Hey all, as promised in Walter's Sugar digest here come the notes from the various discussions that took place at FUDCon Brno 2008 last weekend (also available at http://www.sugarlabs.org/go/Events/FUDCon_Brno_2008/Notes):
===Telling stories=== =>telling awesome stories to demonstrate the possibilities enabled by Sugar * Pentagram's help in designing the interface * feedback process (once it's actually done) * Sugar as a ''playground for innovation and experimentation'' (an inspiring comment Tomeu made during Q&A) * two committees we should consider adding: ** propaganda (ChristophD has been suggested for that role) ** outreach *** university/students liason *** educators ===TO-DOs=== * finding out who owns the rights to "Sugar" and "Sugar Labs" => we have to own the Sugar Labs brand and related entities (!) * find logo (!) * have an organizational roadmap, not just a software roadmap (!) * set up feedback process * make sure to follow-up on projects * clean up wiki * next release in 6-months should have the biggest holes fixed * get an extra or two developers working on Sugar for 4 to 6 months * testing: outsource it to organizations (ChristophD will talk to people at universities in Graz, Austria on September 21/22 so let's see what happens); requires strong leadership (!); Gnome bug-days as an example; push for automated testing * emphasis on the importance of responding to bug-reports, even though we don't necessarily have to fix them * understanding how community works -> make it better at Sugar Labs (find quick wins, proof-points) * GdK: "simplify and amplify" * responsibilities * Sugar Labs Ambassadors (?) * weekly updates to walter, but also try to spread to more publications (e.g. Sugar ported to Beagle board @ linuxdevices.com) * focus on work planned for next week * @IAEP: media liason to spread the story * engage community via IAEP and Sugar to harness people * IRC: weekly Sugar Labs meeting, infrequent Board meetings for high-level and sensitive issues such as business, hiring, etc., board meetings open to everyone - patches welcome, candidates have to keep motivated; not only board members can run committees but board holds people accountable * set up Ministry of Propaganda / Outreach / Truth * IRL meetings: e.g. FUDCon Boston I know they're still a bit rough around the edges but I think it's a good starting point for a number of discussions that we should be having. Thanks, Christoph -- Christoph Derndorfer Co-Editor OLPCnews, http://www.olpcnews.com _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
