Thanks Quim, I did not know about the Dallas Qt Meetup group and it did not show
up in my searches.
With ony 1 member (2 with me joining) that is a bit discouraging. However, I
have around 50 members still lurking in the Dallas area MeeGo group so I will
work toward consolidation.
Randy
On December 7, 2011 at 1:53 PM Quim Gil <[email protected]> wrote:
> (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
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