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Hope to post readable notes from our discussions at FUDCon here by the evening of Sept. 10. Please poke me if I dont!  
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==Comments==
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Hope to post readable notes from our discussions at FUDCon here by the
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evening of Sept. 10. Please poke me if I dont!  
  
 
[[User:ChristophD|ChristophD]] 19:05, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
 
[[User:ChristophD|ChristophD]] 19:05, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
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Please leave comments here or (better) relay them to the IAEP mailing-list.
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[[User:ChristophD|ChristophD]] 00:27, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
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==Notes==
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===Telling stories===
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'''telling awesome stories to demonstrate the possibilities enabled by Sugar'''
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* Pentagram's help in designing the interface
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* feedback process (once it's actually done)
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* Sugar as s ''playground for innovation and experimentation'' (an inspiring comment Tomeu made during Q&A)
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* two committees we shuld consider adding:
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** propaganda (ChristophD has been suggested for that role)
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** outreach
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*** university/students liason
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*** educators
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===TO-DOs===
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* '''find logo'''
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* '''finding out who owns the rights to "Sugar" and "Sugar Labs"''' => we have to own the Sugar Labs brand and related entities
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* '''have an organizational roadmap, not just a software roadmap'''
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* set up feedback process
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* make sure to follow-up on projects
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* clean up wiki
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* next release in 6-months should have the biggest holes fixed
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* get an extra or two developers working on Sugar for 4 to 6 months
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* testing: outsource it to organizations (ChristophD will talk to people at universities in Graz, Austria on September 21/22 so let's see what happens); requires strong leadership (!); Gnome bug-days as an example; push for automated testing
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* emphasis on the importance of responding to bug-reports, even though we don't necessarily have to fix them
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* understanding how community works -> make it better at Sugar Labs (find quick wins, proof-points)
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* GdK: "simplify and amplify"
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* responsibilities
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* Sugar Labs Ambassadors (?)
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* weekly updates to walter, but also try to spread to more publications (e.g. Sugar ported to Beagle board @ linuxdevices.com)
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* focus on work planned for next week
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* @IAEP: media liason to spread the story
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* engage community via IAEP and Sugar to harness people
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* IRC: weekly Sugar Labs meeting, infrequent Board meetings for high-level and sensitive issues such as business, hiring, etc., board meetings open to everyone - patches welcome, candidates have to keep motivated; not only board members can run committees but board holds people accountable
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* set up Ministry of Propaganda / Outreach / Truth
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* IRL meetings: e.g. FUDCon Boston

Revision as of 20:27, 10 September 2008

Comments

Hope to post readable notes from our discussions at FUDCon here by the evening of Sept. 10. Please poke me if I dont!

ChristophD 19:05, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Please leave comments here or (better) relay them to the IAEP mailing-list.

ChristophD 00:27, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Notes

Telling stories

telling awesome stories to demonstrate the possibilities enabled by Sugar

  • Pentagram's help in designing the interface
  • feedback process (once it's actually done)
  • Sugar as s playground for innovation and experimentation (an inspiring comment Tomeu made during Q&A)
  • two committees we shuld consider adding:
    • propaganda (ChristophD has been suggested for that role)
    • outreach
      • university/students liason
      • educators

TO-DOs

  • find logo
  • finding out who owns the rights to "Sugar" and "Sugar Labs" => we have to own the Sugar Labs brand and related entities
  • have an organizational roadmap, not just a software roadmap
  • set up feedback process
  • make sure to follow-up on projects
  • clean up wiki
  • next release in 6-months should have the biggest holes fixed
  • get an extra or two developers working on Sugar for 4 to 6 months
  • testing: outsource it to organizations (ChristophD will talk to people at universities in Graz, Austria on September 21/22 so let's see what happens); requires strong leadership (!); Gnome bug-days as an example; push for automated testing
  • emphasis on the importance of responding to bug-reports, even though we don't necessarily have to fix them
  • understanding how community works -> make it better at Sugar Labs (find quick wins, proof-points)
  • GdK: "simplify and amplify"
  • responsibilities
  • Sugar Labs Ambassadors (?)
  • weekly updates to walter, but also try to spread to more publications (e.g. Sugar ported to Beagle board @ linuxdevices.com)
  • focus on work planned for next week
  • @IAEP: media liason to spread the story
  • engage community via IAEP and Sugar to harness people
  • IRC: weekly Sugar Labs meeting, infrequent Board meetings for high-level and sensitive issues such as business, hiring, etc., board meetings open to everyone - patches welcome, candidates have to keep motivated; not only board members can run committees but board holds people accountable
  • set up Ministry of Propaganda / Outreach / Truth
  • IRL meetings: e.g. FUDCon Boston