Chairing the Development track at next LSM/RMLL conference (july 2009)

Hi.

I’ll be chairing the “development” track at the forecoming (10th edition) LSM/RMLL which will happen in July in Nantes (France).

I expect contributions about FLOSS development, so will soon push a formal call for contributions/communications, but here’s already the description of the track contents : Call for Communication concerning the “Development” topic of the 10th Libre Software Meeting (Nantes, France, july 2009) .

If you feel interested in co-chairing, I’d be glad to know 😉

Nouvelle rencontre sur les forges logicielles à Paris en janvier 2009

Pour info, le 21 janvier prochain aura lieu la prochaine rencontre de la communauté des forgerons francophones, dans le même esprit que la rencontre précédente de juin dernier.

Pour info, le descriptif complet de la rencontre prévue à La Cantine :
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We’re hiring a FLOSS developper to work on bugtrackers synchronisation

We’re hiring a software engineer, for 15 months, to work on bugtrackers synchronisation

(see full version of the offered job description here — et une version en français également : ici)

We’re looking for a software engineer to join our PFTCR team, in order to complement our R&D manpower on the HELIOS project. We’re responsible for a work package whose goal is to study and implement a system which would fit in the HELIOS platform, to ensure synchonisation between bug-trackers.

The workplace would be here in Evry (France, Paris area) for a duration of 15 months, under a french CDD contract (starting first quarter of 2009). The development done during the work on this project will be contributed back to FLOSS projects.

Strong know-how in software development as well as interest for research issues are expected from the candidates. Also, a good knowledge of the open source development tools, and of the dynamics of the libre software development communities is expected (distributions, packaging, QA). A practical experience of contribution on an open source project would be a plus (typically as Debian developper, for instance).. Technical english skills will be required (as well as notions of french, considering the french nature of the environment).

If you’re interested and available early 2009, I definitely want to hear from you.
See more details in full version of the offered job description.

Forges at Open World Forum 2008 in Paris, early december

There will be some interesting content (I hope) about forges at the forecoming Open World Forum, on the first days of december, in Paris. Besides the higher education track I already blogged about, the Qualipso project organizes its second conference during the forum.

There should be some presentation of the first results of the Qualipso forge, so I’m expecting interesting things to be shown and fruitfull discussions.

The OSOR project will be around also, and some participants of our french community of forgerons, and contributors to the planetforge aggregator.

Looking forward to meet you there.

Track on Open Source higher education at Open World Forum 2008 (2008/12/01)

I’ve just noticed (thansk Roberto) a Call for Participation for the Track on Higher Education which will happen at the Open World Forum 2008 in a few days, entitled “Towards a Free and Open Source Curriculum for IT students”.

It will be held on December 1st, 2008, in Paris, France, and you’ll find more details here.