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

Thu Jul 7 10:15:37 UTC 2011

Yes, this weekend is very short notice. However, I thought I would take a
gamble to see whether it could still gain quorum. If not, but people are
still keen - it's very easy to push it out to some other date.

The times were my attempt at being accommodating! I'm expecting that the
6am, 10pm NZST will be the most popular.

On 7 July 2011 22:07, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org> wrote:

> 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?
> >>
> >> Tim McNamara
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