[IAEP] [Sugar-devel] FudCon January 2009

[Walter Bender]

If we can make progress on just this list, it would be great.

-walter

On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 6:49 AM, Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu at sugarlabs.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> do we have any new Sugar features to add to F11 other than Sugar 0.84?
> Some areas I can think of:
>
> - server pieces like backup, etc
> - fast user switching
> - better integration with other desktops, for example by using the
> same NM settings storage that GNOME, or by using the same presence
> infrastructure (telepathy's mission control [0]),
> - improved support or performance for live usb images,
> - thin client improvements,
> - more?
>
> If we have a substantial amount of value to bring to F11, may be a
> good idea to have a session in FudCon explaining it.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tomeu
>
> [0] http://mission-control.sourceforge.net/
>
> On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 4:52 PM, David Farning <dfarning at sugarlabs.org> wrote:
>> Great news, Fedora has invited Sugar Labs and OLPC to participate in
>> FudCon[1] January 2009.
>>
>> Paul Frields, Fedora project leader, announces the purpose of FUDCon
>> as,  "FUDCon is usually meant to bring
>> together Fedora community members to work on initiatives that will
>> impact the next (and possibly future) release of our platform, Fedora
>> 11 at the end of May 2009."
>>
>> By inviting us, that must mean that Fedora considers the initiatives
>> at Sugar Labs and OLPC as having an impact in the future Fedora
>> releases:)  I know that I think that the work we are doing at Sugar
>> Labs will have an impact, it is great to see the Fedora thinks so too.
>>
>> Working closely with Fedora will have a number of advantages for both
>> Sugar Labs and OLPC.  Fedora and Red Hat have been successful players
>> in the software market for several years.
>>
>> Paul asks that we:
>> 1. Sign up as participants on the FUDon11[1] web page.  There will be
>> limited funding available.
>>
>> 2. Get a rough estimate of how many people will be attending for Sugar Labs.
>>
>> 3. Start listing event Ideas on the webpage.
>>
>> Ed is setting up XoCamp to align with FUDCom.  We should be hearing
>> more on that later today!
>>
>> thanks
>> david
>>
>> 1. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon/FUDConF11
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