Hi, As you probably know, there have been some research done in the acadamic world related to GNOME in the past. However, from the GNOME point of view, this is not something we've been good at, or at least, we could do better. Like, keeping track of what has been done, pushing to get more research related to GNOME done, getting useful contributions out of the research projects used in GNOME, etc. We could even imagine the GNOME Foundation being a partner in research projects in the future (we're not ready for that now, of course).
Some people within our community are active in the academic world, and know quite well how these things work. We'd love those people to participate in an effort to make the GNOME community more open to the academic research. The goal is to create links with labs and research teams, and hopefully be able to help define projects which will be useful to GNOME. So, how do we make this happen? A few key people will be needed to lead this effort. We'll create a mailing list, which will be used to discuss how we can improve such collaborations, but which will also serve as an entry point for researchers who want to work with GNOME. We'll need to be open about proposals coming from researchers and as helpful as possible. One of the first steps will also be to find people in universities and labs who could be interested in collaborating with us. GNOME resources are of course available to make all this happen: svn, wiki, mailing lists, website, and many other things. Feedback is welcome, and volunteers will be cheered :-) Thanks, Vincent -- Les gens heureux ne sont pas pressés. _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
