on Thu, 2 Mar 2006 13:38:29 -0800 waldo bastian wrote: Thanks for pushing this.
>> >>* Sound and multimedia: Hardware support, multimedia frameworks and >>codecs. >> >>* Accessibility I've strong interest in seeing that both of these are well organized, supported, and attended. It is also greatly weakened if the target is exclusively Linux. Leon [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sun, February 26, 2006 6:49 pm, Bastian, Waldo wrote: > As a result of desktop architects meeting in december of last year, OSDL > DTL is assisting with the organisation of three dedicated summits around > printing, wireless and power management in April 2006. In order to > maintain the momentum that has been created with these efforts OSDL DTL > is currently working together with the organizers of the Desktop > Developers Conference (DDC) in Ottawa, July 17-18, to have summits > associated with this event as well. > > The current proposal is to expand the two days of DDC with a third day > dedicated to summits around three different topics. Summit participants > will be encouraged to give a presentation during one of the first two > days while the third day will be dedicated to working sessions. > > Currently three preliminary topics for these summits have been > identified: > * Linux on laptops: Including hardware support, wireless, power > management, docking support, external display and high level aspects > such as roaming support. > * The 3D Linux Desktop: 3D support affects the X server, window manager, > compositing manager and desktop applications. How does it all fit > together? How can 3D be used to improve the end user experience? > * Sound and multimedia: Hardware support, multimedia frameworks and > codecs. > > Some other suggestions for topics that have been received include: > * Usability > * Accessability > * Follow up to Portland initiative > > The DDC organisation will decide by Friday, March 3 on the topics for > the summits and would like to hear your opinion on the preliminary > topics and/or additional topic suggestions before that time. You can do > so by replying to this e-mail on the desktop architects mailinglist. In > particular we are looking for topics that would benefit from increased > collaboration between different projects/organisations. > > Note that there is a second desktop architects meeting (DAM-2) planned > for May 8-9 in France, if a topic doesn't get selected for DDC there is > the potential to address it at the DAM-2. Note also that it will be > possible to give individual presentation during DDC on topics outside > the predetermined topic areas. > > Waldo Bastian > Linux Client Architect - Channel Platform Solutions Group > Intel Corporation - http://www.intel.com/go/linux > OSDL DTL Tech Board Chairman >
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