[OSGeo-Discuss] Should we write a FOSS4G Cookbook?

[Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul)]

All,

Related to this, I've been wondering about how to go about setting up a business specific LiveDVD.  Is there a possible synergy to be had with a recipe derived DVD (collection?) ??.

Bobb



>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:discuss-
>>  bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Woodbridge
>>  Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 9:43 AM
>>  To: discuss at lists.osgeo.org
>>  Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Should we write a FOSS4G Cookbook?
>>  
>>  Hello,
>>  
>>  I think the 'cookbook' is a great idea! It is about capturing our
>>  collective knowledge and experience, it not about limiting
>>  creativity or change. Just like in software when you have an
>>  individual contributor that has passion, vision and drive can
>>  create wonderful things, you also have to help the other
>>  contributors that are not so visionary to do a good job. The
>>  'cookbook' gives us a recipe for success, it is the basic stuff
>>  that you need to know to get the job done successfully. To
>>  continue with the analogy a visionary chef looks at the recipe
>>  and changes it to suit his creative talents.
>>  
>>  So it all depends on whether we "require" people to only follow
>>  the recipe or we use it as a guideline for people that are
>>  volunteering to help but may not have had past experience to get
>>  things done correctly.
>>  
>>  The cookbook is a great idea in my opinion.
>>  
>>  -Steve W
>>  
>>  On 9/6/2012 10:14 AM, Jeff McKenna wrote:
>>  > Hello Cameron,
>>  >
>>  > Making sure that a transfer of knowledge happens from one
>>  FOSS4G local
>>  > committee to the next is something that I've championed for a
>>  very
>>  > long time now - it is a thankless invisible task that not many
>>  are
>>  > aware is happening (archiving documents, pinging committee
>>  members
>>  > over and over to openly archive documents and logos and files,
>>  making
>>  > sure such critical parts of FOSS4G are kept - ribbon in logo,
>>  t-shirts
>>  > for attendees, hands-on workshops - to the point that local
>>  committees
>>  > kind of become annoyed with me).
>>  >
>>  > My vision of FOSS4G (credit here to original "FOSS4G Heroes"
>>  such as
>>  > Venka and Markus of course) has always been very simple: to
>>  spread the
>>  > Open Source Geospatial passion all around the world.  It has
>>  not been
>>  > about money or politics.  The result has been FOSS4G local
>>  committees
>>  > are free to take this passion and mold it into their own
>>  vision.
>>  > Events such as FOSS4G Cape Town in 2008 are proof of this.
>>  >
>>  > I worry that such a 'cookbook' will hinder this open passion
>>  and
>>  > vision for a local committee.
>>  >
>>  > The first drafts of such a cookbook came many years ago from
>>  Paul
>>  > Ramsey, from his 2007 experiences.  Since then I've heard
>>  rumblings
>>  > from Arnulf, Cameron and others.
>>  >
>>  > I guess it is time for such guidelines.  For sure we need a
>>  conference
>>  > Content Management System internal to OSGeo that is required
>>  for all
>>  > FOSS4G local committees to use (not external systems such as
>>  > Basecamp); this is critical.
>>  >
>>  >
>>  > -jeff
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
>>  > On 12-09-05 7:34 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>>  >> In analysing the downfall of FOSS4G 2012 [1] one of the key
>>  lessons
>>  >> that became apparent to me is that we are not very efficient
>>  at
>>  >> passing on Lessons Learned from one conference to the next.
>>  >>
>>  >> Could we do a better job of knowledge transfer by building an
>>  OSGeo
>>  >> Conference Body of Knowledge? Something like a FOSS4G Cookbook
>>  [2]?
>>  >>
>>  >> If so, what should be the scope of the cookbook? Should it
>>  only be
>>  >> for the international FOSS4G event? Should it cover regional
>>  >> conferences too? Should it also cover FOSS4G steams in other
>>  conferences?
>>  >>
>>  >> Who thinks this idea is important enough that you would like
>>  to help
>>  >> write sections of the Cookbook, or help with editing?
>>  >>
>>  >> What format should we use to write the Cookbook? Maybe a wiki?
>>  >>
>>  >> I'm interested to help push this idea forward if we as a
>>  community
>>  >> think that there will be value in such a collaboratively
>>  edited document.
>>  >>
>>  >> If you have an interest, please respond on the OSGeo
>>  conference_dev
>>  >> email list (rather than OSGeo Discuss)
>>  >>
>>  >> [1]
>>  >> http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/analysing-
>>  downfall-of-f
>>  >> oss4g-2012.html
>>  >>
>>  >> [2] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Cookbook
>>  >> [3] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev
>>  >>
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