CfP: Microkernel and Component-based OS Devroom at FOSDEM 2022 (fwd)

Christian Helmuth christian.helmuth at genode-labs.com
Tue Dec 7 08:44:51 CET 2021 

Hey Genodians,

FOSDEM 2022 will be an online event (again), but the traditional
Microkernel devroom will be part of it. Thanks to Martin Decky for
engagement! The original Call for Papers follows.

Best regards

Christian


Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2021 16:55:45 +0100
From: Martin Decky <martin at decky.cz>
To: microkernel-devroom at lists.fosdem.org
Subject: CfP: Microkernel and Component-based OS Devroom at FOSDEM 2022

Microkernel and Component-based OS Devroom at FOSDEM 2022
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

   On-line version of this CfP: http://fosdem.microkernel.info/

   The developers and users of several free and open source
   microkernel-based and component-based operating systems will meet
   on-line as part of FOSDEM 2022 [1] and will share a developer room.
   The devroom is currently looking for content in the form of talks and
   activities related to the area of microkernel-based, unikernel-based,
   component-based operating systems and similar topics.

   The devroom has been preliminarily scheduled to Saturday February 5th
   2022. The devroom will take place during European day hours.

   Possible topics of the devroom include, but are not limited to:

     * introduction of a specific OS or framework
     * design of subsystems and the general architecture of an OS
     * languages, tools and toolchains used
     * enabling support for hardware (architectures, device drivers) and
       programming languages
     * development processes, debugging
     * maintenance, testing and release engineering
     * safety, security and robustness
     * trends and challenges
     * research and open questions
     * community and governance
     * use cases, experiences and status updates
     * best practices and lessons learned
     * demos

   This is a call for your participation. We kindly ask you to submit
   your proposals no later than on December 28th 2021. Please use the
   Pentabarf web site [2] to submit your proposals. If you already have
   a user account in Pentabarf, please do not create a new one.

   Addtionally, make sure to select the Microkernel and Component-based
   OS Devroom as the track when submitting your talk and include at
   least the following information in your proposal:

     * title of your talk
     * your full name
     * short abstract of your talk (one or two paragraphs)
     * duration of your talk (at least 20 minutes and no longer than 50
       minutes)
     * your short bio
     * your photo

   The talks will be pre-recorded in advance in January and streamed
   automatically during the event. This means that you will need to
   complete and submit your talk recording by January 15th 2022.
   However, each speaker should be also present on-line just after the
   streaming of their talk for a live Q&A. You can specify your prefered
   time slot of your talk. The communication language of the devroom is
   English.

   The official devroom schedule (along with the accepted talks) will be
   announced on December 31st 2021 on the devroom's mailing list [3] and
   the speakers will be notified via e-mail. The schedule will also be
   published on the FOSDEM web site.

   For any comments, questions and suggestions (e.g. suggestions for a
   different type of event during the devroom), please do not hesitate
   to use the devroom's mailing list [3].

 About the Devroom

   Since the first Microkernel OS Devroom at FOSDEM 2012 [4], this
   devroom has been a part of each following FOSDEM (with slight
   variations of the name). The focus gradually widened to include
   component-based, unikernel-based and other operating systems. By now,
   it has become a somewhat institutionalized tradition for the open
   source operating systems community and it is one of the few places
   where microkernel enthusiasts and people with different views on how
   operating systems should work meet regularly.

   To this date, over a dozen projects have participated in one way or
   another. Many of the projects face similar challenges but come up
   with partially different solutions. Therefore, the goal of the
   devroom is to bring the various projects together, let them exchange
   ideas, cross-pollinate and socialize.

 Extraordinary Circumstances in 2022 (Again)

   Due to the extraordinary mode of organization of FOSDEM 2022 (being
   an on-line event again), the devroom talks will be required to be
   pre-recorded in January and streamed during the event (with a live
   Q&A).

   The talk videos will be published under Creative Commons license by
   FOSDEM. By submitting a recorded talk, the speaker agrees to have it
   made available publicly indefinitively. For organizational purposes,
   we also need contact information of the speakers of accepted talks.

   Please check the official CfP page [5] of the devroom regularly. We
   will keep updating it as technical guidelines will be set by the
   FOSDEM organizers.

 Microkernel Dinner

   Sadly, it will not be possible to arrange our traditional microkernel
   dinner and other in-person social gatherings in Brussels this time
   again. However, we plan a closing event of the devroom as a loose
   approximation of the microkernel dinner. The details will be
   announced later. We encourage the on-line participats to bring their
   own food and beverages.

 About FOSDEM

   FOSDEM [6] is a two-day event organized by volunteers to promote the
   widespread use of free and open source software. FOSDEM is widely
   recognized as one of the best such conferences worldwide. FOSDEM
   covers a wide spectrum of free and open source software and hardware
   projects and offers a platform for people to collaborate.

   To this end, FOSDEM has set up developer rooms (devrooms) where teams
   can meet and showcase their projects. Devrooms are a place for teams
   to discuss, hack and publicly present latest directions, lightning
   talks, news and proposals. Besides developer rooms, FOSDEM also
   offers main tracks, lightning talks, certification exams and project
   stands.

   In recent years, FOSDEM has been hosting more than 5000 developers
   annually at the ULB Solbosch campus. Due to the circumstances, FOSDEM
   2022 will be organized as an on-line event. The participation in
   FOSDEM is totally free, although the organizers gratefully accept
   donations and sponsorship. No registration is necessary, but
   attendees are expected to follow the FOSDEM's code of conduct [7].

 Important Dates Recap

   * 2021-12-28: Deadline for talk proposal submission
   * 2021-12-31: Schedule published and speakers notified of acceptance
   * 2022-01-15: Deadline for talk pre-recoding submission
   * 2022-02-05: Devroom taking place on-line

 Contact

   In case of any comments, questions and suggestions, please do not
   hesitate to contact the devroom organizers via the devroom's mailing
   list [3].

   The primary organizers of the devroom in 2022 are:

     * Sebastian Sumpf
     * Martin Decky

 Links

   [1] https://fosdem.org/2022/
   [2] https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM22/
   [3] https://lists.fosdem.org/listinfo/microkernel-devroom
   [4]
https://archive.fosdem.org/2012/schedule/track/microkernel_os_devroom.html
   [5] http://fosdem.microkernel.info/
   [6] https://fosdem.org/
   [7] https://fosdem.org/2022/practical/conduct/
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