[ubuntu-uk] Gathering Ideas from the team

[Michael Holloway]

I think its a good idea...

Except now i cant think of anything to submit :(



On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 12:15 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote:

> Hey Alan,
> 
> Cool idea, but I think it just adds to the beaucracy and could
> actually lessen the amount of projects going on because of the
> process. A lot of the good projects seem to just happen spontaneously
> out of the mailing list etc, and then if anything comes out of them it
> goes on the project screen etc.
> 
> Maybe this kind of thing could be used for RL meetings etc, I'm just
> worried this will put people off.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> On 01/10/2007, Alan Pope <alan at popey.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > We (as individuals) seem to have differing views on what the UK Team
> > should be doing, or trying to do. We also (as a team) come up with some
> > ideas now and then both on the wiki, irc and here on the mailing list.
> >
> > Some of these ideas turn into projects, some just get done immediately,
> > others seem to disappear without a trace.
> >
> > I am concerned about both of these issues and have setup a process that
> > I hope will help to fix it.
> >
> > Introducing the UK Team Ideas Pool!
> >
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/IdeasPool
> >
> >
> > Standing on the shoulders of giants, we're directly copying the name
> > used by Dell (and others) to gather ideas from the community. It's a
> > blatant rip-off, yes, but it's a better rip-off because it's ours!  :)
> >
> > If you have an idea that you think the UK Team should look at and maybe
> > elevate to the status of a project then add it to the list. I've made
> > the page as easy to use and clear as I can, but feel free to suggest
> > improvements.
> >
> > What to do:-
> >
> > 1. Have an idea (this is possibly the hardest bit of the process)
> >
> > 2. Visit https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/IdeasPool#newidea and follow the
> > instructions
> >
> > (which are basically - make sure the idea isn't already there, and if it
> > isn't type a short descriptive WikiName in the box provided and press
> > the button. You'll be taken to a nice (commented) template where you can
> > fill in the basics of your idea - only two lines are really needed - it
> > shouldn't take long, then save it)
> >
> > 3. Add your IdeaPage to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/IdeasPool - the
> > new page will be a sub-page of the IdeasPool.
> >
> > 4. Tell people about your idea on the mailing list
> >
> > Then people can discuss here on the list and/or on the wiki page. If you
> > created an IdeasPool page it would be helpful if you take responsibility
> > for your idea page and keep it up to date with more details, but I'm
> > sure others will help if that's not easy for you to do.
> >
> > I have created a sample IdeasPool page which is in fact my idea to
> > create an IdeasPool page :). It's linked on the above page.
> >
> > I look forward to seeing (and contributing to) the ideas we get!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Al.
> >
> > --
> > ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
> > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> -- 
> Matthew G Larsen
>    > mat.larsen at gmail.com
>    > matthew.larsen at logicacmg.com
> 
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