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What
Debian/Ubuntu Boot Performance Sprint
Where
Canonical's Millbank Office, London, UK
Getting to the Building
27th Floor, Millbank Tower
21-24 Millbank
London
SW1P 4QP
Tel: +44 (0)20 7630 2400
Getting Inside
Visitors will need to tell reception in the main lobby that they are visiting Canonical. Once confirmed, you will be asked to sign in and issued a visitor badge, which you must carry with you.
Meeting room
Atacama meeting room has been booked from 9am-6pm, Mon & Tue
- Access to meeting room- from 8:30am onwards
- Lunch - 12.30-13.30
- Meeting to close @ 6pm
When
Monday & Tuesday, June 22/23, 2009
- 9am - 6pm
Why
Investigate creating a joint Ubuntu-Debian team to look into how both distributions can work together to improve boot performance.
Who
Name |
Arrival Date/Time |
Arrival Airline/Train# |
Departure Date/Time |
Departure Airline/Train# |
06/22 9am-ish |
train from Cambridge |
06/23 7pm-ish |
train to Cambridge |
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nil |
Jubilee/Victoria Tube from NW2 |
nil |
nil |
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06/21 12:26 |
Eurostar |
06/24 12:57 |
Eurostar |
|
21Jun 12:45pm |
BA 919 |
24Jun 20:05pm |
BA 922 |
|
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|
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|
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06/21 9:30am |
Virgin Atlantic 10 |
06/26 9:30am |
Virgin Atlantic 3 |
|
21Jun 18:36pm |
train from Birmingham |
25Jun 10:23am |
train to Birmingham |
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21Jun 10:15am |
CO110 |
24Jun 12:05 |
CO111 |
Accommodation
Directions to Park Plaza Riverbank
Google Map to Park Plaza Riverbank
From London Gatwick (40m)
- From Arrivals, head towards signs for the Train station
- Don't be fooled by the Gatwick Express signs, it's not that much faster and is much more expensive.
- Take a Southern train to Victoria. (35 min)
- Once at Victoria, follow signs for the London Underground.
- Take a southbound Victoria Line train heading for "Brixton" (5m)
- Leave the underground at Vauxhall, follow directions below
From London Heathrow
For a door to door ride (the time of day directly effects length of ride) use dot2dot. Reported to have on-board WiFi.
They have counters next to the auto rental counters in terminals 1,3,4, &5. At terminal 2 go to the information desk in arrivals
Current price as of 29 Oct 2008 was £16 one way Heathrow to downtown London and drop you at the door of the Park Plaza Riverbank or the office. This may be a special price for the month of October, regular price is £20. Discounts if more then one person in group. All pre-booked customers are guaranteed a place and we will have you on your way within 20 minutes* of checking in for your Dot2Dot service, so it might be worth booking on the web site before trip.They will pick up downtown and take you to the airport too.
According to the driver available 24 hours a day. dot2dot
From London Heathrow (45m)
- From Arrivals, head towards signs for the London Underground
- Take an eastbound Piccadilly Line train heading for "Cockfosters" (30min)
- Change at Green Park for a southbound Victoria Line train heading for "Brixton" (5m)
- Leave the underground at Vauxhall, follow directions below
From Vauxhall Station
- Walk north along Albert Embankment (5-10 min)
- Hotel is on the right hand side of the road.
Meals
- Breakfast is included at the hotel
- Lunch in the Office (unless specified differently)
- Dinner - free to make your own plans. The per diem for dinner is £18.
