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| + | = 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 ;-) |
| + | :PGP key: [http://keys.sugarlabs.org:11371/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0x71FF4BAC 71FF4BAC] |
| + | :Contact info: http://codewiz.org/wiki/ContactInformation |
| + | |
| + | :Personal homepage: http://codewiz.org/ |
| + | :Resume: http://codewiz.org/wiki/AbridgedResume |
| + | :LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/codewiz |
| + | :Previous OLPC projects: http://codewiz.org/wiki/OneLaptopPerChild |
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| + | I'm a volunteer working for the [[Sugar Labs]] foundation. Before that, I was a |
| + | full-time volunteer developer at OLPC. My job was hacking on X11, the base Fedora OS, |
| + | the Linux kernel, some i18n and input work. I have also worked on-site at OLPC deployments |
| + | in Nepal, Paraguay, Uruguay and Mozambique. |
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| + | == Oversight Board Platform == |
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| + | '''The open source method is based on participation, not consumption.''' |
| + | |
| + | 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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| + | 0. Engage deployments in leading roles within Sugar Labs |
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| + | 1. Further enhance our public-facing web presence and development infrastructure |
| + | |
| + | 2. Work with multiple hardware and OS vendors to make Sugar available to |
| + | the widest-possible user base |
| + | |
| + | 3. Foster the creation of companies and groups offering professional Sugar |
| + | consulting and outsourcing |
| + | |
| + | 4. Continue to enroll volunteer community members in key roles of our |
| + | infrastructure and public relations |
| + | |
| + | 5. Raise funding to sponsor developer meetings and our presence at major |
| + | international events |
| + | |
| + | === Anti-goals for Sugar Labs === |
| + | |
| + | -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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| + | Within a few years computers will become central in primary education world-wide. |
| + | This will stimulate the creation of a new industry of hardware, software, and |
| + | content for schools. Sugar is currently well positioned: it has greater momentum |
| + | and several competitive advantages over any proprietary platform on the horizon. |
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| + | I work with deployments and commercial entities interested in Sugar development. |
| + | To build local capacity, I'm coordinating small teams of Sugar hackers focused on |
| + | service and support. Internet is our office. In the future, I'd like to work |
| + | with hardware vendors with the goal of making Sugar available across all educational |
| + | platforms. |
| + | |
| + | == 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]] |