Hi all! From now on, the channel #olpc-groups is open with the ambition to connect local communities from everywhere! I can imagine a lot of potential for collaborations, projects, problem solving and not-reinventing-the-wheel :) !
SJ and I have talked about the current status of the irc-infrastructure for the communities, and had some ideas for the future. Basically, 1. many of the local channels are inactive 2. we have had no channel to cross-connect communities 3. the channel #olpc-europe developed from the ccc 4. the whole olpc project is gaining momentum => 5. the logical next step would be a united communities-channel to focus our common effort! We could basically connect via #olpc-groups on a global basis, and use #olpc-europe/asia/africa/... for regional discussions. The same idea could apply to some of the mailing-lists. We can basically use the grassroots list (http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/grassroots)! Please post feedback to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I wish you all an interesting and successful year 2008! - chris (olpc austria) ... <_sj|> crazy: there are no active country channels <_sj|> but very active community members :) we just need a place to discuss self-organization, regional meetups, a few infrastructure things (which are the same around the world) <kikka> a virtual place? <_sj|> well, here I'm talking about a single irc chan... <kikka> Ah, okay. <crazy-chris> _sj| you're right, the country channels are not used <_sj|> crazy: start with one #olpc-groups, merge existing country chans until there's a lot of focused traffic for one <_sj|> and keep separate channels for open discussion by language <_sj|> #olpc can split into #olpc-<lang> when it gets too busy; #olpc-groups can split into #olpc-<region> when it gets too busy. <crazy-chris> _sj|: okay, that sounds very good. <_sj|> but, none of the olpc chans are too busy yet :) <crazy-chris> heh, yeah <crazy-chris> will change thought :) <_sj|> even #olpc and -help are pretty quiet <_sj|> yeah <crazy-chris> the contributors program ... <crazy-chris> i think to merge the channels is the way to go. i'll get working on that. <_sj|> chris: thank you ... _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel