[Python-Dev] Python Bug Day in October

[R. David Murray]

On Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:28:01 -0500, Brian Curtin <brian at python.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 5:18 PM, Maciej Szulik <soltysh at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 09/28/2012 12:30 AM, Éric Araujo wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> The Montreal-Python user group would like to host a bug day on October
> >> 27 (to be confirmed) at a partner university in Montreal.  It would be
> >> cool to do a bug day on IRC like we used to (and in other physical
> >> locations if people want to!) to get new contributors and close bugs.
> >> What do you think?
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >
> >
> >
> > Eric,
> > How do you and Montreal-Pythoon user group see possibility to move this
> > event a little bit in time, to have enough time to organize everything
> > what's needed. In most cases peoples here in Poland. How about doing
> > this event whole month later, meaning end of November? If we all get
> > enough time to prepare and advertise it properly, we might attract
> > bigger group of people, which in long term means more hands to
> > work on bugs :)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Maciej
> 
> You could also wait three months and get even more people, or wait 6
> months and maybe get even *more* people. You could also lose everyone
> else's interest during that time.
> 
> I think if people want to join up on the chosen date, it'd be
> excellent. If they want to meet up on another date, this is also
> excellent. It doesn't need to be a one time thing :)

Yes.  I think there are people already trying to to (or perhaps
even succeeding) in arranging spaces for that date, so changing
it would be a disruption to those plans.  On the other hand we
could also let those people speak up...

Having another one at the end of November would be great.

--David