Hi, Quim Gil wrote: > Same here. This has been an interesting approach for a while but it is > not sustainable. Some reasons:
<snip some good reasons> It also results in a lot of unused/underused hardware. > On the other hand it is convenient to take some advantage from events, > since in one go they can save a lot of boring shipping logistics and > there is some marketing potential that a company has when being able to > address the recipients face to face in a session, a booth, etc. And vice > versa, the recipients also have a chance to ask questions and provide > direct feedback to the generous donor of that interesting hardware. Conferences are great places to meet people who might appreciate hardware - but appreciating should be a prerequisite :) One model I quite like is the Google model where there are a few people walking around the conference with a few spare phones - and if they run into someone who's passionate about Android, they'll offer them one. It has limited scope, but great effect. > Relating devices with training sessions makes sense. Competitions are > also a way to proof who has the skills and the interest to create > something. Yup, my preferred methods. Training sessions allows you the added benefit of centralising shipping (as you point out). > The Community Device Program can be of big help not only bringing the > right devices to the right contributors, but also keeping the MeeGo > events clean from this increasing gadget desire pollution. Yes, please! This started with Google & the G1 around 3 years ago, then Nokia & the N900 in Amsterdam (a nice surprise!), then the Nexus One at the Collaboration Summit and again at OSCON last year, and then at the MeeGo conference it felt like some people were turning up saying "so what hardware do you think we'll get?" A laptop or a phone shouldn't be the New T-shirt. Cheers, Dave. -- maemo.org docsmaster Email: [email protected] Jabber: [email protected] _______________________________________________ MeeGo-community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.meego.com/listinfo/meego-community
