Sprint 5.0 (Asia, Spring 2019)

[Kyle Lippincott]

I've started https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/5.0sprint, please fill it
in with your interest/availability, or if there's other places that can
host!

On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 9:59 AM Gregory Szorc <gregory.szorc at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Sun, Oct 14, 2018 at 12:30 PM Kyle Lippincott <spectral at pewpew.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Per the recent discussion at the 4.8 Sprint, let's discuss the next
>> sprint now.  The next one, for what is currently assumed to be the 5.0
>> release in Spring 2019, is currently scheduled to happen in Asia and I'm
>> proposing Japan specifically.
>>
>> The past two sprints have been planned by Googlers and hosted by Google.
>> Ideally a separate entity offers hosting space and handle logistics for
>> this one.  If no other entity steps up, I will attempt to organize this
>> through Google again at Google's Tokyo office, but it is unclear if this is
>> going to be acceptable.  For Google's Tokyo office in particular,
>> scheduling of a conference room is difficult, so getting agreement on the
>> host, location, and timing earlier is *extremely* beneficial; let's be
>> proactive about this. :)
>>
>> Please let me know if there are any questions or concerns.
>>
>
> From a visa and transportation standpoint, Japan is likely our best option
> in Asia. I think Hong Kong and Taiwan would also be up there. But I believe
> some have more difficulty with visas for those locations compared to Japan.
>
> I would volunteer Mozilla to host. But I'm pretty sure we don't have a
> suitable space in Japan. We /may/ have a suitable space in Taiwan. I'd have
> to look into it...
>
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