[advocacy-discuss] Project Proposal: OpenSolaris Community Innovation Awards Program

[Jim Grisanzio]

Project Proposal: OpenSolaris Community Innovation Awards Program

Purpose: To specify and implement the OpenSolaris Community Innovation Awards Program

Sponsoring CG: Advocacy

Project Members: Teresa Giacomini, Jim Grisanzio, Jesse Silver, Alta Elstad, James Lui, Ben Rockwood

Project Description: The members of this project team are currently working on the OpenSolaris Community Innovation Awards Program [1] based on Sun's announcement of its Open Source community Innovation Awards Program [2]. Activities so far include the following: definition of entries, the number of prizes, the payout amounts, judging issues, infrastructure support, and more. Final rules and schedules will be announced in late January. Awards program work has been taking place in the open via list conversation [3], daily conference calls, and on the Genunix wiki. As documents are completed they will be archived in the project on opensolaris.org, and that project will be the central location for all official contest information. Wiki work will continue to provide site editing flexibility for people to contribute to the contest operations, but contest applicants will be directed to the project on opensolaris.org to participate in the contest itself.

Project Needs: A project space on opensolaris.org to supplement the Advocacy-sponsored discussion list.

Related Projects: All of the other Sun-sponsored open source projects chosen to participate in the Open Source Innovations Award Program and any other project or community group on opensolaris.org that wishes to participate.

References:

[1] OpenSolaris Community Innovation Awards Program:
    http://www.genunix.org/wiki/index.php/OpenSolaris_Community_Innovation_Awards

[2] Sun's Open Source Community Innovation Awards Program:
    http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/pr/2007-12/sunflash.20071205.1.xml

[3] awards-program list:
    http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/awards-program



Jim
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