(CCing Knut and Alexandra since they are key to this discussion and I'm not sure whether they are in the marketing list already)
Context: we are discussing http://wiki.qt-project.org/Qt_local_groups - more below. On 12/07/2011 09:31 AM, ext Randall G. Arnold wrote: > Quim as a "local networker" you know I'm 100% in agreement here, > especially your previous comments relating back to MeeGo. I have got more backing to this idea in other channels but all of it came from people familiar with these MeeGo networks. More backing and any alternative ideas are welcome before we decide the way forward. > When we were developing the local groups "management" (and I hate using > that word here, maybe there's a better one) on the wiki it was a little > rough at first but we definitely refined the model and got it to working > well just before the plug was pulled. I think what we arrived at could > easily work for Qt. > > One con with MeeGo groups was the number of solutions people were using > (Meetup.com, Facebook, etc) BUT with the right organizer, and focus on > one master (ie, wiki) as the central info site, coordination can work > well. With that said, I still believe a master calendar is critical for > scheduling, sharing and discovering activities at all levels. The discussion about tools is in fact divided in two pieces: - What tools use each group to organize and discuss themselves. Perhaps the Qt Project is / will be better equipped to offer all the tools needed. What are the needs? There is also the aspect of promotion, and this is why each group used the most popular channels in their area. Meetup or Facebook might be perfect for a location while being irrelevant or directly banned in another area. Ideally the basic needs would be satisfied within qt-project.org and then each group could extend their calls in whatever channels they prefer to use. - What calendar tool do we use as Qt Project to follow all the activity going on, or just whatever matters to us. local groups are key in this discussion but it affects many other areas. I have opened fire at http://wiki.qt-project.org/Events#Looking_for_the_right_calendar_tool and everybody is invited to push this discussion (in a thread apart, please) until we reach to a conclusion. > I also disagreed with the MeeGo philosophy that posted events had to > include MeeGo-specific content; for instance, I could see an > HTML5-focused event as useful for Qt developers even if Qt was not > specifically mentioned... and therefore worth posting to community > events. But of course event content would need to be somehow relevant. I don't think we are going to have any problems on this. As long as it's interesting enough for a Qt contributors to list it and it's not spam I don't see the harm in adding it. > Qt seems to be almost non-existent in Texas so my challenge is to build > something from scratch. Not impossible, but will depend highly on > available devices. So I will work on a device developer program for Qt > (like I did MeeGo) if everyone sees merit. Something I would love to see is the possibility to tag / categorize the location of qt-project.org individual users and organizations. As a result anybody could go and find out who is in Dallas specifically, or in Texas, or in USA... A way to do this is to use MediaWiki categories, just like Wikipedia does. However, there seems to be still an ongoing debate about the wiki tool the Qt Project should finally use... Now the closest that comes to mind is http://www.meetup.com/QtEverywhere/Plano-TX/ http://www.meetup.com/QtEverywhere/Dallas-TX/ http://www.meetup.com/QtEverywhere/Cypress-TX/ http://www.meetup.com/QtEverywhere/San-Antonio-TX/ http://developer.qt.nokia.com/groups/qt_usa/members which is better than nothing but, I agree, far from ideal. -- Quim > On December 7, 2011 at 11:26 AM Quim Gil <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 12/06/2011 09:15 PM, ext [email protected] wrote: > > > (((Better link))) > > > > > > When asking about Qt Project marketing priorities a clear feedback > > > was the articulation of local groups. > > > > > > Here we go: http://wiki.qt-project.org/Qt_local_groups > > > > Local groups are also key to prioritize and expand Qt Project > activities. > > > > For instance, I just learned about http://www.opensourcedays.org/ and > > event hosted in Copenhagen. They must have an interest in Qt since their > > call for participation mentions it. However, I have really no idea about > > the relevance, style and "local karma" of this event so for me it's > > difficult to make any kind of recommendation. However, I bet for a > > Copenhagen Qt Network (or however we want to call them) it would be > > peanuts to get an opinion and, if interesting, collaborate for a better > > presence there. > > > > And we are talking about an example in Western Europe, having English as > > primary language! The need is even higher in China, Russia, Indonesia > > (long etc) where there are large developer communities organizing events > > that people like me are mostly unaware of, and won't even find in an > > online search unless managing the local language(s). > > > > Ideas? Who wants to step in? > > > > -- > > Quim > > _______________________________________________ > > Marketing mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing > > Randall (Randy) Arnold > Developer and Enthusiast Advocate > http://texrat.net > +18177396806 > _______________________________________________ Marketing mailing list [email protected] http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing
