Reminder on this! It will happen a week on Friday and some people are arriving from the
central belt for it.
Can we start a chat on -discuss regarding:
* Location for dinner on Friday Night
* Provision of BBQ hardware on Saturday
* Food choices for BBQ
* Interest in GPG Keysigning
* Lightning talks
* Why it is nice to have some time away from The Computer
DH
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Dave Hibberd <hibby(a)debian.org>
Debian Developer
Packet Radioist
MM0RFN
On Tue, 22 Apr 2025, at 11:17 PM, 57North Announcements wrote:
Announcing: the 57North Hacklab Summer BBQ 2025!
Better information with plans, timings, signups etc is available on the wiki at:
https://wiki.57north.org.uk/events/2025/SummerBBQ
Who: Hackers, crackers, coders, radioists, friends, Romans and solderers. We will be live
on Planet Earth and invite all good galactic beings who can abide by the Consulate’s CoC
[1].
When: Saturday 16th August, 2025, with extra days on Friday 15th and Sunday 17th.
Why: It’s Debian Day[2] on the 16th of August, that seems like a great excuse for a
party.
What: A BBQ and chill day on Saturday 16th. Friday and Sunday are additional Hacking
days, and there shall be a mandatory tidy up on Sunday.
Friday: 9-5, hacking, 5-late, dinner and drinks somewhere.
Saturday: Hacking, socialising, lightning talks on Saturday afternoon. Depending on how
Debian we’re feeling, I might operate a key signing party. Get your GPG/PGP key ready.
Saturday Afternoon (4ish?): We close computers and light the BBQ to begin the food
ceremonies. Bring some good stuff to cook, be prepared to help.
Sunday: Cleanup, fix some bugs, head home and leave the place better than we found it.
For the lightning talks: you are limited to 5 minutes, Q&A is allowed and all topics
are welcome, ranging from “My favourite compiler flag” to “Why bicycle bottom brackets are
brilliant”.
To commemorate Debian Day, we have been allocated the callsign GB0DEB, and will be
operating radios all weekend under that callsign! Feel free to have a try. There will be
data and voice stations running over the course of the weekend and tuition/advice/guidance
available.
[1]:
https://scottishconsulate.org/code_conduct
[2]:
https://wiki.debian.org/DebianDay
[3]:
https://wiki.57north.org.uk/events/2025/SummerBBQ
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Hibby
Debian Developer
Packet Radioist
MM0RFN
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