Firefox 3 Hackathon - Slashdot Party - Sat,. 27th Oct, 5pm - 9pm

Some Geeky News here for firefox lovers and Open Source enthusiasts !

Firefox 3 Hackathon on Saturday, 27th October at 5pm

The Hackathon event will involve hacking Firefox code and creating some useful modules and code.

We will try to learn
. about Gecko layout engine
. programming with component technologies like XPCOM, XPInstall.
. how to write firefox plugins
. how to write firefox extensions

So get in your laptops and plugin for the event.

Wireless access point will be provided with a DHCP server running on 192.168.1.x/24 subnet.

We will also be having a party after the Hackathon - 'Slashdot 10yr anniversary party'.

Slashdot party registration is required, if you want ThinkGeek t-Shirts from Slashdot.

Step1:
Create a new account on slashdot
http://slashdot.org/login.pl?op=newuserform

Step2:
You will be mailed your password on email address you used for registration.
Please confirm your account and login in Slashdot.org
(you can directly click on the link in the mail)

Step3: (optional)
if you are not logged in, please click this link
http://slashdot.org/login.pl

Step4:
Visit this link
http://slashdot.org/anniversary.pl

You will see a drop-down list (used to search for party).
Select "OTHER" (it is the last entry in the drop down)

Step5:
You will see a list of many parties on the page.
Just search for 'twincling'
Select/Click the (*) radio button before the party description.
Next go to the end of the page (scroll down)
Click the button [Attend Party]

The response page will come up and say 'Party Attendance saved'.

Step6: (optional)
To verify that you name has been entered, visit this URL
http://slashdot.org/anniversary.pl?view_id=761

Verify that your name is there among the list of attendees.
That's it. You're in !

Please note that we will be giving out TWINCLING T-Shirts anyway to the Hackathon participants !