Hi, Jim Zemlin wrote: >> - Refresh/Correct the DAM mailing list > > Are there any volunteers out there who would like to review our current > mailing list? I believe it is comprehensive, but a review could help > us add new people to the list. I would be willing to hold a special > call with a group to go over this list. All of you lurkers out there > please send your suggestions for people we can invite to participate.
I may not know everyone on there, but I'll have a look if you'd like. I've got no time over the next two weeks, though (off-line holidays + a week of travel). Is that timescale OK with you? >> - Craft the invite for the desktop architects >> - Build a straw man agenda and presentation tracks > > Here are some of my ideas. I also suggest we narrow down one or two > technical issues that we think we could solve this year (ala Portland) > and focus on those. PEOPLE ON THIS LIST: Please send us your > ideas. I would love to see a well defined topic and then a list of the > key people who would need to be present to effectively take action on a > particular desktop issue. An important thing to consider when thinking of problems we can solve is means. And not just financial means (though that's important). Time is our most valuable resource, so propositions should take into account (at least peripherally) who is needed to solve the problem, and what level of committment is needed from them. Ensuring that the resources to solve a problem are available is more important than identifying the problem and crafting a plan to address it. > Idea topics: > > Want to see Linux pre-installed on more PCs? Here what it will take > from the horses mouth. ... > Linux Desktop Case Studies - How do OEM's partner with Distributions > Vendors ... > End Users and Upstream Maintainers Face to Face ... > What does "Linux Desktop" mean? > > Is the concept of a "Linux" brand on the desktop important? What brand > promises would be made? A common user experience? Application > interoperability? Common device support? We will gather the marketing > experts from major Linux distributions and solution providers to discuss > what exactly the Linux name means to them. And, as we've been discussing, how to message that across various projects (KDE vs GNOME comes to mind). Excellent ideas. >From a technical viewpoint, here's my hobby-horse (in spite of my recent change in employment): Video conferencing. How does an application developer on Linux ensure that sound works well, everywhere, for VoIP applications? The problem is (in part) the varying levels of support of bluetooth and USB headphones and webcams, and a range of APIs in common use. This problem was discussed in Portland, but hasn't really gone anywhere in the intervening year. >> - Set up a wiki to manage the evolving agenda and line up >> presentations > > I believe we have this in place at the LF. I will try and post > instructions to use the wiki later today. Revisiting the overall conference/summit format might be a good idea, in light of the increasing number and variety of participants. Excuse me if I'm jumping in in the middle of a conversation I haven't been following closely, if this has already been discussed. In which case: what is the format going to be this time around? Cheers, Dave. -- Dave Neary OpenWengo Community Development Manager Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +33 9 51 13 46 45 Mob: +33 6 28 09 73 11 _______________________________________________ Desktop_architects mailing list [email protected] https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop_architects