Places to eat
Name |
Address |
Type of Cuisine |
Price |
Hours |
Distance (walking) |
Pizza Express |
Millbank Center |
Italian |
Average £15 |
Mon-Sun 12pm-11pm |
2 min |
The Morpeth Arms |
58 Millbank, |
Pub Food |
Average Price: £10 |
Daily 10:30-23:00 |
10 min |
The English Maid |
Albert Embankment London, SE1 |
Pub Food |
lunch dinner Average Price: £10 |
Daily 11:00-01:00 |
7 min |
City Cafe |
Enter via Thorney St (behind Pizza Express) |
Modern European |
2-course set lunch £10, a la carte dinner more expensive |
Mon- Sat 7am-10.30pm / Sun 7am-10pm |
5 min |
Rex Whistler Restaurant at Tate Britain |
Tate Britain, Millbank, SW1P 4RG |
Modern European |
Main courses £15-£20 |
Mon-Sun 10am-5.30pm |
5 min |
Goya |
4 Lupus Street, SW1V 3EB |
Spanish |
Main courses £10-£16 |
Mon-Sat 12pm-12am / Sun 12pm-11.30pm |
8 min |
The Atrium |
4 Millbank, SW1P 3JA |
International |
Main Courses £9.95-£19.75 / 2 courses menu £17.95 |
Mon-Fri 12pm-3pm / 6pm-11pm |
8 min |
Quirinale North Court |
1 Great Peter Street SW1P 3LL<<BR>Tel. +44 20 7222 7080 www.quirinale.co.uk |
Italian |
Main Courses £12.50-£19 |
Mon-Fri 12pm - 2.30 pm / 6pm - 10.30pm |
8 min |
Queen's Arms |
11 Warwich Way, Pimlico, SW1V 1QT www.thequeensarmspimlico.co.uk |
Pub Food |
Average Meal £8-£10 |
Mon-Sat 12pm-11pm / Sun 12pm-10.30pm |
8 min |
Kazan |
93-94 Wilton Road, SW1V 1DW |
Turkish |
Main courses £9.95-£17 / 2 courses menu £9.99-£14.95 |
Tues-Sat 12pm-10:45pm/ Sun-Mon 12pm-10:30pm |
10 min |
DimT |
56 – 62 Wilton Road Victoria London, SW1V 1DE |
Asian Fusion |
Main courses £8-£10 |
Mon-Sun 12pm-11.30pm |
10 min |
Vincent Rooms |
Victoria Centre, Vincent Square, SW1P 2PD |
Modern European |
Main courses £7.25-£10.50 / 3 courses menu (incl coffee) £22.50 |
Mon-Fri 12pm-2pm / 6pm-9pm |
10 min |
Atami |
37 Monck Street, SW1P 2BL |
Japanese |
Main courses £12.50-£21.50 / Set lunch £8.50-£18 |
Mon-Fri 12pm-3pm & 5:30pm-11pm / Sat 5:30pm-11pm |
10 min |
Grumbles |
35 Churton Street, Pimlico, London SW1V 2LT |
Bistro |
Main courses £8-£16 |
Mon-Sat 12pm-10.45pm / Sun 12pm-10.30pm |
10 min |
Coriander |
332 Kennington Lane Vauxhall, London SE11 5HY www.thecoriander.com |
Indian |
Main courses £7 |
Mon-Sat 12pm-2.30pm / 5.30pm-11pm / Sun 1pm-11pm |
10 min |
Caramel |
77 Wilton Rd Victoria, London SW1V 1 |
Turkish |
Main courses £20 |
Tue-Sat 9am-11pm |
10 min |
Cinnamon Club |
The Old Westminster Library 30-32 Great Smith Street, SW1P 3BU |
Indian |
Main courses £11-£29 / 2 courses set menu £19 / 3 courses set menu £22 |
Mon-Fri 7.30am-9.30am & 12pm-2.30pm & 6pm-10.45pm / Sat 6pm-10.45pm |
15 min |
Bank Westminster |
45 Buckingham Gate, SW1E 6BS |
Modern European |
Main courses £10.50-£30 |
Mon-Fri 12pm-3pm & 5.30pm-10.30pm Sat 5.30pm-10.30pm |
15 min |
Contented Vine |
17 Sussex Street SW1V 4RR |
Bistro Brasserie |
2 courses set menu £11.50 / 3 courses set menu £14.50 |
Mon 5.30pm-10.30pm / Tue-Fri 12pm-3pm & 5pm-10.30pm / Sat-Sun 10am-10pm |
15 min |
Cafe Madeira |
# 46A-46B Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7TN |
Portuguese |
Average £5 |
Mon-Sun 6am-9pm |
16 min |
Hot Stuff |
19 Wilcox Rd, London, SW8 2XA |
Indian |
£5-£10 |
Mon-Fri 12pm-10pm / Sat 3pm-10pm (booking essential, no parties > 10) |
15-20 min |
Bar Estrela |
111-115 South Lambeth Road, London, SW8 1UZ - 020 7793 1051 |
Portuguese Tapas |
£5-£10 |
Usual |
15-20 min |
Rebato's |
169 South Lambeth Rd, London, SW8 1XW - 020 75828089 |
Spanish Tapas |
£10-£15 |
Mon-Fri 12-2.30pm/5.30-10.45pm / Sat 7-10.45pm |
15-20 min |
South Bank Centre |
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX, |
Loads to choose |
£5-£30 |
Mon-Sun 9am-11pm |
20-25 min |
Mekong |
46 Churton St, London, SW1V 2LP |
Vietnamese |
£15-£20 |
?? |
?? |
Topics of Discussion
* Current boot speed of Ubuntu and Debian
- Comparison of bootchart data
- Analyze differences
* Future plans for Ubuntu and Debian
- sysvinit
- upstart
* Ways Debian and Ubuntu can leverage each others progress * Next Steps?
- How to continue communication, i.e. mailing list, wiki page, etc?
Post Event Evaluation
- TBD
FoundationsTeam/BootPerformance/DebianUbuntuSprint (last edited 2009-07-08 15:30:01 by e180076113)