[Desktop_architects] 2008 LF Desktop workgroup meeting minutes - 3/26

[John Walicki]

LF Desktop Linux Workgroup Conference Call - Minutes 3/26
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Attendees : John Walicki, Alan Clark, Don Hardaway, Gordon Hopper, Russell 
Harrison, George Kraft

- Linux Foundation DAM-5 Agenda review
    - Attendance : DAM registrants 
> Registered LF Summit attendees is swelling.  I extracted out
> the definite DAM attendees.  We're at 75 now. In some cases it wasn't
> clear which mini-summit the person would be attending.  I probably 
missed
> some people.  I also suspect that attendees registered for the Printing,
> LSB, Driver, Accessibility, Mobile workgroups will join us.  We'll 
likely
> see peak attendance at over 100 for some of the joint sessions.

    - We reviewed the draft DAM agenda :
https://www.linux-foundation.org/en/Desktop_April_Summit_2008_Agenda
    - Outstanding issues 
       - Distro introductions - Add Foresight, inquire again about 
Linspire, AsiaNUX
       - Follow up on Lenovo preload participation
       - Added a case study - which is great because we have a good mix of 
industries represented in the case studies, time will be tight however. 
       - Linux Developer Network lightning talk - Dan
       - Accessibility talk - Janina Sajka?
       - Virtualization session - planning session scheduled - invite the 
Virtualization Summit attendees.
       - Ask Susanne Oberhauser to introduce the Drivers and Driver Back 
Porting Working Group mission.
       - Anyone from AMD/ATI attending to talk about the state of their 
now open video driver?
       - George to find out if we can close with a Linux on PS3 demo.

- Logistics - Wednesday 4/9 we will be in the 148 seat auditorium seating. 
 
            - Thursday 4/10 we will be in a 90 person conference room.
            - UT is adding additional wireless access points
            - John met with Amanda/Angela to discuss A/V requirements

- DAM-5 Lightning Talks
        - Lightning talk deadline : March 26th - Today
        - Submit it to Alan Clark and I and we'll consolidate the 
presentations.
        - We're particularly interested in hearing about your project's 
2008 plans, challenges and interdependencies with other Linux Desktop 
projects.  The DAM is a great place to work with the desktop leaders 
toward advancing your efforts.
        - John has created a DAM-5 presentation template - 
https://www.linux-foundation.org/images/6/6f/LightningTalkTemplate.odp

Here is a proposed list of Lightning Talks:
HAL / Dbus - John Palmieri 
Mozilla Firefox - Chris Blizzard 
Accessibility - Janina 
Portland (cross-desktop) interoperability - Kevin Krammer
Thin Client - Inge Wallin 
ODF standards update - Rob Weir 
OpenOffice.org - Alan Clark 
Lotus Symphony - John Walicki 
Linux Desktop in India - Ram Reddy 
Automated Desktop Testing - Ram Reddy 
Linux Adoption Gaps - Don Hardaway 
Multimedia - Wim Taymans
Common Desktop Infrastructure - Daisuke Kameda 
Sound 
Open drivers 
Packaging 
Wireless 
Power management 
Developer network (portal) 
Testing 
Standards 
Text layout 
Security 
System management 
Desktop Search - Beagle/Tracker/Google Desktop Search 
Google Earth / Picasa 
OpenProj 
Eclipse 
Linux on the PS3 cell 
Walk-on / Ad hoc 


- Linux Foundation DAM-5 Invitees
desktop architects.  If you want to attend but didn't get an invitation, 
make the case to the DAM organizing committee (John/Alan/Brady)
Please remember to register so we can get an accurate attendee count:
https://www.linux-foundation.org/events/collaboration

   - The LF has a modest travel fund to bring the right Desktop Architect 
attendees to Austin.
https://www.linux-foundation.org/travel/


======  Reminders  ======

-  2008 LF Desktop Linux workgroup meetings
DTL workgroup conference calls are scheduled at 1pm Eastern Time 
Wednesdays on the 
following dates.   Dan has posted this information to the LF Calendar.
http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/LF_Public_Calendar

Number: 1-877-346-9707
Passcode: 55586

Skip April 9th because we'll all be together for the Desktop Architects 
Meeting #5 meeting in Austin TX
Wednesday April 23th, 2008  13:00 EDT
Wednesday May 07th, 2008  13:00 EDT
Wednesday May 21th, 2008  13:00 EDT


John Walicki
IBM Open Client Architect

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