Tuesday 28 November 2017

FAD i18n 2017

We had i18n FAD from 20-22nd Oct in Red Hat, Pune office. Developers and QE both participated in FAD(Fedora Activity Day). So we all were excited. All preparations were done, thanks to Parag. Sundeep, Pravin and other members for their efforts to make this happen.



Day 1:
We started at 9.30. There was a introductory session by Pravin and Jens, followed by some logistics information by Parag. After this we started with planned sessions as all of us were going to discuss on the topics which we have planned by giving a small presentation.
First was Akira Tagoh who shared information about fontconfig , guidelines for defaults fonts and the tasks planned for FAD. Then Peng Wu discussed about Pango. After this we had a small break.
Fujiwara, Peng, Mike, discussed about input method, ibus. I got a lot of input from this discussions as I was going to work on Input Method Automation. Then Mike and Rafal discussed about locales.
It was lunch time by this, so we had lunch in office.
After having lunch Sundeep, Parag, Sachin gave presentation and discussed about Transtats. Then Pravin discussed about Fonts. I gave a small presentation on Input method and tasks for Automation.
Then Satya and Bhushan discussed about the Fedora i18n QA Test cases. After this Vishal who was participating remotely in FAD gave presentation and share his idea web testing.
After a small break, everyone shares their plan for the projects on which they were going to work.


Day 2:
Second day we started at 9, as everything was set and planned. We started working on our projects. I and Ompragrash were working on the Input Method Automation. So first we planned to do automation for GNOME application as well as libreoffice. So first task was to open the application in specific locale. So I decided to do for gedit and Ompragash took libreoffice. We took Korean and Chinese input method. In the first half we were able to automate to open the application in the specific language.

Next task was to enable the input method for specific language which took a bit of research, as Fujiwara and Peng Wu were there, we discussed with them and finally got the solution how we can enable the input method.
So EOD we were able to input string in the application by enabling the input method for specific language.
Then it was the time for daily sharing, we all gave demos and shared what we have done or achieved so far. It was a fruitful day for all as everyone made success on their projects.
After this it was the party time, we went Amanora where we did bowling, everyone enjoyed alot. Then we had dinner at Barbeque Nation. It was a nice evening.

Day 3:
We started at 9:00 am in morning working on our pending tasks. We already had a session planned for Modularity, we had a good discussion about Modularity, got to know many new things. After Lunch we had Fedora 27 release party in RedHat office only. Many people join us for the party where had discussion about Fedora and modularity as this is the major change in Fedora. In evening we wrap with the demos and presentation of our project.

I found it very good as I got learn many new things and also got a chance to interact with people working on different technologies. After this FAD I know whom to contact if I have any issues related to i18n , this event was good to build connection. This will help us in future.







Looking forward for next year FAD.

Thursday 23 November 2017

Science Hack Day-2017,Belgaum

Finally it was the time to go the most awaited event "Science Hack Day" to meet and hack with the passionate people. This time also the venue was "Sankalp Bhoomi"  a resort built totally from discarded materials and salvaged waste.

Day 0:
We started here from Pune early morning for Belgaum and reached there by Lunch time. After reaching we were happy to meet people there, everyone was busy preparing for SHD Day-1. Then we had lunch. After lunch we put our stuffs in room and were told to take some rest but who wants to take rest when so much of interesting things were  going around. So after keeping the luggage in the room, we joined other people in the discussions. It was good to meet people whom we met last year, also good to meet new people . After the discussions we decided to do kayaking as I enjoyed it a lot last time. Also this time we had cycles in  Sankalp Bhoomi just to take a ride around it, so all of us enjoyed that. Then in the evening there was a introductory session where all of us gathered to introduce ourself and know each others hack idea .  This session was very good as we came to know about different projects and hacks which we can join .


Day 1:
After having breakfast, we started with Inaugural Function. Then Mentors shared their hack ideas, so that people can join any team according to their interest. Also,we had an aero modelling session followed by the practical where we can see the aircraft fying. After this people moved to the hacker space. Groups were formed and people started working on their ideas. 3D pens were the point of attraction which were brought by Nisha and Siddhesh, also 3D printer setup was a major task on which lot of people were working. 
There was a soldering workshop which was conducted by Jithin in which school students were having two projects. I helped in that work shop by helping students with soldering and troubleshooting as in the end some of the circuits were not working . So I just helped them to fix it.
After this we had lunch, then I moved to the hacker space and tried something with 3D pen. I was quite interested about the dome project after listening about in morning  introduction so went there to see how actually people are trying to implement it. It was good to see that they was able to make a base for their dome, they all were working very hard as it was very difficult task as it include so many skills, as some people were drilling holes in bamboo, some were doing calculations, some were tying the bamboo and many more. So hats off to their team effort. 



In evening after tea break again hackers started with the hacks. Then we had lightening talks and dinner. The day didn't finished here, after dinner there were a lot of discussion around technologies and many other things. I went to bed as I was tired and feeling a bit sleepy but the discussions were still going on and in the morning I came to people went to sleep at 4.30 am. 

Day 2:
In the morning as I stepped outside I can't stop myself to take a round around Sankalp Bhumi as it was so refreshing. Then breakfast was served and after that people started with their hack ideas. As by lunch they have to finish with their hack. After lunch we all gather in the ground for SHD Group Photo, also we did rocket launch made by the students in their workshop. After that hacker moved to main hall to present that ideas, they grabbed a table and set up the project there. Then all people moved to them to see what they have done in the last to days, they explained their projects. After that there was voting to award the best hack.After voting was completed, everyone was waiting curiously for the result in the mean time Hitesh was there to address the crowd. Then the result came and the winning team was awarded. It was great to to see the Team making the Dome won as they had put a lot of hard work as working without caring about the hot weather and also the ground was slippery due to rain last night. Then students went to their home. Discussion continued with Dinner and after.....

Highlights:
Session on Aero Modelling: This session taught about the basics of aircrafts and we get to know the functions of aircrafts parts. Also it was fun watching that aircraft in action as it take off touching the sky and returing back to the ground.

3D Pen: 3D pen the point of attraction for whole from kids to adults. They tried with writing their name to making some 3D images. I also tried some stuffs and make a model for the Dome which people were making.


3D Printer: 3D printer, everyone was excited to see that working. So people were trying to assemble it. It was also interesting


Dome Home: I find it quite interesting as people were quite involved in it starting from drilling, nailing the nails, measuring and tying the bamboos, maintaining the symmetry. Also I loved the chandelier made by the girls as a decorative item for the Dome Home.


Ping-pong Ball:  This was a nice project the students, it was nice to see the ball dancing on the top of water.

Mixture prepared by Praveen Patil:  It was a great effort by Praveen to prepare that liquid mixture on which we can walk. So he made it possible walking on liquid without getting into it. Nice experiment by him.

Interaction with SHD-San Francisco: In SF Science Hack Day was going on in parallel, so it was nice to connect with hackers across the globe.

So, attending Science Hack Day was one of the best part of this year for me. Thanks to all the organizers, sponsors, mentors, volunteers and participants for making this event successful . 
Looking forward to attend SHD-2018.

Keep Hacking........