post-3<p>Time passes by quickly when you do the things that you like. And so have passed by very quickly the first six weeks of
<a href="https://www.outreachy.org/">Outreachy</a>. The first half of the internship has been an amazing experience for me. I have worked and learned so
many new things. I got familiar more closely with the Debian project that I was already contributing to in the past, but less intensively. I
am very happy to get to know more people from the community, feel so welcomed and find such a warm environment.</p>
<p>Since the first weeks of the internship I started working on fundraising materials for <a href="https://debconf20.debconf.org/">DebConf20</a> as part of
my tasks, using LaTeX which is an amazing tool to work on creating different types of documents. My skills on using LaTeX are improved, and
the more I use it the more I discover how powerful a tool it is and the variety of things that you can do with it. Lately I worked on the
flyer and brochure that will be sent to potential sponsors.</p>
<p><img src="/assets/images/dc20-sponsorship-flyer.png" alt="DebConf20 sponsorship flyer" class="img-responsive" /></p>
<p>On the flyer I removed the translation elements, since this year the materials will be only in English. I updated the content making it
relevant for this year, and also updated the logo to the winning entry of <a href="https://wiki.debian.org/DebConf/20/Artwork/LogoProposals">a contest</a>
the local team ran. Matching to the dominant color of the DebConf20 logo I created a color scale that we are using for headlines and decorative
elements within the fundraising material and the conference web page.</p>
<p><img src="/assets/images/dc20-color-scale.png" alt="DebConf20 color scale" class="img-responsive" /></p>
<p>As for the fundraising brochure, I took the content from a Google doc, which was carefully created by my mentor Karina and converted it into
LaTeX. I adapted it with the new logo, colors and monetary values in the local currency. For this I needed to create a TeX <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">\newcommand</code> as
the ILS currency symbol (₪) is not supported natively. This also led to a restriction in the choice of fonts available because the ILS symbol
needs to be part of the font. With support from the wider DebConf team we settled on Liberation Sans. As we are working on the visual identity
of DebConf20, we are almost finalizing the fundraising materials for this edition.</p>
<p>I have also worked on the draft email templates that I have proposed for the next phases of contacting sponsors, hoping I will receive a good
feedback from the team. They are available on a private DebConf git repo. The basic idea is to provide new aspects of the benefits of
sponsoring a DebConf with each contact that we have reaching out to sponsors.</p>
<p><a href="https://salsa.debian.org/debconf-team/public/data/dc20/commit/6af9a117ffc1bafc84a7edca2c86c02a93783a89"><img src="/assets/images/dc20-brochure-commit.png" alt="Initial commit of the DebConf20 sponsorship brochure" class="img-responsive" /></a></p>
<p>Beside practicing LaTeX I have also worked a lot on git and it has been very helpful for me to practice. There is so much information to work
on and so much you can do with git. I am trying to get beyond the common level of understanding git:</p>
<p><a href="https://xkcd.com/1597/"><img src="/assets/images/xkcd-git.png" alt="xkcd on git" class="img-responsive" /></a></p>
<p>Another task I have is documentation, so, I have worked on this too, in parallel. As each DebConf is organized every year in another country,
you might imagine that for the local team not everything is familiar, even if they might be part of Debian, and of course depending also on
the experience they might have on organizing events or specifically fundraising. So, working on fundraising now, I have had many things that I
was not completely familiar with and I have started documenting the workflow so it will be hopefully more convenient and smooth process for
future DebConf local organizing teams.</p>
<p>As mentioned on my <a href="/2019/12/20/outreachy-post-2/">last blog post</a>, I have already joined the main communication channels that the Debian community uses. I try to be as much
available as I can and try to stay updated with all the info that might be relevant information for my internship. I participate in all the
biweekly team meetings for DebConf20, giving updates about my progress and staying in the loop of the current situation regarding
organizational topics related to the conference.</p>
<p><a href="https://salsa.debian.org/debconf-team/public/data/dc20/commit/80fcdfedae98fe823ddb46119181709766a4bbb6"><img src="/assets/images/dc20-flyer-commit.png" alt="Updating the DebConf20 sponsorship flyer in git" class="img-responsive" /></a></p>
<p>I stay in contact with my mentors Daniel and Karina via IRC and emails. I would like to take a moment and thank them for all their
encouragement, support and feedback which has helped me improve and has motivated me a lot to continue working in this awesome project. I keep
connection to the wider community as well via IRC, <a href="https://planet.debian.org/">Planet Debian</a> or constantly following the <a href="https://lists.debian.org/debconf.html">mailing lists</a>.</p>
<p>Last but not least, I also participate in the Outreachy webchats where I had the chance to have a little bit of background from other
Outreachy interns and meet the people who are running the Outreachy program. I am so glad to see what a safe, easygoing and inclusive
environment they have created for everyone.</p>
