The OpenWISP community  is working steadily toward the next major release of OpenWISP, which will bring many improvements and new features.

However, there are still some roadblocks which have to be cleared out before we can proceed with the release and we want to encourage everyone to participate actively in working on the priorities for the next release.

For this reason we have organized an online and geographically distributed sprint which will last from the 11th of February 2022 until the 18th of February 2022, in which every day except Sunday 13th we will be available in an open conference call room on Jitsi while we'll be actively working on the release.

The goal of the open room is to facilitate the communication between contributors who are working on the priorities for the next release.

In order to explain more details about the initiative and get new contributors up to speed faster, we have organized a Kickoff meetup for Friday 11th of February 2022, please subscribe and add the event to your calendar!

About OpenWISP

OpenWISP is an open-source modular network management system that allows managing and automating IT network deployment, monitoring and management of OpenWRT based devices.

About the Event

The OpenWISP 22 Release Sprint aims speed up the resolution of issues which are needed for the next major release of OpenWISP. 

The sprint will begin on February 11, 2022 with a kick-off meeting in which we will explain the details and help new contributors get up to speed faster. The  will end on February 18, 2022.

What should I expect from the Kick-Off?

The Kick-Off will cover everything to help you start contributing to OpenWISP. Here is a rough outline of topics of Kick-Off:

• Introduction of OpenWISP
• Submitting a patch to OpenWISP - From setting up the project to opening a pull request
• Reviewing a PR - The do's and don't for opening a PR
• Contribution Tips
• QA with the attendees - You ask, we answer
• Bug hunting - Helping you find a suitable bug
• Live reviews - Bring those PRs, we'll review them

P.S.: We will have a 15 minutes break after the QA session after which we will resume with bug hunting.

How to can you make the most out of the Kick-Off?

If you have already started exploring OpenWISP, you can take advantage of the kickoff meeting to get your doubts cleared. Whether you got stuck while working on a PR or an issue is unclear to you, feel free to ask your questions to the maintainers.

If you are new to OpenWISP, don't worry the kick-off meeting is especially targeted for you. But, you can give yourself a headstart by reading the following sections of OpenWISP's documentation:

• OpenWISP Contributing Guidelines
• OpenWISP's Google Summer of Code Tips

What if I am not able to attend the Kick-Off?

The kick-off meeting will be live-streamed on YouTube and the recording will be available on OpenWISP's YouTube channel. So you can catch up even if you missed the Kick-Off.

Office Hours

OpenWISP maintainers will be available between 1300-1400 UTC everyday during the sprint week(11-18th February 2022) on the communication channel shared with you via email. You can use this time to get your queries resolved, brainstorm an issue or get feedback on your pull requests.