[OSGeoLive] What next for SeasonOfDocs

[Felicity Brand]

Hi all,
Please see below my initial conversation with Cameron regarding a plan to
start working on the OSGeo Live QuickStarts for my Season of Docs project.

Basically, this month I want to:
- collate the list of QuickStarts
- prioritize them to work out which ones to work on first
- establish points of contact
- establish preferred comms method and frequency to keep people updated
with my progress.

Thanks
Felicity

On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 9:16 PM Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Felicy,
>
> Sounds like a good plan, more inline.
>
> I suggest we move this email thread to the public
> osgeolive at lists.osgeo.org email list. (Feel free to include my comments
> publicly).
> On 12/8/19 11:02 am, Felicity Brand wrote:
>
> Hi Cameron,
>
> Here's my immediate plan:
>
>  1. Look at OSGeo-Live Packages spreadsheet to see which packages have
> changed between releases.
>
> It will also be worth checking the currency of each of the quickstarts. I
> expect that at least half haven't been updated for 2+ years, and will
> likely be out of date.
>
>
> 2. Ask the OSGeo Live mailing list if they have suggestions for specific
> Quickstarts to start with. I will draft this email and send to Cameron for
> review first.
>
> We should also prioritise based on how big the project is (more widely
> used = more impact).
>
> We can get an indication of use from:
> https://live.osgeo.org/en/metrics.html
>
> Also, how much help you get from a volunteer from each project. We have a
> list of points of contact which I can share with you. Me, Astrid and
> possibly Angelos can help introduce you to people too.
>
> We want to ensure that your work is sustained long term, and that happens
> by getting engagement from each project, who will pick up from where you
> leave.
>
> 3. 13 August release OSGeoLive - I need to install this on my VM after
> release.
>
> Yes, make sure you get the latest release. I think the last release
> candidate will become the final release.
>
>
> By September I should know which ones to start with, and have a plan of
> attack.
> By mid-September I should know roughly how long it's taking me to do each
> one - so I can extrapolate timings.
>
> Sounds good.
>
>
> The FOSS4G conference sounds like a great opportunity to possibly get some
> help. Let's talk about how we can handle that.
>
> Yes, we should discuss this on the email list.
>
>
> *Comms*
> - Besides yourself, is there anyone else I should be keeping in the loop?
>
> Talk on the OSGeo-Live email list, and there is a weekly IRC chat (at
> 6:00am Wednesdays for us). We might move to a different timeslot.
>
> We should reach out to the point of contact for each project. Astrid has
> been reaching out to points of contact of late, and should be able to help
> quite a bit here.
>
> Also likely to help with the technical side of docs and translation are
> Nicolas Roelandt and Vicky Vergara.
>
> - Do you want fortnightly updates of progress? What sort of frequency?
>
> I think weekly updates to our osgeolive list would be handy. Keep them
> very light. A sentence of two should suffice. A large part will be to help
> inspire others to get involved based on what your are doing. It will be
> better for you to do less and get engagement, than do more, and then for
> docs to be unmaintained in the future.
>
>
> - What method? Be good if I could have a public project plan and you could
> just look at that to see my progress - how could I do that? Hmm, how about
> a Trello board? That might work... How do you feel about Trello? I've made
> a board for myself but if you are not a fan I can always report progress to
> you in some other way. https://trello.com/b/nLd70AJX
>
> We haven't used Trello with OSGeoLive yet, but I think it would be good.
> Lets float on the OSGeoLive email list and hear what others have to say.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 10, 2019 at 9:32 AM Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Felicity,
>>
>> As you are now an official SeasonOfDocs writer, and in the "getting to
>> know the community" period, I thought it might be a good idea to plan
>> out how you might want to progress.
>>
>> In particular, I want to know how I can help you best, likely by
>> reaching out to people in the community and nudging them to work with you.
>>
>> Of note:
>>
>> * OSGeoLive release is due 13 August, (so we likely won't get much
>> engagement from them till later in the week at the earliest)
>>
>> * But the international FOSS4G conference (free and open source software
>> for geospatial) starts on 27 August in Europe, and we can potentially
>> have someone announce your work and attract volunteers to work with you.
>> So we should discuss that.
>>
>> * Feel free to reach out to me when you are free next. You can try
>> slack, but I'm not very good at noticing. I do notice my SMS.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Cameron Shorter
>> Technology Demystifier
>> Open Technologies and Geospatial Consultant
>>
>> M +61 (0) 419 142 254
>>
>> --
> Cameron Shorter
> Technology Demystifier
> Open Technologies and Geospatial Consultant
>
> M +61 (0) 419 142 254
>
>
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