<p>My experience so far has been a blast!</p>Anisa KuciTime passes by quickly when you do the things that you like. And so have passed by very quickly the first six weeks of Outreachy. The first half of the internship has been an amazing experience for me. I have worked and learned so many new things. I got familiar more closely with the Debian project that I was already contributing to in the past, but less intensively. I am very happy to get to know more people from the community, feel so welcomed and find such a warm environment.Outreachy post 22019-12-20T11:42:00+01:002019-12-20T11:42:00+01:00/2019/12/20/outreachy-post-2<p>The third week of the <a href="https://www.outreachy.org/">Outreachy</a> is continuing successfully, everyone seems to be in the Outreachy vibe of
working and learning a lot. The last weeks have been quite intense and interesting for me as well. While I spent the first few days gaining
access to most of the repos and accounts that I will need to complete my internship or doing research and studying the next phases for the
continuity of the project, my second and third week have been more “hands on” since I had set up everything and was ready to complete further
tasks.</p>
<p>As you may know from my <a href="/2019/12/13/outreachy-post-1/">last blog post</a>, I am working with <a href="https://www.debconf.org">DebConf</a> sponsorships and
fundraising, so, these two weeks I have been mostly working on the fundraising of the <a href="https://debconf20.debconf.org/">next DebConf</a>, which
will be held in Haifa, Israel. Preparations for the event have already started, and I have participated in all the organizing team calls so
far, trying to learn more about organizing DebConfs, and also give possible updates about my work, which I am really happy to say has been
received positively by the community. I have received very nice feedback from team members and sponsors.</p>
<p>These weeks I have been reaching out to nearly 100 possible sponsors around the globe, sending them the sponsorship email based on a template
that I had been working on during the application phase of Outreachy. Every change or update about everything related to the conference is
documented in a Debian repo, which has made me improve my skills on using git commands and learn many more commands that make my work easier.
I have worked and continue working on fundraising material that will be used for continuing sponsorship negotiations and I am using LaTeX to
edit the documents. So far some sponsors have already committed and others have expressed interest in supporting DebConf20 and ask questions
which I need to find answers for. This way I learn even more about fundraising and organizing conferences.</p>
<p>The work continues, and I am enjoying it a lot!</p>Anisa KuciThe third week of the Outreachy is continuing successfully, everyone seems to be in the Outreachy vibe of working and learning a lot. The last weeks have been quite intense and interesting for me as well. While I spent the first few days gaining access to most of the repos and accounts that I will need to complete my internship or doing research and studying the next phases for the continuity of the project, my second and third week have been more “hands on” since I had set up everything and was ready to complete further tasks.Outreachy post 12019-12-13T00:00:00+01:002019-12-13T00:00:00+01:00/2019/12/13/outreachy-post-1<p>Couple of months ago I decided to apply for the winter 2019-2020 round of Outreachy.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.outreachy.org/">Outreachy</a>, for those who don’t know, provides internships in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) with the aim
to support underrepresented groups of people. Outreachy internships are open to applicants around the world, and interns are able to work
remotely.</p>
<p>There were quite a few very interesting projects to choose among this round, but since I have been a <a href="https://www.debian.org/">Debian</a> user
and contributor for a while and it is a project I really like, I decided to work towards it. I have been doing small Debian related events or
gatherings in the community I was part of. The Debian project I applied for is “Create fundraising material for
<a href="https://debconf20.debconf.org/">DebConf20+</a>, document the fundraising processes and support a cycle”.</p>
<p>The initial tasks were very interesting and applicable to my skill-set, so I was really enjoying working on them. Also the mentor of the
project was very responsive and helpful when I would have questions or feel in doubt and quite supportive, which was motivating me to keep
contributing in such a great project.</p>
<p>While doing research for the initial application tasks I was surprised to also learn much more about the Debian community and the Debian
project itself. I learned information about how past <a href="https://wiki.debian.org/DebConf">DebConfs</a> have been organized, tools and methods that
are used to make DebConfs happen around the world, and go deeper into understanding the different structures that make the whole Debian
project so functional.</p>
<p>I would encourage people to find the courage within themselves and apply for the projects they like on Outreachy. And if they don’t get
selected one round that shouldn’t mean giving up but trying again next round. I find it a very welcoming environment!</p>
<p>I am very happy I got selected to be one of the <a href="https://www.outreachy.org/alums/">Outreachy interns</a> for this round and will do my best to
have great results and help on supporting Debian!</p>Anisa KuciCouple of months ago I decided to apply for the winter 2019-2020 round of Outreachy.FOSScamp Day 62017-09-06T00:00:00+02:002017-09-06T00:00:00+02:00/2017/09/06/fosscamp-day-6<p>Last day of FOSSCamp 2017, time to wrap things up !</p>
<p>Meeting at the beach to talk about this edition of FOSSCamp ; what went well, what went wrong, …
I think that everyone agrees that FOSSCamp 2017 was awesome ! Everyone seemed to have a great time !
