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-Here's a list of notes from the various sessions I attended here at [[Sugar Camp Paris 2009]].
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+Here's a list of notes from the various sessions and discussions I attended here at [[../]].
-== School Server ==
+== Sessions ==
+=== School Server ===
 * XS-0.6 is looking sweet;-)
 * timeframe for 0.6: July (?)
 * bootable SD card to turn an (unlocked) XO into an XS
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+* improved ejabberd setup
-== GCompris ==
+=== GCompris ===
 * need a maintainer for the Sugar branch (!)
 * GCompris admin interface and student progress => something we need for '''all''' Sugar activities
+=== OLPC Quebeque ===
+* 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 ==
+* '''How can European grassroots initiate and run successful Sugar pilot?'''
+* frameworks, frameworks, frameworks
+* Uruguay contact (Italian students)
+* 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