Jeff,
I think Stephen summarises the intent of the cookbook well as a guide
rather than a mandate.
I see it also as a way to expand what you have been doing individually
(collecting collective knowledge) into a self help which is not limited
by the time constraints of one person. Initially when there was only 1
foss4g event per year it was possible for one person to be the core
driver, but we now have scores of events per year.
Bob,
I'd anticipate there being subheading in the Cookbook for using the
LiveDVD at FOSS4G events.
On 7/09/2012 1:00 AM, Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul) wrote:
All,
Related to this, I've been wondering about how to go about setting up a
business specific LiveDVD. Is there a possible synergy to be had with a recipe
derived DVD (collection?) ??.
Bobb
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Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Should we write a FOSS4G Cookbook?
Hello,
I think the 'cookbook' is a great idea! It is about capturing our
collective knowledge and experience, it not about limiting
creativity or change. Just like in software when you have an
individual contributor that has passion, vision and drive can
create wonderful things, you also have to help the other
contributors that are not so visionary to do a good job. The
'cookbook' gives us a recipe for success, it is the basic stuff
that you need to know to get the job done successfully. To
continue with the analogy a visionary chef looks at the recipe
and changes it to suit his creative talents.
So it all depends on whether we "require" people to only follow
the recipe or we use it as a guideline for people that are
volunteering to help but may not have had past experience to get
things done correctly.
The cookbook is a great idea in my opinion.
-Steve W
On 9/6/2012 10:14 AM, Jeff McKenna wrote:
> Hello Cameron,
>
> Making sure that a transfer of knowledge happens from one
FOSS4G local
> committee to the next is something that I've championed for a
very
> long time now - it is a thankless invisible task that not many
are
> aware is happening (archiving documents, pinging committee
members
> over and over to openly archive documents and logos and files,
making
> sure such critical parts of FOSS4G are kept - ribbon in logo,
t-shirts
> for attendees, hands-on workshops - to the point that local
committees
> kind of become annoyed with me).
>
> My vision of FOSS4G (credit here to original "FOSS4G Heroes"
such as
> Venka and Markus of course) has always been very simple: to
spread the
> Open Source Geospatial passion all around the world. It has
not been
> about money or politics. The result has been FOSS4G local
committees
> are free to take this passion and mold it into their own
vision.
> Events such as FOSS4G Cape Town in 2008 are proof of this.
>
> I worry that such a 'cookbook' will hinder this open passion
and
> vision for a local committee.
>
> The first drafts of such a cookbook came many years ago from
Paul
> Ramsey, from his 2007 experiences. Since then I've heard
rumblings
> from Arnulf, Cameron and others.
>
> I guess it is time for such guidelines. For sure we need a
conference
> Content Management System internal to OSGeo that is required
for all
> FOSS4G local committees to use (not external systems such as
> Basecamp); this is critical.
>
>
> -jeff
>
>
>
>
>
> On 12-09-05 7:34 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>> In analysing the downfall of FOSS4G 2012 [1] one of the key
lessons
>> that became apparent to me is that we are not very efficient
at
>> passing on Lessons Learned from one conference to the next.
>>
>> Could we do a better job of knowledge transfer by building an
OSGeo
>> Conference Body of Knowledge? Something like a FOSS4G Cookbook
[2]?
>>
>> If so, what should be the scope of the cookbook? Should it
only be
>> for the international FOSS4G event? Should it cover regional
>> conferences too? Should it also cover FOSS4G steams in other
conferences?
>>
>> Who thinks this idea is important enough that you would like
to help
>> write sections of the Cookbook, or help with editing?
>>
>> What format should we use to write the Cookbook? Maybe a wiki?
>>
>> I'm interested to help push this idea forward if we as a
community
>> think that there will be value in such a collaboratively
edited document.
>>
>> If you have an interest, please respond on the OSGeo
conference_dev
>> email list (rather than OSGeo Discuss)
>>
>> [1]
>> http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/analysing-
downfall-of-f
>> oss4g-2012.html
>>
>> [2] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Cookbook
>> [3] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev
>>
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