Some notes on what could be improved for the next edition :</p>
<ul>
<li>Fixed venue</li>
<li>Double track (so people can choose which track they want to assist to)</li>
<li>More talks/presentations</li>
<li>Be able to submit talks/workshops before the event</li>
</ul>
<p>Free time at the beach to enjoy the sea for the last time.</p>
<p>Then, as usual, back at our regular place to wrap everything up : finish the pending work and describe what we did during the week.</p>
<p>Then time to enjoy the Syros night life for the last time ;
Without forgetting to wish an happy birthday to <a href="https://lushka.al/">Anxhelo Lushka</a> !</p>
<p>Thanks to Open Labs (<a href="https://openlabs.cc/">https://openlabs.cc/</a>) and Ura Design (<a href="https://ura.design/">https://ura.design/</a>) for this awesome event !
Special thanks to <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/173717645">Mandrakoukos Syrianos</a> for hosting us everyday, the warm welcoming, the delicious drinks and the WiFi connection.</p>Anisa KuciLast day of FOSSCamp 2017, time to wrap things up !FOSScamp Day 52017-09-04T00:00:00+02:002017-09-04T00:00:00+02:00/2017/09/04/fosscamp-day-5<p>As usual, after having breakfast, we all meet at the cafeteria.
Today, we keep translating the Debian installer (and some packages) and <a href="https://lushka.al/">Anxhelo Lushka</a> showed us how to contribute with LibreOffice translation.</p>
<p>We then wen to visit the <a href="http://www.ketepo.gr/en/">Industrial Museum of Ermoupoli</a>.
Quite interesting and really impressed by all the things done, for instance, Syros produced the Enfield 8000, an electrical car from 1973 (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enfield_8000">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enfield_8000</a>).</p>
<p><img src="/assets/images/2017-09-04-fosscamp-day-5b.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Lunch, back to the cafeteria and back to work.</p>
<p>Lior is the first one to leave, the end of FOSSCamp 2017 is unfortunately near …</p>
<p>Great achievement, we succeeded to translate 99% of the Debian installer into Albanian language ; work is almost complete :</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://d-i.debian.org/l10n-stats/level1/sq.txt">https://d-i.debian.org/l10n-stats/level1/sq.txt</a></li>
<li><a href="https://d-i.debian.org/l10n-stats/level2/sq.txt">https://d-i.debian.org/l10n-stats/level2/sq.txt</a></li>
<li><a href="https://d-i.debian.org/l10n-stats/level3/sq.txt">https://d-i.debian.org/l10n-stats/level3/sq.txt</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Thanks again for the huge help provided by Lior Kaplan.</p>Anisa KuciAs usual, after having breakfast, we all meet at the cafeteria. Today, we keep translating the Debian installer (and some packages) and Anxhelo Lushka showed us how to contribute with LibreOffice translation.FOSScamp Day 42017-09-03T00:00:00+02:002017-09-03T00:00:00+02:00/2017/09/03/fosscamp-day-4<p>First plan for today, discover Syros island !
We all took the bus to go to <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/216120236">Kini beach</a> on the other side of Syros.</p>
<p>After a nice swim into the greek sea and enjoying the moring sun, we all gathered for the Debian meetup and talked about how to interact with open-source communities and what we can interact with Debian community (translation, graphic design, …) depending on the skills of everyone.</p>
<p>Then back to the sea to refresh ourselves and went back to Ermoupoli for lunch.</p>
<p>After a gargatuan lunch, back to our apartments to have a shower and then back to the regular place to attend to the OpenStreetMap meetup hosted by <a href="https://jbelien.be/">Jonathan Beliën</a>.</p>
<p><img src="/assets/images/2017-09-03-fosscamp-day-4b.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>After the meetup some people kept working on their project (Wikipedia pages about Syros in Albanian, WebVR, …).</p>
<p>And to end a perfect day, we all went to an open air cinema !</p>Anisa KuciFirst plan for today, discover Syros island ! We all took the bus to go to Kini beach on the other side of Syros.