Hi All,

We are on a tight timescale to get the second desktop architects meeting
off the ground. I have included the current agenda below. Although we
have invited a significant number of people already, if you know of
people who might be interested in attending and who would be relevant
for any of the identified topics, please drop Marc Miller
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or myself an e-mail.

See also http://groups.osdl.org/workgroups/dtl/desktop_architects/dam2/

Proposed Agenda topics for the May Desktop Architects Meeting: 

- Summary reports and outputs from recent desktop technical events & 
activities
        - Wireless Summit 
        - Power Management Summit 
        - Printing Summit
        - Portland Project 
        - Libre Graphics
        - LSB Desktop 
        - OSDL Open Driver site 
        - Distro Updates
        - Sound & Multimedia 
 
- ISV & Developer support discussion topics: 
        - Portland Road Map 
        - OSDL Developer portal 
        - Tools to help enforce ABI stability 
        - Packaging tools: additional features, standard of use 
 
* Linux Desktop & Standards: There are several important standardization

efforts underway for the Linux Desktop :  LSB Desktop, 
FreeDesktop/Portland and OpenDocument Format (ODF). In which areas are 
we missing good standards? Are existing calendaring standards up to
their 
job? 

* Open Source Drivers: At the last DAM meeting, Printing and Wireless
were 
defined as high priority projects for the desktop, which other specific 
driver areas are in need of more attention? 

* Sound & Multimedia: Multimedia is still perceived as an area where the

Linux Desktop is weak:  What is the current status of multimedia support

in Linux distributions? What infrastructure can application developers 
rely on, and what is still missing? Codecs & patents: OSS and legal 
aspects etc.
 
* Manageability / remote desktop management: Lowering TCO (Total Cost of

Ownership) is an important driver for Linux client /desktop adoption. 
Maintenance costs form a significant part of TCO and are closely coupled

to the availability of high quality management solutions for Linux 
clients. What solutions exist today and what are the challenges that 
todays generation of management tools face?

Waldo Bastian
Linux Client Architect - Client Linux Foundation Technology
Channel Platform Solutions Group
Intel Corporation - http://www.intel.com/go/linux
OSDL DTL Tech Board Chairman

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