Beautiful! Regards, KAM
On September 21, 2017 5:44:35 AM EDT, Sharan Foga <sha...@apache.org> wrote: >Hi All > >I'm including a final copy of the FOSDEM devroom proposal that was >submitted below as I'm going to remove the temporary page I created on >the wiki to draft it. Posting it here means that the details will be in >our mailing list archives for future reference. > >Thanks >Sharan > >------------------------ >Title: Apache Software Foundation Collaboration and Community Lab (or >ASF CoLab) > >Description: >The Apache Software Foundation Collaboration and Community Lab devroom >is intended to provide a common space to: >- engage with users, contributors and committers from any of the ASF >project communities >- encourage cross collaboration and knowledge sharing across Apache >projects >- promote a healthy open source development culture >- disseminate information around common themes that are of interest to >Apache and open source projects in general >- attract new open source contributors by providing introduction to >projects and technologies >- collaborate with other open source foundations and institutions > >Open source foundations such as Apache,have a unique perspective on >open source and their communities. Each have their own range of >projects, culture and view of their role in the open source world. By >sharing knowledge, stories and experience, this devroom aims encourage >greater collaboration both internally and externally and to bridge the >gap between projects. The ASF generally holds one or two conferences a >year but this does not attract people from the complete range of Apache >projects so by being more active in regional conferences such as >FOSDEM, the ASF is looking to reach out to more of the existing project >communities as well as attracting new users and contributors. > >Another area that this devroom could help is in cross foundation >project collaboration. Many people in open source are involved with >multiple foundations and this devroom could be used to help to break >down any perceived barriers between foundations. > >This is not a technical devroom and instead will be a community >oriented common space with a focus on collaboration related topics, >introductions to Apache projects, and common themes such as software >licensing, community culture, trademarks, project maturity models, >governance and legal. Apache (and open source foundations in general) >help provide not only a legal structure and governance but also an >special environment where open source projects can be established and >grow. > >For example a key part of the ASF is its collaborative culture, the >Apache Wayââ¬Â, a set of open, transparent and community empowering >behaviours that encourage community growth and longevity. These >behaviours and way of working can be successfully utilised across many >open source projects as well as commercial organisations. Other >projects or foundations may have similar cultural advice, tools, >guidance or best practice that could be useful to share. > >Content will be a mix of presentations, and dynamic discussions with a >key focus on audience interaction and responding to questions. > >Why does it fit FOSDEM >With over 300 open source initiatives, the Apache Software Foundation >has its own unique perspective on open source and project communities. >Open source foundations are an important source of projects as they >help to promote open development and create and establish healthy >communities around open source projects. Sharing knowledge, stories and >experience will encourage greater collaboration and interaction within >Apache Software Foundation projects and also help build and strengthen >relationships with other open source foundations to encourage cross >foundation collaboration. > >Timeslot: >Both days > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org >For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
