A short introduction to what this conference is all about: Open Source and free software!
What it is, how it arose, why we should use it.
Conference attendees to Till:
Printing works better than under Windows or Mac!
Before starting with the OpenPrinting Roadmap Sprint Till Kamppeter, leader of the OpenPrinting project, will give an introduction about what this all is about.
Going through OpenPrinting's history the components of the printing infrastructure of modern Linux (and...
Short overview what we will talk about this year.
From the Zephyr project web site:
The Zephyr® Project strives to deliver the best-in-class RTOS for connected resource-constrained devices, built to be secure and safe.
From WikiPedia:
Zephyr is a small real-time operating system for connected, resource-constrained and embedded devices supporting multiple architectures and released under the Apache License 2.0.
In this session we will first finalize the features and roadmap for CUPS 2.5 (due end-2023) which has a focus on OAuth and new container/sandbox/distribution-independent-packaging support. Then we will discuss the features and roadmap for CUPS 3.0 (planned end-2024) which implements the all-IPP New Architecture of printing, a well simplified architecture making use of the modern driverless...
The New Architecture requires changes in the GUIs, in printer setup tools and print dialogs, as we do not deal with CUPS queues any more but with IPP print destinations. So the GUIs have to list these destinations and talk IPP to obtain all the details.
Sandboxed packaging and [immutable OS...
It is hard to get started in a new technology or a field. It is that first step that stumps us all. In this talk Shuah will talk about overcoming the beginner’s problem and marching towards becoming an open source contributor.
This workshop will guide participants through the critical steps of setting up their development environment and moving beyond the "Hello World" application to tackle real-world challenges in embedded systems development. Participants will engage in practical exercises that cover key topics such as runtime context (Interrupt vs Thread), multitasking, sensor driver, board abstraction, Bluetooth...
Immutable Linux operating systems get more and more talked about as they are more secure and much easier to maintain. Especially with their smartphone-like way of packaging and distributing applications and system components they are also a way to make Desktop Linux more attractive to end users.
This different system...
Till Kamppeter and Aveek Basu are organizing every year the participation of the Linux Foundation as mentoring organization in the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) and mentoring contributors for OpenPrinting.
In all the years we did not only get a lot of work done, but got people into our...
Introducing words from Kate Stewart
This is a recorded talk, unfortunately, Kate could not make it to Mandi, and she is also not available for presenting live on this day.
TALK SUMMARY
"ScaniVerse: A New Horizon in Unified Scanning for Linux Systems". In this fast-paced 20-minute talk, I will introduce ScaniVerse, a unique project poised to revolutionise the scanning landscape across all Linux systems.I will navigate through my journey of extending PAPPL, an open-source printing system, to embed scanning capabilities by metamorphosing non-ESCL scanners into...
There aren't many days when you don't come across blogs or documentation while working in tech.Technical writing is an important skill for professionals in the tech industry, as it allows them to clearly and effectively communicate technical information to their audience.
Whether you are writing a blog post, creating documentation for a software application, or producing a user manual,...
In this talk, we’ll delve into different aspects of documentation – both from a technology perspective and from a people perspective. We’ll consider information architecture, automation, quality and means of getting things done. We’ll try to answer questions like “How to make documentation useful and yet easy to use?”, “How to ensure an easier life for both the producer and the consumer of...
Have you already thought about how the applications we develop get distributed to end users?
Often developers only provide the source code. So for not so tech-savvy users the major distributions need to pick up projects and package it, and maintain it for new releases.
This is why there is a need for distribution-independent, secure, and easy-to-use packaging, like on smartphones. This...
Discussions that will provide insight into life at Canonical and into the long but interesting interview process. Our panelists have gone through the interview process recently and have interesting stories to share about their journey, for instance Aaryan will talk about his GSoC and its pivotal role in his work. We’ll also look at the work culture in Canonical, the conferences / work sprints...
What’s the difference between a technical writer and a technical author? We’ll take a quick look at a day in the life of a technical author to understand what Canonical means when they say they are looking for a Technical Author.
Here Aveek and Till wil give some hints how to get into the Open Source world, for coding, designing, triaging and fixing bugs, documentation, triaging bugs, bringing people together, ... We are also answering the audience's questions.
BeST Berliner Sensortechnik GmbH, based in Berlin, Germany, has successfully utilized Zephyr RTOS along with open-source software components for the past three years. In this presentation, Oliver Völckers will provide valuable insights into their journey of designing and implementing a pump monitoring system employed by the German railway operator, Deutsche Bahn.
The presentation will...
Have you already thought about how the applications you develop get distributed to end users?
Often developers only provide the source code. So for not so tech-savvy users the major distributions need to pick up projects and package it, and maintain it for new releases.
This is why there is a need for distribution-independent, secure, and easy-to-use packaging, like on smartphones. This...
Traditionally, you would use your system package manager to install all kinds of software ranging from compilers to IDEs and games, but this has changed lately thanks to the advent of new packaging formats such as Snap and Flatpak, which has encouraged new as well as some existing Linux distributions to adopt read-only root filesystems and atomic system updates. If you want to get familiar...
To wrap up this year's OpenPrinting Roadmap Sprint we do a Questions-and-Answers session for the audience to ask any general questions which do not fit into one of the sessions or about contributing or volunteering for OpenPrinting, integrating printing and scanning in their projects, ...
Want to be a part of OpenPrinting? Coding, debugging, designing, documenting, ...
We explain you here how to get started.