Hi Jonathan,
Many thanks for your positive reply....
Jonathan Gray wrote:
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 2:06 PM, John Bywater
<[email protected]> wrote:
We could iterate a fund raising programme by following the operational cycle
for software clubs:
http://appropriatesoftware.net/foundation/docs/OperationalGuideforSoftwareClubs.pdf
We could write a proposal for Open Knowledge Software Club by cut-n-pasting
either:
http://appropriatesoftware.net/foundation/docs/ClubofClubsProposal.pdf
http://appropriatesoftware.net/scanbooker/docs/ScanClubProposal.pdf
You'd make an excellent software club host! ;-)
This sounds interesting. I've finally gotten round to having a look at
the PDFs. What would this involve in the first instance?
Thanks a lot. In the first instance, starting at the red box on p3 of
the Operational Guide ("research and qualify the club proposition"). Can
you see the diagram (Fig 2)? There's a section about this box also on p3
(below the diagram).
Basically there are two lists: straightforward proposals for open
knowledge system development; and likely beneficiaries and sponsors of
such open knowledge system developments.
The host goes around presenting each item on the list to each domain
actor firstly to seek agreement in principle
(we'll-do-it-if-others-do-it) and secondly to agree and make actual
contributions.
Both lists are extended as new proposals and new beneficiaries are
discovered. Proposed work is decoupled from the funding cycle. Status
information about the club and the progression of each proposal is
published to secure the ongoing confidence of the membership.
We could derive an initial list of development proposals by reviewing
outstanding development work. We could derive an initial list of
beneficiaries by going through the multitudinous contacts of the OKF. :-)
Perhaps you could create a page on the wiki for this, with a rough
proposal ported from docs above, e.g. at:
http://okfn.org/wiki/SoftwareClub
Did that just now.... see what you think?
What do others think? This could be particularly interesting regarding
getting input from other groups or individuals, as well as offers of
resources.
Nicely put. That's essentially the head of this particular nail.
Perhaps we could use something like this in conjunction with Cofundos?
I hope so. I would very much enjoy hearing how Auer et al would like
Cofundos to develop, what they think about the domain-centric software
club approach &c.
Best wishes,
John.
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