Opencast BugBash for new admin interface

[Lars Kiesow]

Hey everyone,
the new admin interface has a bunch of minor, but still very annoying
bugs and we would like to organize an **Opencast BugBash** focused on
the new interface (though no one will complain if you fix other bugs).

The idea is to focus on two days of development and bring as many
people as possible together to identify bugs, fix them and review the
fixes to get them into Opencast prior to the release of Opencast 16. If
you want to help, that would be great. We need…

- admins and users testing the new user interface to create issues
- developers to fix issues and create pull requests

If this event takes place, Osnabrück University will participate with
developers and some money for extra developers. I've also talked with
ELAN who is willing to participate. At the technical meeting more
institutions signaled that they would be interested as well.


Identify interest and set a date
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If you are interested in participating, please indicate which date
would work best for you. Even if you aren't sure right now.

- 📅 Find a date:
https://terminplaner6.dfn.de/en/p/0ad33aadf5db2591d86b32f55b8819c4-726961
(please participate soon)


You know you can't make it, but still want to contribute?

- You can already start identifying problems and file them as an issue.
This is not only for technical issues, but also for usability
problems, …
https://github.com/opencast/opencast-admin-interface/issues

- You can put money into hiring developers from the usual suspects when
it comes to experience with Opencast development: ELAN e.V.,
ssystems, Greg. If you aren't sure, talk to me.

If this can/will happen depends on the interest from the community
(that's you in case you are wondering 😜). If you have questions, let
me know.

Best regards,
Lars

[Lars Kiesow]

Hey everyone,
here comes a quick announcement regarding the **Admin Interface
BugBash**:

- We have a date! The BugBash will happen on June 4-5, 2024

- There will be a (recorded) Kick-off event at 10am CEST on June 4.
There you can get a quick introduction in how you can test the admin
interface and how to do some development if you want to (thanks to
ELAN for the development part)

- More details (dates, meetings, …) can be found on opencast.org:
https://opencast.org/2024/05/27/admin-interface-bugbash-on-june-4-5-2024/

Best regards,
Lars