Council nomination: me again

As noted earlier, I intend to run again (see below)

Randall (Randy) Arnold
maemo.org community council
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From: "Randall Arnold‎" <texrat@ovi.com>
To: "Maemo Community‎" <maemo-community@maemo.org>
Subject: [Council] maemo.org council: intent to run again for 2010
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:27:06 -0600

Greetings Maemo community!  For Moblin folks with no current
maemo.org ties this is mostly an FYI (although I encourage you to
engage in the process if you are interested).

I was going to hold off on this announcement but given the high
demand for guidance vis-a-vis the Maemo-Moblin-MeeGo transformation I
felt it would be a good idea to announce my candidacy for re-election
along with my intentions (platform).

As many on the Maemo side know I was originally involved with the
Maemo devices as a Nokia factory QA engineer and in 2009 transitioned
into more of a community-support role when my Nokia position was
eliminated.

I will list my recent efforts, new projects and future plans as
follows:

Recent Efforts

As a council member I championed the welcoming of new members and
rolled out a volunteer program called Maemo Greeters with a very
simple goal: ask members to include helpful links in their
talk.maemo.org signatures, thus easily propogating helpful info
throughout the forum.  The program was more successful than I had
even imagined, growing through user suggestions to include multiple
languages and a variety of resources and approaches.  I see value in
continuing this at MeeGo.

Another initiative was Community Outreach.  With the guidance of the
maemo.org community I developed flyers and began reaching out to
user/developer/enthusist groups who would potentially have interest. 
Along with Ed Page and Andrew Black (and input from others as well),
we began working on outreach policies, procedures and budget.  I
believe this is also important to continue for MeeGo.

I have also been a strong advocate for the community device owners,
successfully working with Nokia to resolve a quality issue with micro
USB connectors coming out of N900s.  I will continue to use my blog
as a fact-based pulpit for user advocacy.

New Projects

One item I think has paramount importance is Bugzilla.  It's critical
to make sure the MeeGo bug tracking structure supports the various
needs a multi-device OS platform will encounter.  Nokia Pilots has a
very rich and robust tracking system and my hope is that we will be
allowed to benchmark against it and possibly even duplicate its
structure if that proves to have merit.  I have volunteered to
participate in this effort.

Following that, I have been putting together a presentation for
getting feedback mechanisms of various types onto Maemo devices,
including a bug reporting wizard.  I believe this should be carried
into MeeGo and am refactoring my presentation accordingly.

I would also like to take the lessons learned (especially my own)
from maemo.org Brainstorm for creation of a similar but better system
for MeeGo.

Future Plans

I see the creation of a discussion forum as a great need.  Just as we
created new email lists for MeeGo as opposed to renaming or reusing
maemo.org lists, I believe we should create an entirely new forum
that reflects this "reboot".  Yes that will be hectic for those who
will "live in both worlds" for a while but I am uncomfortable with
plopping a huge legacy forum on top of the incoming Moblin
contingent.  Let's all start into this on equal footing!

I also plan to learn QT + Python development to better understand the
needs of developers (as well as for personal growth).

Platform

My belief is that almost every user is a potential
developer/designer/tester/evangelist/etc and should be approached in
that spirit.  They need to feel instantly welcomed in any community
with which they identify.  Making MeeGo's goals and infrastructure
clear and open is foremost among my interests.  I wlll continue
working tirelessly to be a face of and for the community.  I will be
approachable and sympathetic to sincere constructive criticism.

Voting

Please see these discussions at talk.maemo.org for voting details:

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=44623
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=44036

I'm nervous about this big advent but excited too.  I intend to do
what I can to make the change positive.  Thanks for your vote!

Randall (Randy) Arnold
maemo.org community council



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Randall,

Aughhhhhh.... Oh no, not again..... Oh wait it is TexRat; I
second... :)

Nathan

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[mailto:maemo-community-bounces@maemo.org] On Behalf Of Randall Arnold
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 12:49 PM
To: Maemo Community
Subject: Council nomination: me again


As noted earlier, I intend to run again (see below)

Randall (Randy) Arnold
maemo.org community council
<http://tabulacrypticum.wordpress.com/>
http://tabulacrypticum.wordpress.com/




----- Original message -----
From: "Randall Arnoldý" <texrat@ovi.com>
To: "Maemo Communityý" <maemo-community@maemo.org>
Subject: [Council] maemo.org council: intent to run again for 2010
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:27:06 -0600

Greetings Maemo community! For Moblin folks with no current maemo.org ties
this is mostly an FYI (although I encourage you to engage in the process if
you are interested).

