planet.sugarlabs.org explanation blurb

[Greg Dekoenigsberg]

+1 to Walter's original blurb, and +2 to Caroline's edits.

Ship it!  :)

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On Wed, 3 Dec 2008, Caroline Meeks wrote:

> Blurb: Planet Sugar Labs is a collection of personal blogs by Sugar
> Labs community contributors. Sugar Labs is the collective effort
> of a community of smart and passionate people working (in very
> different ways) to solve the same problem: giving everyone an
> opportunity to learn to learn.  Our community members write about what excites them about learning, Sugar, and the Sugar
> community. In the spirit of free software, we share and criticize—that is how we learn and improve and encourage participation by newcomers.  Enjoy and join the
> conversation.
> 
> -Random edits.  I think everything we write should encourage people to join and contribute. - CM
> 
> 
> On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com> wrote:
>       I think it should mention cookies somewhere.
>
>       Blurb: Planet Sugar Labs is a collection of personal blogs by Sugar
> Labs community contributors. We encourage community members to speak
> up about what excites them about learning, Sugar, and the Sugar
> community. In the spirit of free software, we encourage sharing and
> criticism—that is how we learn and improve. Also, by being open about
> the thinking behind our work, we hope the reader will gain some
> further insights into work itself. Sugar Labs is the collective effort
> of a community of smart and passionate people working (in very
> different ways) to solve the same problem: given everyone an
> opportunity to learn to learn.
> 
> -walter
> 
> 
> On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 12:15 PM, Mel Chua <mel at melchua.com> wrote:
> > We're working an explanation blurb for the top of planet.sugarlabs.org.
> > This is a small, fast miniproject. If you want to participate:
> >
> > * See current draft text below.
> > * Respond with edits in the next 24 hours. All replies must contain a
> > complete draft of a blurb to be considered - instead of saying things
> > like "I think it should mention cookies somewhere," write a draft of the
> > blurb that mentions ponies and send that out! Blurbs may be annotated to
> > clarify your intentions. ;-)
> > * I will aggregate edits and send final text to Bernie 24 hours from now.
> >
> > Note that I am claiming temporary benevolent dictatorship on the blurb,
> > but after we send to Bernie in 24 hours anyone can take editorialship
> > and beat it into the next-gen of cohesiveness with a stick if they want. ;-)
> >
> > Thanks, y'all!
> >
> > -Mel
> >
> > --------
> >
> > Blurb: Planet Sugar Labs is a collection of personal blogs by Sugar Labs
> > community contributors. We experiment, make guesses and predictions that
> > sometimes don't work out, and we don't always agree on things. We trust
> > that you'll be able to sort through the chaos and make up your own mind.
> > By opening up our thoughts behind the work we do, we hope to show how
> > Sugar Labs is a collective effort of a community of smart and passionate
> > people working (in very different ways) to solve the same problem:
> > learning about learning.
> >
> > Annotation: I'm looking to strike a balance between "simplify and
> > amplify" (a central/cohesive message, I'm assuming) and having the
> > different voices and opinions of Sugar contributors come out as
> > individuals - who might disagree, and be confusing in their disagreement
> > for a viewer from the outside world.
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