see also JimsPyconSprintMessage for words from our fearless leader.

Paul Winkler here, couple things i wanted to touch on that seemed too cumbersome to email to the whole sprint group... 

Workstations: Is this BYO?

  Jim Answers: Yes  

If so, any particular Python version I should install? 2.2.2?

  Jim Answers: Yes  

  See http://dev.zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/ComponentArchitecture/SettingUpAZope3Sandbox

Anything else required? cvs of course... (n. yergler): 

  You should be able to do a writable checkout of the Zope 3 sources.

Additionally, is there any problem with different OS's?  My primary notebook is an iBook (and I have cvs, ssh, python 2.3a2, z3.py running on it), but I can bring something else if necessary...

  That should be OK.

  Try to set up and run Zope ahead of time.
  http://dev.zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/ComponentArchitecture/SettingUpAZope3Sandbox

Experience:  I hope I'm not totally over my head here,

  Jim says: nah

I suspect I'm the biggest noob of the bunch. I've never done XP before.  I've been a pythonista since about '99 and working with Zope 2 almost as long; currently I'm a full-time Zope / python developer. But I haven't done squat with Z3 and i have limited time to play with it before Monday. I did read http://www.xprogramming.com/xpmag/pairing.htm and feel a bit better :)

Pair programming & editor wars: i can work OK in vim or emacs, but what if my partner won't work without his Bloatware IDE SuperDeluxe? ;-)