> ----- Original message -----
> From: "Foster, Dawn M" <[email protected]>
> To: "Mark Constable" <[email protected]>
> cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [MeeGo-community] Community Device Program - Intel contribution
> Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 08:08:29 -0800
>
>
>
> On Mar 3, 2011, at 7:29 AM, Mark Constable wrote:
>
> > On 04/03/11, Foster, Dawn M wrote:
> >>> Personally speaking, I would much rather click on a Paypal
> >>> button than "waste" any amount of time spent on a form applying
> >>> for a device that I will probably never get (in my case).
> >>
> >> I'm curious why you assume that you wouldn't be eligible to
> >> receive devices? The eligibility criteria on the wiki isn't
> >> particularly extensive.
> >
> > Because I haven't made any tangible contributions to MeeGo and
> > there are probably a heap of folks more deserving. However, I
> > need a MeeGo touch enabled device now, or sooner than latter.
> >
>
> So this is a good point. At this point in the project, there are probably
> a lot of developers, for example, who haven't *yet* made significant
> contributions to MeeGo, since the project is still relatively new.
> But, those developers might be interested in doing something really
> cool or in porting an application from another device over to MeeGo.
>
> I wonder if we should relax this requirement: "Have a record of
> meaningful contribution to the MeeGo project" to make it a preference.
> Something like, "People with a record of meaningful contribution to the
> MeeGo project are preferred."
>
> Any thoughts?
>
Early on in this discussion the requirement was somewhat looser. We had talked
about developers with really innovative ideas (and the demonstrated ability to
bring them about). In fact that was specifically what TI had proposed for
Pandaboard giveaways.
Obviously requirements will be on a per-device and/or per-provider basis, and I
would encourage every provider to have some flexibility and variability in
their requirements, ie, a list of different ways to qualify. The only drawback
I can see with preference placed on MeeGo history is that it *can* lead to the
sort of situation Mark was concerned about, where certain members are
repeatedly benefitting. So I would add the caveat that we need to track
handouts and try to prevent or at least minimize multiple awards.
Randy
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