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Here's a list of notes from the various sessions and discussions I attended here at [[ | {{TOCright}} | ||
Here's a list of notes from the various sessions and discussions I attended here at [[../]]. | |||
== Sessions == | == Sessions == | ||
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* timeframe for 0.6: July (?) | * timeframe for 0.6: July (?) | ||
* bootable SD card to turn an (unlocked) XO into an XS | * bootable SD card to turn an (unlocked) XO into an XS | ||
* improved ejabberd setup | |||
=== GCompris === | === GCompris === | ||
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* get template of 'in-school-use document' | * get template of 'in-school-use document' | ||
=== Sugar 0.86 === | |||
* '''information subject of change so take it with a grain of salt and await details and confirmation from the actual development team''' | |||
* estimated release: end of September, to coincide with... | |||
** GNOME 2.28 (final release: Sept. 23) | |||
** Fedora 12 release (final freeze: Sept. 22, final release: Nov 3rd) | |||
* considerations about how to include the artefacts produced by the Google Summer of Code projects (=>'''communicate with GSoC students and mentors''') | |||
* focus on bug fixes | |||
** clean up and consolidation of Trac | |||
* switch from Matchbox to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacity Metacity] | |||
* toolbars: [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Design_Team/Designs/Toolbars redesign of default view] | |||
* experimentation with new features (mostly in terms of designs and concepts, not necessarily implemented in Sugar-core code) | |||
** Group view | |||
** reward system | |||
** audio subsystem | |||
* general discussion on the question of what features are important (input from deployments and pilot sites is badly needed) | |||
== Random Discussions == | == Random Discussions == | ||
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* Uruguay contact (Italian students) | * Uruguay contact (Italian students) | ||
* improve research angle, collect related information and contacts from around the world | * improve research angle, collect related information and contacts from around the world | ||
== Organization of similar future events == | |||
=== General thoughts === | |||
* 2 Sugar focused days as minimum (4 days as a maximum) | |||
* WiFi needs to be available '''all the time''' | |||
* location should have one large room to assemble everyone, smaller seperate spaces to get work done | |||
* food and drinks should be available (Lebanese food prefered;-) | |||
* don't put too much strain on one person (e.g. Sean during Sugar Camp Paris 2009) | |||
* make it possible for remote contributors to attend during the event | |||
=== Pre-Event === | |||
* announce meeting date and location in due time | |||
* find sponsorship for event | |||
* find suitable location for meetups | |||
* find accomodation for attending people (Urban Camping) | |||
* announce rough agenda in due time | |||
=== During Event === | |||
* introductory round at the beginning of the day (esp. when new people are present) | |||
* announce how remote contributors can attend during the event | |||
** preferably organize a certain time-slot (e.g. mid-day and/or at the end of the day) | |||
* end with what people liked and didn't like | |||
=== Post-Event === | |||
* follow up on what was discussed | |||
* make summaries of what was discussed available to the larger community | |||