On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 9:05 AM, Gonzalo Odiard <gonz...@laptop.org> wrote:
> I don't see how changing the communication media used for the meeting > will get more people involved. In particular audio/video chat is worst > than text > when there are more people. But I agree we need more people in the > meetings. > I am not saying every meeting needs to be video or voice; but it would be good to have some variety once in a while. There are a lot of minor details communicated in verbal and visual communication that do not translate well to text. >> 1. What is being done to attract new deployments, developers (besides >> GSoC) and project sponsors. >> >> >> 2. I would like to propose a "Sugar Ambassador" program similar to >> the Fedora one where less-technical members of the community could engage >> with other groups to figure out what they would need to use Sugar. This >> does not necessarily mean that we need to fly them everywhere; but it >> would >> give us a good idea of what might be required to obtain gain certain types >> of deployments. >> >> >> > Did you think about run for a seat in the SLOB? > > http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board/2014-2015-candidates > I have considered it, but there are two obstacles: First, my current employer requires me to obtain permission from them to be on the board of a non-profit. This is not insurmountable, but likely requires proving (amongst other things) that I can completely isolate Sugar from anything my employer pays me to do for all hours that my employer pays me to work. Second, I would like to see some more public signs of organic growth besides the Google events before I commit more than a few hours per week. My available time outside of work is limited, and I have no intention of providing free labor for someone's unknown "customer."
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