I was going to hold off on this announcement but given the high demand for
guidance vis-a-vis the Maemo-Moblin-MeeGo transformation I felt it would be
a good idea to announce my candidacy for re-election along with my
intentions (platform).

As many on the Maemo side know I was originally involved with the Maemo
devices as a Nokia factory QA engineer and in 2009 transitioned into more of
a community-support role when my Nokia position was eliminated.

I will list my recent efforts, new projects and future plans as follows:

Recent Efforts

As a council member I championed the welcoming of new members and rolled out
a volunteer program called Maemo Greeters with a very simple goal: ask
members to include helpful links in their talk.maemo.org signatures, thus
easily propogating helpful info throughout the forum. The program was more
successful than I had even imagined, growing through user suggestions to
include multiple languages and a variety of resources and approaches. I see
value in continuing this at MeeGo.

Another initiative was Community Outreach. With the guidance of the
maemo.org community I developed flyers and began reaching out to
user/developer/enthusist groups who would potentially have interest. Along
with Ed Page and Andrew Black (and input from others as well), we began
working on outreach policies, procedures and budget. I believe this is also
important to continue for MeeGo.

I have also been a strong advocate for the community device owners,
successfully working with Nokia to resolve a quality issue with micro USB
connectors coming out of N900s. I will continue to use my blog as a
fact-based pulpit for user advocacy.

New Projects

One item I think has paramount importance is Bugzilla. It's critical to
make sure the MeeGo bug tracking structure supports the various needs a
multi-device OS platform will encounter. Nokia Pilots has a very rich and
robust tracking system and my hope is that we will be allowed to benchmark
against it and possibly even duplicate its structure if that proves to have
merit. I have volunteered to participate in this effort.

Following that, I have been putting together a presentation for getting
feedback mechanisms of various types onto Maemo devices, including a bug
reporting wizard. I believe this should be carried into MeeGo and am
refactoring my presentation accordingly.

I would also like to take the lessons learned (especially my own) from
maemo.org Brainstorm for creation of a similar but better system for MeeGo.

Future Plans

I see the creation of a discussion forum as a great need. Just as we
created new email lists for MeeGo as opposed to renaming or reusing
maemo.org lists, I believe we should create an entirely new forum that
reflects this "reboot". Yes that will be hectic for those who will "live in
both worlds" for a while but I am uncomfortable with plopping a huge legacy
forum on top of the incoming Moblin contingent. Let's all start into this
on equal footing!

I also plan to learn QT + Python development to better understand the needs
of developers (as well as for personal growth).

Platform

My belief is that almost every user is a potential
developer/designer/tester/evangelist/etc and should be approached in that
spirit. They need to feel instantly welcomed in any community with which
they identify. Making MeeGo's goals and infrastructure clear and open is
foremost among my interests. I wlll continue working tirelessly to be a
face of and for the community. I will be approachable and sympathetic to
sincere constructive criticism.

Voting

Please see these discussions at talk.maemo.org for voting details:

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=44623
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=44036

I'm nervous about this big advent but excited too. I intend to do what I
can to make the change positive. Thanks for your vote!

Randall (Randy) Arnold
maemo.org community council
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So the rat runs again! What a surprise!

Your dedication to process, community and MaemoMeeGo knows no bounds!

I third the nomination of "El Rato de Texas!"

Jeremiah

On Mar 3, 2010, at 8:34 PM, Nathan Anderson wrote:

