<font color='black' size='2' face='Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse; "> <div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80); "><br> </div> <div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80); "><br> </div> <div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80); ">Here is the note I received from Andy Oram that I forgot to send earlier. </div> <div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80); "><br> </div> <div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80); ">Terri</div> <div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80); "><br> </div> <div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80); ">On Jan 8, 2010, at 3:34 PM, <span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204); background-position: initial initial; ">Andy</span> Oram <<a href="mailto:andyo@oreilly.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); ">andyo@oreilly.com</a>> wrote:<br> <br> </div> <div> <div><span id="q_12610adb9c26e726_5" class="h4" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(80, 0, 80); font-size: 9px; ">- Hide quoted text -</span></div> <div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80); "><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex; ">That was a great phone call. Here is a summary of our tasks, and<br> some ideas you can share with others at OSFA.<br> <br> * Getting OSFA speakers at O'Reilly's Gov 2.0 Showcase.<br> <br>  I put you in touch with two organizers. (And one pointed out that<br>  the deadline has passed.)<br> <br> * More help from members of the mailing lists.<br> <br>  It appears that, while nearly everybody at OSFA is a volunteer, some<br>  are intensely active and clued-in (steering committee members, for<br>  instance) while others just aren't in the loop. The 1,500 ordinary<br>  people who you told me joined the mailing list are in the latter<br>  group, and are underutilized. If we don't get them things to do<br>  soon, they'll drift away to some other forum with more interaction.<br> <br>  Ideas:<br> <br>  - Ask the active volunteers to post "Help me" lists. These lists<br>   should explain what the volunteer is good at, what he or she can<br>   do, and where help is needed. These could go on a wiki or other<br>   project site and a pointer can be posted to relevant mailing<br>   lists.<br> <br>  - Posts lists of tasks that are already covered. For instance, I had<br>   to ask on mailing lists whether there was anyone in OSFA who knew<br>   details about open source implementations in Europe (I suspect<br>   there are--but still don't know) and therefore whether it would be<br>   a waste of my time to do that research myself. It's important to<br>   know not just what the expertise in OSFA is, but who is active and<br>   has the time to exert that expertise.<br> <br>  - Find out what the 1,500 members know. You told me that there are<br>   some questions on the sign-up form, and indeed there are:<br> <br>     <a href="http://www.opensourceforamerica.org/get-involved" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); ">http://www.<wbr>opensourceforamerica.org/get-<wbr>involved</a><br> <br>   This is plenty to ask people when they first sign up. But at some<br>   point, it would be nice to get more precise information. Do people<br>   have experience designing apps that use OpenID and OAuth? Do they<br>   know which OpenOffice.org Calc features correspond to useful Excel<br>   features? What, precisely, can we tap from them?<br> <br>   For 1,500 members (hopefully growing), this has to be organized as<br>   tags. I would also like wikis where people post their biographies,<br>   but that's too loose to help us find expertise. It's useful to<br>   help people build relationships once they discover each other.<br> <br>  - Blog our accomplishments. This serves two purposes: it reminds<br>   members (as well as the public) that the organization is making<br>   progress, and it may give other members ideas about how they can<br>   jump in and help. Blogs can request particular types of help.<br> <br> * OSFA can afford to be collaborative.<br> <br>  On the open government issue, for instance, make sure to solicit<br>  input from other groups such as Sunlight Labs (which I see as one of<br>  our founders).<br> <br>  Private firms have marketing and financial reasons to keep some<br>  things secret. Non-profit groups have much less reason. OSA could be<br>  radically transparent. You suggested in our conversation that the<br>  problem is not people hiding anything, but just people being so busy<br>  they don't think about sharing information. My suggestions are<br>  intended to provide incentives and easy mechanisms to share.<br> <br> <span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204); background-position: initial initial; ">Andy</span></blockquote></div> </div> </span><br> <div style="clear:both"><font color="black" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="black" face="arial" size="2">Terri Molini <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; white-space: nowrap;"><a id="gc-header-did-link" class="gc-under" title="Go to phones" href="https://www.google.com/voice/?gsessionid=NceOY54NHb_C6UfOAMMoQg#phones" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none;">(415) 480-4355</a></span><br> <br> Support the use of Open Source software, it could save the U.S. federal government billions of dollars annually.