All, Related to this, I've been wondering about how to go about setting up a business specific LiveDVD. Is there a possible synergy to be had with a recipe derived DVD (collection?) ??.
Bobb >> -----Original Message----- >> From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:discuss- >> boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Woodbridge >> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 9:43 AM >> To: discuss@lists.osgeo.org >> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Should we write a FOSS4G Cookbook? >> >> Hello, >> >> I think the 'cookbook' is a great idea! It is about capturing our >> collective knowledge and experience, it not about limiting >> creativity or change. Just like in software when you have an >> individual contributor that has passion, vision and drive can >> create wonderful things, you also have to help the other >> contributors that are not so visionary to do a good job. The >> 'cookbook' gives us a recipe for success, it is the basic stuff >> that you need to know to get the job done successfully. To >> continue with the analogy a visionary chef looks at the recipe >> and changes it to suit his creative talents. >> >> So it all depends on whether we "require" people to only follow >> the recipe or we use it as a guideline for people that are >> volunteering to help but may not have had past experience to get >> things done correctly. >> >> The cookbook is a great idea in my opinion. >> >> -Steve W >> >> On 9/6/2012 10:14 AM, Jeff McKenna wrote: >> > Hello Cameron, >> > >> > Making sure that a transfer of knowledge happens from one >> FOSS4G local >> > committee to the next is something that I've championed for a >> very >> > long time now - it is a thankless invisible task that not many >> are >> > aware is happening (archiving documents, pinging committee >> members >> > over and over to openly archive documents and logos and files, >> making >> > sure such critical parts of FOSS4G are kept - ribbon in logo, >> t-shirts >> > for attendees, hands-on workshops - to the point that local >> committees >> > kind of become annoyed with me). >> > >> > My vision of FOSS4G (credit here to original "FOSS4G Heroes" >> such as >> > Venka and Markus of course) has always been very simple: to >> spread the >> > Open Source Geospatial passion all around the world. It has >> not been >> > about money or politics. The result has been FOSS4G local >> committees >> > are free to take this passion and mold it into their own >> vision. >> > Events such as FOSS4G Cape Town in 2008 are proof of this. >> > >> > I worry that such a 'cookbook' will hinder this open passion >> and >> > vision for a local committee. >> > >> > The first drafts of such a cookbook came many years ago from >> Paul >> > Ramsey, from his 2007 experiences. Since then I've heard >> rumblings >> > from Arnulf, Cameron and others. >> > >> > I guess it is time for such guidelines. For sure we need a >> conference >> > Content Management System internal to OSGeo that is required >> for all >> > FOSS4G local committees to use (not external systems such as >> > Basecamp); this is critical. >> > >> > >> > -jeff >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On 12-09-05 7:34 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote: >> >> In analysing the downfall of FOSS4G 2012 [1] one of the key >> lessons >> >> that became apparent to me is that we are not very efficient >> at >> >> passing on Lessons Learned from one conference to the next. >> >> >> >> Could we do a better job of knowledge transfer by building an >> OSGeo >> >> Conference Body of Knowledge? Something like a FOSS4G Cookbook >> [2]? >> >> >> >> If so, what should be the scope of the cookbook? Should it >> only be >> >> for the international FOSS4G event? Should it cover regional >> >> conferences too? Should it also cover FOSS4G steams in other >> conferences? >> >> >> >> Who thinks this idea is important enough that you would like >> to help >> >> write sections of the Cookbook, or help with editing? >> >> >> >> What format should we use to write the Cookbook? Maybe a wiki? >> >> >> >> I'm interested to help push this idea forward if we as a >> community >> >> think that there will be value in such a collaboratively >> edited document. >> >> >> >> If you have an interest, please respond on the OSGeo >> conference_dev >> >> email list (rather than OSGeo Discuss) >> >> >> >> [1] >> >> http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/analysing- >> downfall-of-f >> >> oss4g-2012.html >> >> >> >> [2] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Cookbook >> >> [3] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev >> >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Discuss mailing list >> > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >> > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss