<html> <head> <style></style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> > From: garycmartin@googlemail.com > Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 18:10:16 +0100 > To: marketing@lists.sugarlabs.org > Subject: [Marketing] Possible style for upstream/downstream diagram > > Hi folks, > > Spotted this info-graphic style a while back and thought it could be an ideal style for a diagram clarifying upstream/downstream relationships. Would likely switch it to a vertical portrait orientation, and be more 'watery' in metaphor than 'foodie', but I think you'll get the gist: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/starsammy/4605760111/ > > Need someone to list out the arcs/nodes, I'd only be up-to speed on a few of the more obvious relationships. > > Regards, > --Gary > > P.S. If I could remember who raised the topic, I would go haunt them for the details directly ;) May be from this thread Tues April 27th: <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/marketing/2010-April/002799.html">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/marketing/2010-April/002799.html</a> Here is an excerpt that speaks to the need for visual diagrams of SoaS and Sugar along with Upstream and Downstream partners/relationships-timelines/constraints.  Marketing can help here but the drawing of relationships an the intricacies involved in different release processes would best be accomplished if drawn up first by those closest to them. .......<meta http-equiv="CONTENT-TYPE" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><title></title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="OpenOffice.org 2.4 (Win32)"><style type="text/css"> </style>I believe we are all working towards the same goal. From the marketing, educational outreach, not so techy side of things, I believe we need some help actually understanding the process of getting the activities qualified, the time frame(timeline), the upstream-downstream relationships. I along with the Teachers, Educators, University Professors outside of Computer Science have a hard time understanding and visualizing the process.    Possibly a Workflow/Mindmap/Timeline Project Map that explains the SoaS Process, the Sugar build, the Fedora build, the connections/constraints as they relate to Upstream-Downstream, who is Upstream-Downstream, the dates when activity testing should take place, and any other tasks/constraints that relate to putting together this successful build. If you could come up with a one page visual that would be enormously helpful to our messaging and help new members of the Sugar Community understand the mechanisms and processes related to FOSS projects. Having a Big Picture view helps understand where your individual work fits in and also helps with the expectation aspect. Clear, Simple, Visual.   After this stable build with group of activities is released, what is process and what will it take to get other activities working?   Some questions: Is there a plan to include with the release a Guide with Screenshots for Bug Tracking (How to file bug and where for SoaS 3), Activity testing reports, USB Creator. For the Elementary teacher, College of Education individual, and the students the screenshot variety of tutorial is essential. If not I understand  with lack of resources, but could this possibly be worked on following release.(I read in the threads that some documentation is being included) Doing a little extra here by going beyond written instructions on the wiki and putting together these screenshot tutorials will help the future users of Sugar tremendously.    Another question would be after they receive Mirabelle and go to ASLO to get more activities what exactly happens? Do they just try and download any Activity and see if they work?   Will they be prevented from downloading non-working activities? Do we have a second list of partially working or completely broken activities?   I want to fully understand the present situation that way when we present to them I will know the kind of resources to ask them to try to put in place when they return to their perspective Universities and reach out to colleagues........ We ended up handing out 300-350 Sugar Demo CD's and Sugar on a Stick Creation Kit07version DVD's(No Mirabelle-wasn't ready) at the Computers and Writing Conference at Purdue. I will be following up with these University Level Researchers and Writing Program Experts and would like to see that these above necessities for long term success are put into the pipeline. Please understand I read the meeting minutes from SoaS release wrap-up and have been following much on SoaS list but many of are intended end-users and helpers will never have the time to read what they would have to try andunderstand-thus a real effort to take time to make/condense are most important timelines, relationships, and communications into one page visual documents that a Elementary school Teacher/Student/Parent can look at and understand how they can fit in is important.  In this case a picture is worth a thousand words. Just some thoughts to get the ball rolling. Best! John Tierney _______________________________________________ > Marketing mailing list > Marketing@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing </body> </html>