[open-data-manual] Kickstart teleconf (was Re: Eliciting further contributions - any suggestions?)

Thu Jul 7 10:07:53 UTC 2011

On 7 July 2011 10:26, Tim McNamara <paperless at timmcnamara.co.nz> wrote:
> I think the idea of a kickstart is an excellent one. Add yourself to this
> poll (http://www.doodle.com/vskz4zrx277c39an) if you would like to be part
> of a teleconference this weekend to introduce everyone to each other.

I'm a big +1 here but I wonder about the times and dates. What you've
got there is *very* short notice and some times are a bit weird (most
people will either be Europe or US I imagine -- so 1am in the morning
will be tough for people ...)

I also suggest you boot an etherpad right now and add a short
*bullet-point* agenda that people can add to and where people can
register their name and skype id. [1]

I'd also suggest creating a list of possible topics we could work on
in advance of the meeting.

Rufus

[1]: we're gradually trying to document some of this stuff see
http://wiki.okfn.org/HowTos#Meetings_and_Events

> As well as introductions, I think that it would be really useful to get a
> sense of what would be easiest for contributions to come in.
> My thinking at the moment is actually to revive a Google Docs folder that
> has been dormant for several months[0]. That way, anyone who would like to
> add a section could either just start editing away or create their own
> document and add it to the folder. That said, there are about 5 plausible
> options that I think would be worthwhile discussing in a teleconference.
>
> Tim McNamara
> [0] https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B4n3JiuouxLUMjIyODEyYWEtYjE1Yi00ZjYyLTkzODEtOWE1M2NhMWQ1YzQ1&hl=en
> On 27 June 2011 22:16, Julian Tait <julian at futureeverything.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> I think it would be good to talk about this at the OKCON - for those of us
>> who are going to be there - as I find the process of contributing difficult.
>> Many of the platforms that have been suggested for submission are alien to
>> me. I do believe there is a cultural issue with all of this and I do want to
>> contribute. I did a bit of work on the Wordpress version, but it seemed that
>> it was made redundant as soon as it started.
>> Julian
>> On 27 Jun 2011, at 10:45, Antti Poikola wrote:
>>
>> Personally I don't believe that technology is the issue. How about some
>> sort of kick-start (re-start) as part of the coming Open Knowledge
>> Conference in Berlin?
>>
>> -Jogi
>>
>> On 27.6.2011 12:39, Tim McNamara wrote:
>>
>> Hi all, I'm a little concerned that we haven't been able to muster any
>> contributions after starting this group.
>>
>> Sara F had a suggestion a few weeks ago that GitHub might be a better
>> place to store the content. I have also been considering http://booki.cc,
>> which powers the very successful FLOSS manuals.
>>
>> Is the technology the issue? Is there anything I can do to make things
>> easier or more interesting?
>>
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