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− | Walter's anus.
| + | = Bernie Innocenti = |
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| + | [[Image:Bernie.png|thumb|none|not really me]] |
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| + | :e-mail: bernie AT codewiz DOT org |
| + | :IRC: _bernie, hanging on #sugar on FreeNet |
| + | :Jabber: bernie AT codewiz DOT org (yes, I run my own Jabber server ;-) |
| + | :Contact info: http://www.codewiz.org/ContactInformation |
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| + | :Personal homepage: http://www.codewiz.org/ |
| + | :Blog: http://www.codewiz.org/wiki/ |
| + | :Resume: http://www.codewiz.org/wiki/CurriculumVitae (somewhat outdated) |
| + | :LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=5159373 (somewhat outdated) |
| + | :Old OLPC projects: http://www.codewiz.org/wiki/OneLaptopPerChild |
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| + | I'm a volunteer working for the [[Sugar Labs]] foundation. |
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| + | Until February 2008, I was a full-time volunteer developer at OLPC. My job was hacking X, the base Fedora OS, the Linux kernel, some i18n and input work. Later on, until April 2008, I was CTO of OLPC Europe and traveled around to present our project to government officials and dignitaries. Curremtly, I'm a volunteer at [http://www.olenepal.org/ OLE Nepal] in Kathmandu, Nepal. |
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| + | == Oversight Board Platform == |
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| + | '''The open source method is based on participation, not consumption.''' |
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| + | To position itself as THE educational environment of the future, Sugar needs |
| + | to grow a larger user and developer base. This is only possible if we keep |
| + | growing as a truly community-driven project with its own independent identity. |
| + | |
| + | === Goals for Sugar Labs === |
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| + | 1. Further enhance our public-facing web presence and development infrastructure; |
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| + | 2. Work with multiple hardware and OS vendors to make Sugar available to |
| + | the widest-possible user base; |
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| + | 3. Foster the creation of companies and groups offering professional Sugar |
| + | consulting and outsourcing; |
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| + | 4. Continue to enroll volunteer community members in key roles of our |
| + | infrastructure and public relations; |
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| + | 5. Raise funding to sponsor developer meetings and our presence at major |
| + | international events. |
| + | |
| + | === Anti-goals for Sugar Labs === |
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| + | 1. Hire a large team of software developers – this would end up discouraging |
| + | outside contributors; |
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| + | 2. Brew a custom OS platform – we work with distributors, we don't compete against |
| + | them; |
| + | |
| + | 3. Let Sugar Labs become unfairly biased towards specific partners – |
| + | that would undermine our relationships with other partners; |
| + | |
| + | 4. Trade project autonomy for funding or support – we're glad to offer our |
| + | services, not our souls. |
| + | |
| + | === Personal agenda === |
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| + | I'm exploring the possibility to build a small team of Sugar hackers that |
| + | would offer consulting services such as porting to specific hardware |
| + | platforms or development of features. Internet would be our office. |
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| + | Over the next few years, computers will become central in world education. |
| + | This will in turn stimulate the creation of a florid industry offering |
| + | hardware, software, and contents for the specific needs of schools. |
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| + | Sugar has a great competitive advantage over any proprietary |
| + | offering on the horizon and it has a huge momentum. This is why I also see |
| + | Sugar as a rewarding business opportunity to invest in. |
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| + | == On openness == |
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| + | Openness will be our greatest and most lasting strength. If we shy away |
| + | from it now it will never return. |
| + | -- [[User:Sj|Samuel Klein]] |