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Subject:    [Secure Desktops] "Secure" OS meeting?
From:       intrigeri <intrigeri () boum ! org>
Date:       2016-10-28 13:57:31
Message-ID: 85fungzid0.fsf () boum ! org
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Hi!

The idea of bringing (at least) Qubes OS, Subgraph OS and Tails people
together for a few days has been floating around since it was
suggested last year at IFF. A few of us discussed it in person last
week again, and since then I've talked to Gunner (Aspiration Tech)
about logistics.

As I see it, such an event could be a great opportunity to:

 * Get to know each other better, which can smooth
   future collaboration.
 * Share about the problems we face (both technical and organizational
   ones).
 * Share our plans for the future; in particular how much we
   can/should be complementary; what will all this look like 5 years
   from now? For example: What will be Qubes OS' target user base in
   2-5 years from now? How best to serve the current Tails' user base?
   How best to serve those who cannot switch to Qubes-Whonix, e.g.
   due to hardware requirements?
 * Discuss how to better collaborate, and to actually hack together on
   sharing code / integrating some of our tools and projects with
   each other.
 * Invite a few people from upstreams and related projects, such as
   Debian, GNOME and devops / automated testing people, who can
   provide useful input… and be excited by the great work we're doing.

Is there interest in creating such an event and making it great?
I suggest we discuss this with our own teams and report back here.

Gunner is up to handle the logistics, assuming we get OTF funding for
the event. His team would take care of organizing (sponsored) travel,
meeting location and accommodation, plus they would help us organize
the content of the event. Their preferred locations would be
Amsterdam, Barcelona and Berlin.

When we discussed this last week, one question raised was whether we
should have this event a) shortly before/after another one that some
of us want to attend anyway (e.g. Tor dev meeting), in order to lower
the amount of times we travel; or b) at a different time, to lower the
duration of our individual trips. I personally have no strong
preference. Have you any?

Regarding "when": would March-May 2017 be good for you?

Regarding the duration & format: Gunner & I thought that 2 days of
meeting (hosted by himself) followed by 2-3 days of hacking would be
good. Thoughts?

Cheers,
-- 
intrigeri

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