[Incubator] Re: [Board] Codesprint guidelines posted

[Cameron Shorter]

I'm in favour of OSGeo support of code sprints, but on a cost neutral 
basis (in a similar manner to foss4g conferences).
So I suggest osgeo can provide:
1. Branding
2. Marketing
3. Seed funding (to be recovered later)
4. Carrying of limited financial risk

(I think these principles can also be applied to other events too, such 
as regional foss4g events)

On 21/09/11 08:18, Seven (aka Arnulf) wrote:
> 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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>>
>>
>


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