[Android-tools-devel] Proposing BoF for Android Tools Team in DC20

[Samyak Jain]

Hi Team,

The BoF for our team is scheduled for Thursday, August 27, 2020, at 14:00
UTC to 14:45 UTC. [1]

For the same, we had a follow-up meeting discussing agendas at the starting
of the month.
I have created a write up which consists of agendas and follow-ups.

Below is the paste. Also, I have added a gobby document by the name
*android-tools* under */debconf20/bof. *[2]
Please add any more suggestions on the document or reply to this mail.


## Debian Android Tools BoF
==========================

The BoF for our team is scheduled for Thursday, August 27, 2020, at 14:00 UTC.

The schedule for the talk is at, and the link to the Jitsi Room (TBD).
Will be available on https://debconf20.debconf.org/talks/34-android-tools-bof/

===============================================================================


0. Agenda
=========

  1. Hi, Welcome to this BoF!
  2. Three outreach students - sharing $ stuff.
  3. Present status of Gradle and Kotlin?
  4. Work after we have updated Gradle and Kotlin
  5. Welcoming newbies and how to help them to get started?
  6. Future of the Android Team
  7. Any other suggestions?
  8. See you all next year! :D



1. Hi, Welcome to this BoF!
-------------------------------

Welcome to the BoF, thank you for joining us!
Please introduce yourself briefly by telling us:


  >> What's your name and nick?
  >> How are you connected with Debian?



2. Three outreach students - sharing $ stuff.
---------------------------------------------

  >> Introduction
  >> Work Progress / Blockers (if any)
  	>> Best Way to deal with Circular Dependencies?



3. Present status of Gradle and Kotlin?
----------------------------------------

  >> Gradle Status: Update almost done?
  >> Kotlin Status: Circular Blockers resolve?

    Add here...



4. Work after we have updated Gradle (v6.4.1) and Kotlin (v1.3.30)
-------------------------------------------------------------------

  >> Is there a crucial need to update Kotlin now to the latest upstream?
  >> Updation of android-Gradle-plugin
  >> Android Packages Updation? (Tags Sync)

    Add here...



5. Welcoming newbies and how to help them to get started?
---------------------------------------------------------

  >> Proper documentation for Welcoming new contributions.

    Add here...



6. Future of the Android Team
------------------------------

  >> How to bring more contributions to the team?

    Add here...



7. Any other suggestions?
-------------------------

  >> Feel free to add if something is left to discuss?

    Add here...



8. See you all next year! :D
-----------------------------

    Hoping to get pandemic over soon worldwide, and look forward to
meeting you all in-person next year!


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Thanks and regards,

Samyak Jain

(samyak-jn[m])

[1] https://debconf20.debconf.org/talks/34-android-tools-bof/
[2] https://gobby.debian.org/export/debconf20/bof/android-tools
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