HACKATHON

Summary

The IETF Hackathon session kicked off with an introductory briefing by the Hackathon Chair. The session welcomed many first-time IETF and Hackathon participants. The Chair emphasized the core IETF philosophy of "rough consensus and running code" and detailed the logistics, schedule changes, presentation rules, and the integration of hackathon results with IETF Datatracker drafts. The event is sponsored by ICANN.

Key Discussion Points

Philosophy and IPR Policy

Rough Consensus and Running Code: The Hackathon exists to support the IETF standardization process by implementing code, testing drafts, and attracting new developers and communities to the IETF.
IETF Note Well and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR):
- Discussions and presentations held during the Hackathon are considered official IETF contributions, and the Note Well policy applies.
- Conversely, code written during the Hackathon is not an IETF contribution. Code remains the intellectual property of the authors/contributors under their chosen software licenses.

Collaboration and Project Management

Over 40 projects are registered on the active Hackathon wiki.
Hackathon Lost and Found: Participants looking for a project, or projects looking for specific developer expertise, are encouraged to use the "Lost and Found" section of the wiki to match skills with project needs.
Support during the event is available from the organizers, including Charles Eckel and Barry Leiba.

Crucial Schedule Adjustments for Sunday

Due to room booking constraints on Sunday afternoon, the entire Sunday schedule was shifted one hour earlier than the traditional timeline:

08:30 - Room opens / Hackathon resumes
11:30 - Early lunch
13:00 - Project presentations begin (running until 15:00)

Sunday Presentation Guidelines

With over 40 projects expected to present in a tight 2-hour window, the Chair outlined strict presentation guidelines:

Time Limit: Maximum of 90 seconds per presentation. Slides should be high-level, focusing on the project's contribution, relevance to IETF standards, and next steps.
Format & Uploads:
- Presentation slides must be submitted via the IETF Datatracker under the Hackathon agenda slot before 13:00 on Sunday.
- Slides must be uploaded in PDF format.
- If updating slides, presenters must use the exact same filename to replace the file version in the Datatracker (avoid uploading duplicate files with version suffixes like _v2 or _v3).
- Presentations will proceed in the sequential order in which they are uploaded to the Datatracker. Presenters should line up at the microphone when their project is next.
- Templates (PowerPoint and HTML) are available on the IETF Hackathon GitHub repository.

Datatracker Integration for Drafts

Authors can associate hackathon code and results directly with their IETF drafts on the Datatracker.
For individual drafts, authors can add these links under the "additional resources" tab. For working group documents, authors should request their working group chairs to add these links.

Hack Demo Happy Hour

The Hack Demo Happy Hour will take place on Monday at 18:30 in the registration area.
This event is designed to showcase hackathon results to the wider IETF community.
No Code Lounge: There is no dedicated code lounge space for the rest of the week; participants are encouraged to gather in the lobby bar for informal coding sessions.

Decisions and Action Items

Decision: Sunday's schedule was formally advanced by one hour (08:30 start, 13:00 presentations) to accommodate room sharing requirements.
Action Item: Presenters must upload their Sunday presentation slides to the Datatracker in PDF format before Sunday, 13:00.
Action Item: Teams wishing to participate in Monday's Hack Demo Happy Hour must register on the Hackathon wiki before Monday, 13:00 to ensure table space is reserved.

Next Steps

Teams to self-organize, form tables, and begin project coding.
Newcomer introductions will take place on Sunday morning.