[Board] Codesprint guidelines posted

[Michael P. Gerlek]

Yup, edit away, I'm in favor of your (and Frank's) changes...

-mpg


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> bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Seven (aka Arnulf)
> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 3:19 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Board] Codesprint guidelines posted
> 
> Tim,
> I suggest you go to the Wiki directly [1] and change what you think needs
to
> be changed. It is a Wiki do-ocracy and I actually sort of expect you to
propose
> changes directly.
> 
> Maybe we should also include the incubation list - or what is the best way
of
> getting a hold of all projects? Ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> Arnulf.
> 
> [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Code_Sprint_Guidelines
> 
> On 09/20/2011 01:02 PM, Tim Schaub wrote:
> > Thanks for putting these up Michael.
> >
> > I think a number of us have issues with the "bigger is better" notion
> > with regard to code sprints.  I have certainly seen cases where size
> > contributes diminishing returns.
> >
> > My preference would be to leave the last sentence off entirely (the
> > num days x num projects x num participants metric), as I don't think
> > it is an accurate way to measure "sprint value."
> >
> > Would other object if we took out this sentence?
> >
> > "OSGeo will provide financial support proportional to the "size" of
> > the event, as measured by(the number of projects) times (the number
> > attendees) times (the number of days)."
> >
> > If we need some sort of heuristic for determining how much OSGeo
> > should contribute toward a particular sprint, I think it would come
> > from answering questions like these:
> >
> > 1) Are there clear objectives for the projects/people involved?
> > 2) Is there a demonstrated need for what participants plan to
accomplish?
> > 3) Are the people involved the right ones to accomplish the objectives?
> >
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 10:02 PM, Michael P. Gerlek <mpg at flaxen.com>
> wrote:
> >> At the board meeting yesterday, I presented a set of guidelines that
> >> the board should consider when being requested to provide support for
> >> a codesprint.  I've captured the content here:
> >>
> >> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Code_Sprint_Guidelines
> >>
> >> Comments welcome.  (Jeroen, your thoughts would be particularly
> >> appreciated, as you're the representative of the Bolsena sprint.)
> >>
> >> -mpg
> >>
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