Peter Tribble wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 11:37 PM, Michelle Olson <michelle.olson at sun.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I put together a strawman calendar of events as follows:
>>
>
> I've trimmed mercilessly. Nothing about the timing; some notes
> on the contents.
>
>
>> MAY
>>
>> Reports:
>> -Status on contributor priorities (gates, bugs, content, pkg, etc.)
>>
>
> Do we have anything to drive this? We haven't had a poll
> or survey or anything.
>
Right, we don't have a new poll, but the 2008 poll shows these priorities:
1. Deploy a public defect management system.
2. Deploy a public RTI system.
3. Deploy a public code review facility on opensolaris.org.
(cr.opensolaris.org is live! thanks to Dan Price and everyone else
who helped with this. Do I smell our first set of awards?)
4. Deploy a public wiki on opensolaris.org.
5. Create an infrastructure project to run opensolaris.org.
I'm taking a leadership role on #4, working on the new instructions for
use, testing content migration and all the features and landing pages.
JBeck partly owns #2 with Mark Nelson and it is connected to #1 which I
think (but don't know for sure) that Valerie will be involved in.
Which leaves only #5 (which is the project Jim Gris manages and Alan
Burlison leads)
In addition, we have Jim Walker on the team involved in package
contributions through the sw-porters CG and the test labs.
So, that is what's driving this piece from my perspective. Does this
answer the question you were asking?
>
>> Draft:
>> Contributor Recognition & Partnering program
>>
>
> That's a new one. I like it though - it's just the sort of
> thing that the OGB can do that's beyond the remit
> of the individual collectives.
>
Cool, I agree. I was hoping Lynn wanted to help drive this as part of
the 'care and feeding' role she mentioned in the OGB meeting, but I
haven't heard from her yet. Even if she can't, I think we can do a lot
of recognition between the 7 of us and help to get advocates like
yourself to some conferences and events throughout the year. I'm a
co-leader on the OpenSolaris Champions project that Aaron Houston in
Advocacy CG hasn't yet launched, so if nothing else, I'll try to go live
with that project next month to get this rolling and line up some awards.
>> JUNE
>>
>> Townhall meeting
>>
>
> Sun townhall? OpenSolaris townhall? OGB townhall?
>
OGB Townhall, where we prepare a short update on our progress, folks can
ask their questions or talk briefly about what they're doing in their
OpenSolaris groups and projects so we can help to promote it further.
> Should this sort of thing be a regular occurrence?
>
I think so, I'd like to plan at least two for this year.
>
>> JULY
>>
>> Developer Summit:
>>
>
> More news! Are we having one?
>
I hope so, I've heard July, so we can dbl-check this and find out for sure.
>
>> -OGB slide presentation w/ Q&A session
>> -OGB Recognition Awards
>>
>> OSCON 2009:
>> -Face to face meetup opportunity?
>>
>
> I would love it. It's going to be very hard for me.
>
Understood, let's work on getting either to the Summit or OSCON as a group.
>
>> -Run OGB approval poll (gates, bugs, content, pkg, recognition program,
>> etc.)
>>
>
> Approval of what? The OGB itself or those activities?
> For what purpose?
>
Approval of OGB's success in communicating what is going on in the key
areas to the outside world. This is motivation to keep communicating and
working at communication because we know we'll be measured on it in 8
months time. This will also serve as a 'test vote' far enough ahead of
the annual election to start working out kinks, get all the ssh proxy
files updated :D, and give people a voice separate from their election
vote to express satisfaction/dis-satisfaction with the board.
>
>> JANUARY
>>
>> Drafts:
>> GOTV communication plan
>>
>
> Huh? Ah, Google is my friend. For those reading who
> haven't encountered this phrase before:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_out_the_vote
>
Oops, sorry for the random acronym, will try to avoid those.
>
>> FEBRUARY
>>
>> Drafts:
>> -Summary status report for OGB 2009
>>
>
> That's a good one. Perhaps we need a policy that says the OGB
> produces an annual report of its activities?
>
Sure, not every OGB will want to, but for 2009, I'd agree to such a
policy and help to drive it to completion.
> And perhaps there should also be an annual community report?
> (Built from the regular status reports from the individual collectives.)
>
Great idea! I'll add this to the schedule, so we remember to collect
status reports in one place as we get them.
> What worries me is your other message:
>
>
>> Vincent told me his priorities when we talked 1:1 before the election and
>> those pre-election priorities are reflected in the mail I've sent this
>> week about priorities, roles, and the calendar. I haven't talked with him
>> about priorities since, but I'll be contacting Dublin next week after I get
>> a few more responses to the mail I've sent.
>>
>
> I have no problem with communications taking place (we all do that,
> and we all have our own internal agendas - I know I do), but if there
> is input into our work from outside the OGB then we should know
> about it. Goes back to the first few words in 2008/001 - openness
> and transparency.
>
>
Sorry about that, to clarify, I will ask Vincent to engage with us
on-list or by joining our meeting, never in a private meeting just with me.
We had talked privately before I decided to run and that conversation
colors my perspective on the priorities for the year, so I felt it
necessary to reveal that conversation since I'm now the Chair. Vincent
probably doesn't even know yet that I'm chair and you are vice-chair.
BTW, how's that press release coming? :)
I'm low on the food-chain as they say, so it will take me a bit more
time to get his engagement and I prefer for us to be ready for it as a
team when he joins in.
So, I appreciate your patience, and for asking the tough questions and
keeping me honest. Keep 'em coming!
thanks,
Michelle
