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+call for (funding of) the next pytest-sprint
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+
+The pytest core group is looking for donations or invoiced
+money from companies and individuals in order to fund travels
+and accomodation for the next pytest sprint, June 20-26th 2016
+in Freiburg, Germany.  If this works out you can expect some
+great new developments in the python testing space to be released
+in 2016.  Here is a short list of preliminary topics:
+
+- improving pytest-xdist test scheduling to take into account
+  fixture setups and explicit user hints.
+
+- provide info on fixture dependencies during --collect-only
+
+- tying pytest-xdist to tox so that you can do "py.test -e py34"
+  to run tests in a particular tox-managed virtualenv.  Also
+  look into making pytest-xdist use tox environments on
+  remote ssh-sides so that remote dependency management becomes
+  easier.
+
+- refactoring the fixture system so more people understand it :)
+
+- integrating PyUnit setup methods as autouse fixtures.
+  possibly adding ways to influence ordering of same-scoped
+  fixtures (so you can make a choice of which fixtures come
+  before others)
+
+- fixing bugs and issues from the tracker, really an endless source :)
+
+The sprint is going to take place for several days with a break
+day in between in the black forest town Freiburg in Germany
+which also means we are going to do some hiking likely.
+
+Here are preliminary participants who said they are likely to come,
+given some expenses funding::
+
+    Andreas Pelme, Sweden
+    Brianna Laughner, Australia
+    Bruno Oliveira, Brazil
+    Floris Bruhin, Switzerland
+    Florian Bruynooghe, UK
+    Holger Krekel, Germany
+    Omar Kohl, Germany
+    Raphael Pierzina, US/UK
+
+Other contributors and newcomers are invited to join as well but please
+send a mail to the pytest-dev mailing list if you intend to do so
+somewhat soon, also how much funding you need if so.  And if you are
+working for a company and using pytest heavily you are welcome to join
+and we encourage your company to provide some funding for the
+sprint.  They may see it, and rightfully so, as a very cheap and deep
+training which brings you together with the experts in the field :)
+
+The money we need for travels and accommodation is estimated to
+sum up around 6000 Euro currently.  If you are a company and paying is easier
+for you to process after an invoice, Holger's company http://merlinux.eu
+can invoice you for the sprint and will channel the funds to the
+sprint budget.  If we get excess money we'll use it for funding
+future sprints.
+