[opensolaris-summit] Confusion over schedule

[Brandorr]

On 10/1/07, Glynn Foster <Glynn.Foster at sun.com> wrote:
> Hey,
>
> A few of you have noted privately about the current talk selection in the schedule -
>
>  http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/indiana/summit/
>
> I'd like to clarify this a little, so that people don't put in needless work
> preparing talks.
>
> The schedule at this stage is very, very un-finalized.
>
> We're trying to get to a stage where we have a rough idea of the various
> breakouts that people are interested in and who might moderate them. If you've
> read the minutes from the summit calls, we're looking to focus the first day on
> potential 3 topics (install, packaging, modernization) and come up with a
> selection of breakouts. On Sunday, we're thinking that we could tackle some of
> the social issues that people have brought up eg. how to lower the barrier to
> contribution.
>
> Either way, please ignore the schedule for the moment. There will be *no* formal
> talks. No one should be preparing a formal presentation unless you are
> specifically asked to.

Huh? Why would someone be contacted to prepare a formal presentation,
if there aren't any? (Who would be doing the contacting? Who would
chose who is going to be contacted?)

> One thought we had was to open up each day with a set of
> lightning talks [1] around a set of topics, focusing on a very short summary of
> the topic area, but drilling down into the problems that need facing.
>
> Hope that clears things up. If you'd like to participate in planning
> discussions, join our call tomorrow.

Personally, I think there should be more open discussions, as
apparently planning is happening offline now. How about twice per
week? Or at the very least move more of the planning to the list.

>
>
> thanks,
>
> Glynn
>
> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_Talk
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