> Randall,
>
> Aughhhhhh.... Oh no, not again..... Oh wait it is TexRat; I second... :)
>
> Nathan
>
> From: maemo-community-bounces@maemo.org [mailto:maemo-community-bounces@maemo.org] On Behalf Of Randall Arnold
> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 12:49 PM
> To: Maemo Community
> Subject: Council nomination: me again
>
> As noted earlier, I intend to run again (see below)
>
> Randall (Randy) Arnold
> maemo.org community council
> http://tabulacrypticum.wordpress.com/
>
>
> ----- Original message -----
> From: "Randall Arnold‎" <texrat@ovi.com>
> To: "Maemo Community‎" <maemo-community@maemo.org>
> Subject: [Council] maemo.org council: intent to run again for 2010
> Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:27:06 -0600
>
> Greetings Maemo community! For Moblin folks with no current maemo.org ties this is mostly an FYI (although I encourage you to engage in the process if you are interested).
>
> I was going to hold off on this announcement but given the high demand for guidance vis-a-vis the Maemo-Moblin-MeeGo transformation I felt it would be a good idea to announce my candidacy for re-election along with my intentions (platform).
>
> As many on the Maemo side know I was originally involved with the Maemo devices as a Nokia factory QA engineer and in 2009 transitioned into more of a community-support role when my Nokia position was eliminated.
>
> I will list my recent efforts, new projects and future plans as follows:
>
> Recent Efforts
>
> As a council member I championed the welcoming of new members and rolled out a volunteer program called Maemo Greeters with a very simple goal: ask members to include helpful links in their talk.maemo.org signatures, thus easily propogating helpful info throughout the forum. The program was more successful than I had even imagined, growing through user suggestions to include multiple languages and a variety of resources and approaches. I see value in continuing this at MeeGo.
>
> Another initiative was Community Outreach. With the guidance of the maemo.org community I developed flyers and began reaching out to user/developer/enthusist groups who would potentially have interest. Along with Ed Page and Andrew Black (and input from others as well), we began working on outreach policies, procedures and budget. I believe this is also important to continue for MeeGo.
>
> I have also been a strong advocate for the community device owners, successfully working with Nokia to resolve a quality issue with micro USB connectors coming out of N900s. I will continue to use my blog as a fact-based pulpit for user advocacy.
>
> New Projects
>
> One item I think has paramount importance is Bugzilla. It's critical to make sure the MeeGo bug tracking structure supports the various needs a multi-device OS platform will encounter. Nokia Pilots has a very rich and robust tracking system and my hope is that we will be allowed to benchmark against it and possibly even duplicate its structure if that proves to have merit. I have volunteered to participate in this effort.
>
> Following that, I have been putting together a presentation for getting feedback mechanisms of various types onto Maemo devices, including a bug reporting wizard. I believe this should be carried into MeeGo and am refactoring my presentation accordingly.
>
> I would also like to take the lessons learned (especially my own) from maemo.org Brainstorm for creation of a similar but better system for MeeGo.
>
> Future Plans
>
> I see the creation of a discussion forum as a great need. Just as we created new email lists for MeeGo as opposed to renaming or reusing maemo.org lists, I believe we should create an entirely new forum that reflects this "reboot". Yes that will be hectic for those who will "live in both worlds" for a while but I am uncomfortable with plopping a huge legacy forum on top of the incoming Moblin contingent. Let's all start into this on equal footing!
>
> I also plan to learn QT + Python development to better understand the needs of developers (as well as for personal growth).
>
> Platform
>
> My belief is that almost every user is a potential developer/designer/tester/evangelist/etc and should be approached in that spirit. They need to feel instantly welcomed in any community with which they identify. Making MeeGo's goals and infrastructure clear and open is foremost among my interests. I wlll continue working tirelessly to be a face of and for the community. I will be approachable and sympathetic to sincere constructive criticism.
>
> Voting
>
> Please see these discussions at talk.maemo.org for voting details:
>
> http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=44623
> http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=44036
>
> I'm nervous about this big advent but excited too. I intend to do what I can to make the change positive. Thanks for your vote!
>
> Randall (Randy) Arnold
> maemo.org community council
>
>
>
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On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 18:48, Randall Arnold <texrat@ovi.com> wrote:
>
> As noted earlier, I intend to run again (see below)

Thanks Randall. I've a few questions for the candidates, your answers
would be appreciated:


Sprint process
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is the main organised point of contact between Nokia, the paid
contributors and the community, however the maemo.org sprint process
is quite heavy for volunteers and it often seems to be a checklist
affair; rather than a collaborative planning exercise.

1) Do you see any flaws in it, and how do you think it can be improved?

2) What are your thoughts on ongoing communication during the sprint?


MeeGo
~~~~~
MeeGo is, IMHO, the single biggest thing to happen to Maemo since the
770. In many ways, it's the opening up of the design processes that
many of us have wanted in Maemo for so long. As Maemo as an operating
system disappears, this will have a big effect on the community.

3) As we move from "day zero" to "day one", what do you think the
priorities for the MeeGo community should be?

4) Should leaders in the MeeGo community (whether from a Moblin or
Maemo background) try to move the existing communities with them to
form the MeeGo community; or should a new community form around the
operating system and its devices?

4a) If yes, what steps should be taken to prevent overreactions and
allegations of "take over" that happened when internettablettalk.com's
theme changed to match the rest of maemo.org?

4b) If no, how do you see the relationship between the Maemo community
which has been "left behind" and the MeeGo community? How does the
Maemo community stay vibrant if large portions on moving on to Maemo's
successor, or drifting away to other mobile platforms?

5) What are your thoughts about existing maemo.org resources (such as
Extras, auto-builder, Bugzilla) as Nokia, and the paid contributors,
look to the future?


Community
~~~~~~~~~

6) How can we encourage more, and higher quality, applications for
Maemo - and specifically through Extras?


Thanks for your time in answering these questions. Your answers are
much appreciated.

Cheers,

Andrew

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