2014-05-06 17:30 GMT+02:00 Françoise Wybrecht <fwybre...@ioda-net.ch>: > Just a few words about the OSC brainstorming (not a complete synthesis, > but some points I do remember) for those who did not go there (and those > who were there, dont hesitate to add your own feed back) : > > 1. Izabel asked about a "marketing Strategy", and apparently, the word > strategy is not appreciate that much (according to Richard). > > so ... guide line ? a kinda direction ? other word ? > > 2. Richard as a board member told us that the year coming priority is to > get more contributors in openSUSE. > The question is how ??
Open up more. Here is what I'm doing with my community in Croatia. We have monthly IRC meetings where we discuss certain topics, mostly projects that are current and that are in front of us. That way we track status where we are and where we want to be. Folks who are interested visit those meetings, they get involved into projects and help out as they can. Monthly gatherins help: to keep community alive, to keep motivation going, to get everyone informed what is going on and where help is required. So not only discussion happens but people promote their FLOSS projects where they need help. That call for help needs to be done every now and then. Once a month at minimum. Promotion is not enough. When someone new joins there has to be at least one person (mentor) who will guide new folks and answer their questions otherwise that new person will most likely loose motivation and hit the road elsewhere. That theory doesn't stick with individuals that have inner motivation and they don't need external motivators in order do do something for community. From start they'll need a bit help but afterwards they'll initiate projects. Besides IRC there could be hangouts which is even more attractive because you can see and hear people. Unfortunately I can't do this in weekly basis, monthly and during the weekend is the best time due to other obligations. So, where you need help: provide call, provide instructions, mini projects etc... Motivation is a key point for new folks. > > (And he talked about the website would need a refresh ... but the SUSE > designer team have no time ...) > > 3. According to me (each one can add his own point of vue), marketing is > not only a mission of "being visible" > but "being attractiv" > > Example : ok for OSC pictures all over the web, but I am not sure that > an empty conference room is a good thing > > same for articles or news ... which are necessary and I think that for > ex Yorgo (Greece) and Jos do a great job - or did ? will go on doing ? > Zvebor told that you did not have the time to write the article for OSC > ? And Robert (when Isazel asked) said that Jos will go on writing > openSUSE news. So ? > > 4. Back to the brainstorming : attractive ... what would "attract" > developpers in openSUSE (more or different than other distributions) ? > > and then a strategy (lol Izabel, no not a strategy) > > any answer ? Ideas ? Any others things said I did miss ? > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscr...@opensuse.org > To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+ow...@opensuse.org > New devs, smaller parts of openSUSE project where they can start and one step at the time they'll take more and more (depends on their private life). Of course, mentoring here is more required than on any other project, so meetings on a monthly basis is good to see where everyone resides. Where are the problems etc.... Besides meetings it is good to have online collaboration tools so you can track progress from day to day and get/give feedback. Feedback is important when working with people, especially new people. This is just an experience that I have based on a 4 years of volunteering in FLOSS world. If you want you can use it and implement it unless you have already probably implemented it. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscr...@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+ow...@opensuse.org
