[OSGeoLive] What next for SeasonOfDocs

Tue Aug 20 13:22:16 PDT 2019

Hi Felicity,

Welcome to our mailing list :)

Best,
Angelos

On 8/14/19 9:10 AM, Felicity Brand wrote:
> 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 likely be out of date.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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