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h1. Replicant contributors meeting the 27,28 July in France
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h2. Date
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The meeting will take place the 27 and 28 July 2019.
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h2. Location
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The event will take place in the "April":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_(French_association) "office":https://april.org/en/contact-us. April is an association for the defense and promotion of free software.
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*Precise location*: April, 44/46 rue de l'Ouest, bâtiment 8, 75014 Paris (It's accesible through the "place de la Catalogne", on the left of the "Biocoop" supermarket). Select "April" on the intercomm.
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*map:* https://www.agendadulibre.org/events/19754
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*Phone number of the April office*: 01 78 76 92 80.
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The April office is relatively close to the "Gare Montparnasse railway station.":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gare_Montparnasse
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In addition to trains, Gare Montparnasse railway station has also, in the same building, there is a metro station where you can access the metro lines "4":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_4, "6":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_6, "12":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_12 and "13":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_13.
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h3. Related events
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On Friday, a dinner will take place. More information will be posted soon.
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h3. Airports
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The two main airports near Paris are the "Roissy Charles de Gaulle International Airport":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_de_Gaulle_International_Airport and the "Paris Orly Airport":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orly_Airport.
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h4. Roissy Charles de Gaulle International Airport <-> Gare Montparnasse railway station
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To get to the Gare Montparnasse railway station from the Roissy Charles de Gaulle International Airport by public transportation, you can take the "RER":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9seau_Express_R%C3%A9gional B metro line up to the "Denfert-Rochereau station":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denfert-Rochereau_(Paris_M%C3%A9tro) where you can take the "line 6":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_6 up to the Gare Montparnasse railway station.
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h4. Paris Orly Airport <-> Gare Montparnasse railway station
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To get to the Gare Montparnasse railway station from the Paris Orly Airport by public transportation, you can take the "Orlyval":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlyval up to the "Antony":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_(Paris_RER) stop, and from there take the "RER":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9seau_Express_R%C3%A9gional "B":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RER_B metro line up to the "Denfert-Rochereau station":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denfert-Rochereau_(Paris_M%C3%A9tro) where you can take the "line 6":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_6 up to the Gare Montparnasse railway station.
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h2. More information
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"Wikivoyage":https://en.wikivoyage.org has a page on "Paris":https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Paris and "France":https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/France which have many practical information such as:
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* Visa and other border requirements
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* How to stay safe
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* The climate
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* Information on the public transportation
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* SIM cards
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It also has pages on the "Roissy Charles de Gaulle International Airport":https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Paris_Charles_de_Gaulle_Airport and the "Paris Orly Airport":https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Paris_Orly_Airport with more details on the public transportation lines to use to go to Paris, which tickets to buy, etc.
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h2. Contacting the organizers
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You can use the Replicant [[PrivateContact|private contact mail address]] in advance to obtain the cellphone number of an organizer to be able to  use it in case of issue (like being lost, not finding the location of the meeting, etc).
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h2. Confirmed presentations
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|_. Topic |_. Time and dependencies |_. Status |_. Rationale |
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| "Replicant history":https://git.replicant.us/contrib/GNUtoo/presentations.git/tree/Replicant_contributors_meeting_27_28_July_2019_Paris_France/history?h=GNUtoo/wip  | | | * Has some context that might be useful for new Replicant contributors
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* Has information on the relationship between Replicant and GNU/Linux |
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| Replicant and bootloaders: "source code":https://git.replicant.us/contrib/GNUtoo/presentations.git/tree/Replicant_contributors_meeting_27_28_July_2019_Paris_France/bootloaders  "pdf":https://redmine.replicant.us/attachments/download/1613/Replicant_and_bootloaders.pdf | | | * The Galaxy SIII (and similar devices) bootloader status is complicated and relevant to Replicant 9 |
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| "Replicant and modems":https://git.replicant.us/contrib/GNUtoo/presentations.git/tree/Replicant_contributors_meeting_27_28_July_2019_Paris_France/modems | | | * Meant to enable new contributors to work on the modem part |
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| Discussions on the bootloader situation on the Galaxy SIII and similar smartphones | After the talk on the bootloaders | | |
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| Discussions on minimal requirement to accept a device in Replicant:
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* Do we still accept devices with modems that are not isolated?
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* Do we have plan to require free software bootloaders? 
