> ----- Original message ----- > From: "Quim Gil" <quim....@nokia.com> > To: "ext Foster, Dawn M" <dawn.m.fos...@intel.com> > cc: "Randall Arnold" <tex...@ovi.com>, "MeeGo community" > <meego-community@meego.com> > Subject: Re: [MeeGo-community] Nudging the Community Device Program > Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:19:39 -0800 > > >On Thu, 2010-12-02 at 17:22 -0800, ext Foster, Dawn M wrote: > > Intel and Nokia will, of course, want to put some budget together > > to contribute our devices into the program :) > > Since Nokia produces devices, usually what Nokia does is to provide them > to developers (instead of funds) being > http://www.forum.nokia.com/Developer_Programs/ the default channel. > > There were also some activities around maemo.org and specific free > software community events. It's still to be seen how the MeeGo project > affects this non-commercial approach, but it is probable that the > approach will be still based on providing devices (and the means to > distribute them to the right people) rather than funds. > > I believe most companies developing end user products will be in the > same situation? Note also that such activities are not always easy to > discuss in public since they are usually related to product launches. >
After reading the feedback on this and pondering it over the weekend, I think the reality would be: 1) Device providers would agree to a single conduit/point-of-contact in MeeGo community (preferrably Linux Foundation employee) to manage devices provided exclusively to MeeGo community under the auspices of a MeeGo Device Program. 2) Device providers could of course still elect to provide devices to MeeGo community at their discretion outside of a formal MeeGo Device Program. The main distinction being that the former would carry with it conditions particular to a MeeGo-developed program (eg "MeeGo community member in good standing", etc) along with the possibility that loaner devices would only circulate within the MeeGo community. As we discussed this for maemo.org, the reality of global logistics became a sticking point, hence the need for a single managing entity-- which of course would manage a budget for shipping, occasional travel to device providers and meetups, etc. It might even ultimately make sense to have a single office but with a coordinator for each major global region. From my recent experience helping to manage Nokia global logistics I can confidently say it would be the best approach. Am I offbase here? Randy -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com _______________________________________________ MeeGo-community mailing list MeeGo-community@meego.com http://lists.meego.com/listinfo/meego-community
