LF Desktop Linux Workgroup Conference Call - Agenda 1/30 ====== Attendees :
Linux Desktop Marketing - Two weeks ago, we had a great conversation and mailing list thread about Linux Desktop advertising. Our goal would be to create an industry consortium message and promote it through the press/media. Our brainstorming resulted in some witty, catchy Linux Desktop marketing slogans. There were lots of good marketing suggestions on the mailing list. We should continue to foster that dialog and get more perspective. When it comes to actually making a decision, Orion Alexander suggested that we engage with some professionals to honing the message. He contacted some marketing agencies that might be willing to do pro-bono work with the LF on this campaign. The first step would be to put a small group together to define the campaign goals, demographics and continue that work. I summarized the first half of the slogan suggestions here: https://lists.linux-foundation.org/pipermail/lf_desktop/2008-January/000297.html - Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit The Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit will be April 8 - 10, 2008. The format will be similar to last year: April 8th will be a general day with panels and general discussion and the inclusion of press and analysts. Days two and three will hold workgroup meetings (such as DAM, LSB, CGL, etc) and collaboration sessions. Last year's event sold out quickly. Don't wait, apply to attend this innovative event today: https://www.linux-foundation.org/events/collaboration DAM will be a main tent event and we shouldn't be constrained by space in the UT facility. John will work with Angela/Amanda/Dan on DAM logistics : - Build a straw man agenda and presentation tracks - OEM Preload Partnership track to discuss the challenges of what is really required to develop, test and bring a preloaded Linux system to market and then support it through its lifecycle. How can these OEMs better participate in the community and how can the community better assist the OEMs. - Tracks for strategic focus areas/technical gaps where we want to assemble the key decision makers, maintainers and stakeholders and drive consensus and action. - Set up the LF wiki to manage the evolving agenda and line up presentations - Create and send out a presentation template to presenters - The LF has a modest travel fund to bring the right Desktop Architect attendees to Austin. - 2008 Desktop Events - We decided to focus our efforts on DAM and the October Linux Plumbers conference. - Linux Desktop News - IBM announced that it would be expanding the Open Collaboration Client solution to support Ubuntu later in 2008. - I hate to plug just one vendor's (mine) viewpoint but it relates the enterprise Linux desktop marketplace. "IBM has increased support for Linux with the introduction of versions of its Lotus Notes collaboration suite and Symphony productivity tools built to run on the open source OS -- and it's hoping the effort will help unseat Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) as the king of desktop software." --InformationWeek "Is Linux on the enterprise desktop finally ready for prime time? IBM apparently thinks so as it prepares to deliver its next versions of Lotus Notes enterprise collaboration software and Lotus Symphony office productivity applications for the first time with full support for Ubuntu. " --ComputerWorld Inna Kuznetsova, cross-IBM executive for Linux, said “By providing an alternative to the proprietary desktop model through one based on open standards, businesses now have the freedom to select the proper mix of software to help improve collaboration, increase end-user productivity, and reduce total cost of ownership.” --Tectonic: Inna Kuznetsova - 2008 LF Desktop workgroup meetings I've arranged for conference calls at 1pm Eastern Time Wednesdays on the following dates. Dan has posted this information to the LF Calendar. http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/LF_Public_Calendar Number: 1-877-346-9707 Passcode: 55586 Wednesday January 16th, 2008 13:00 EST Wednesday January 30th, 2008 13:00 EST Wednesday February 13th, 2008 13:00 EST Wednesday February 27th, 2008 13:00 EST Wednesday March 12th, 2008 13:00 EDT (note switch to Daylight Savings, still 1pm Eastern but different UT) Wednesday March 26th, 2008 13:00 EDT Skip April 9th because we'll all be together for the Desktop Architects Meeting #5 meeting in Austin TX Wednesday April 23th, 2008 13:00 EDT Wednesday May 07th, 2008 13:00 EDT Wednesday May 21th, 2008 13:00 EDT John Walicki IBM Open Client Architect _______________________________________________ Desktop_architects mailing list [email protected] https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop_architects