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* Do we require replacable batteries? | After the talk on modems and bootloaders | | |
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| Discussions on the future of Replicant:
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* Which devices do we target
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* Do we continue focusing on devices with signed bootloaders
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* Allwinner tablets, upstream Linux, and scalability
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* Devices with non-replacable batteries | After the talk on Replicant history | |
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| Discussion about Upstream components, design choices, and cultural re-appropriation of technology
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* [[Upstream]]
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* Issues when combining together different build systems (Example: Android build system with Kconfig)
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* Sharing work with GNU/Linux to enable more political control and cultural re-appropriation of mobile device in the long run, and the risk associated with it
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* Android upstream anti-features and political design choices
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* How subjective security is, threat models, and the difference between free software and device maker point of view | Please take a look at [[Upstream]] before attending if possible. | | |
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Known schedule constraints:
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* On Sunday, the April offices will be closed at 16h, so we need to already have packed everything and left the room at this time.
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h2. Still being defined, to be confirmed
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Precise schedule:
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*Saturday:* Noon -> Night?
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*Sunday:* 9H or 10H AM -> 14H?
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*Poll for using the April offices*: https://framadate.org/ReplicantContributorMeetingJuly2019RoomOccupation
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h3. Presentations:
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* The Graphic stack in Replicant 9
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* Porting Replicant to Android 9 by Joonas Kylmälä?
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* A discussion about [[Upstream]] components, [[Upstream#Design-decisions|design choices]], and cultural re-appropriation of technology?
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** How subjective security is, threat models, and the difference between free software and device maker point of view
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** Sharing work with GNU/Linux to enable more political control and cultural re-appropriation of mobile device in the long run, and the risk associated with it
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** Android upstream anti-features and political design choices
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** Issues when combining together different build systems (Example: Android build system with Kconfig)
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h3. Over a cup of coffee:
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* Fil is available for informal chatting about RepWifi
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h3. Hardware
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h4. Devices
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Good practices:
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* It would be a good idea to put your name on a sticker on the device if possible
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|_. Person |_. Hardware |_. Comments |_. Usage |
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|/12. GNUtoo | Galaxy SIII (I9300) with the stock bootloader | |
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| Galaxy SIII 4G (I9305) with the stock bootloader | |
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| Galaxy SIII 4G (I9305) with u-boot | |
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| Galaxy Nexus (I9250) with the stock bootloader | |
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| Galaxy SII (I9100) with the stock bootloader | |
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| GTA04 A3 | | |
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| GTA04 A4 | | |
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| Optimus black (P970) | | |
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| GTA01 |/4. Used in a presentation about Replicant history | |
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| GTA02 | |
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| HTC Dream | |
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| N900 | Testing the battery charger driver is still needed but require a heavy PSU |
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|/4. Fil | Galaxy Note 2 (N7100) stock bootloader | [Working] Available for non-critical tests | * Test the upstream touchkey driver
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=> TODO:
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* Bring a Parabola microSD (GNUtoo)
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* Test the patch with an I9300
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* Rebase the patch on master or linux-next |
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| Galaxy SIII (I9300) stock bootloader | [Working] Test Subject available for any experiment | |
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| Galaxy SIII (I9300) stock bootloader | [Bricked] available for hardware hacking | * Test "fixing the phone":https://media.ccc.de/v/34c3-8784-emmc_hacking_or_how_i_fixed_long-dead_galaxy_s3_phones |
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| Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 (GT P3100) | Property of the Replicant Project | * Add support for it in the [[BackupTheEFS]] instructions |
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|/2. Paulk | Galaxy Note (N7000) | | * Add support for it in the [[BackupTheEFS]] instructions |
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| Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (P5100) | | * Add support for it in the [[BackupTheEFS]] instructions |
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|\2. Looking for a Galaxy Note 8.0 (N5100) | | * Add support for it in the [[BackupTheEFS]] instructions |
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| | Add devices you can bring here or you want other to bring | Add comments, requirements, etc | Add what you want to do with the device or other people's device |
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h4. Debug utilities
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|_. Person |_. Hardware |_. Comments |_. Usage |
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|/6. GNUtoo | Serial port cable with variable resistors |  |
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| Multimeter |  |
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| Simtrace 1: Can get the dialog between the modem and the SIM card in wireshark |  |
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| SIM card that is not recognized in Replicant (STK related?) | |
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| SIM card + phone that can trigger the audio call issue | |
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| Sigrok compatible adjustable power supply | Not sure to bring it (heavy) |
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|/1. Fil | SIM card that is not recognized in Replican 6 | |