</div> </font></font></div> <br> <br> <div style="font-family:helvetica,arial; font-size: 10pt; color:black">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Terri Molini <tmolini@aol.com><br> To: infrastructure@opensourceforamerica.org<br> Sent: Tue, Jan 19, 2010 12:38 pm<br> Subject: [infrastructure] REMINDER: Infrastructure Call Today (4:00pm ET / 3:00pm CT / 1:00pm PT)<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_3_53c50989-62c4-4df1-abd0-7e7d8fd46ef2"> <font color="black" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <div style="font-family:helvetica,arial; font-size: 10pt; color:black"> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_105e93ba-1e0a-40fc-898d-f0124fd4415c"> <font color="black" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <div>Reminder: </div> <div><br> </div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> <div>Our call today is at 4:00pm ET / 3:00pm CT / 1:00pm PT</div> <div><br> </div> <div>(866) 839-8189</div> <div>394-0011#</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Best regards, </div> <div>terri and the infrastructure team</div> </span></div> <div><br> </div> <div>Agenda: </div> <div>. Email sent to all members. What hiccups are we experiencing? </div> <div>. Review note sent from Andy Oram and see what items we can leverage. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Minutes from last week's meeting: </div> <div><br> </div> <div> <font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Attendees: <br> Steve Holden<br> Terri Molini<br> Chris Hankin<br> Issac Christoffesn<br> <br> Short meeting. Basically need to check in with Ean and see where we stand in regards to open items. (Terri)</font></font></div> <div>. Take emails sent from Chris and modify them based upon the decisions to be made during Steering Committee call on Friday. </div> <div><br> </div> <div><font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Best,<br> <br> </font></font></div> <div style="clear: both;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2" color="black" face="arial">Terri Molini <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; white-space: nowrap;"><a id="gc-header-did-link" class="gc-under" title="Go to phones" target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/voice/?gsessionid=NceOY54NHb_C6UfOAMMoQg#phones" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none;">(415) 480-4355</a></span><br> <br> Support the use of Open Source software, it could save the U.S. federal government billions of dollars annually.</div> </font></font></div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div style="font-family: helvetica,arial; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Terri Molini <<a href="mailto:tmolini@gmail.com">tmolini@gmail.com</a>><br> To: <a href="mailto:infrastructure@opensourceforamerica.org">infrastructure@opensourceforamerica.org</a><br> Sent: Tue, Jan 12, 2010 12:30 pm<br> Subject: [infrastructure] Reminder: Infrastructure Call Today<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_3_c276f5de-8995-44cf-aec5-57ffd7595aa6"> <div><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> <div> <div>Agenda: </div> <div>. We will be sending an Email to all members ASAP regarding input to the principles. </div> <div>. Need need to discuss the work that has been accomplished and any that still needs to be completed to support the effort. </div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> </div> </div> <div>Our call today is at 4:00pm ET / 3:00pm CT / 1:00pm PT</div> <div><br> </div> <div>(866) 839-8189</div> <div>394-0011#</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Best regards, </div> <div>terri and the infrastructure team</div> </span></font><br> <br> MINUTES: <br> Create an e-mail list for comments from members (only). Comments would be visible to anyone but to comments would only be for members. (Ean Schuessler)</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Topic: <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Call for Commen</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">t</span> regarding the Principles document upon which the OSFA's report card will be based. (Report Card team)</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Location of draft document: <a target="_blank" href="http://opensourceforamerica.org/draft-principles">opensourceforamerica.org/draft-principles</a> (Terri Molini)</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Comments: Input from all members as a mail list. (Collaboration) (ALL)</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Editors: (Ean Schuessler) </div> <div>. Gunnar Hellekson</div> <div>. Chris Hankin</div> <div>. Tom Rabon</div> <div>. Bruce Mehlman</div> <div>. John Scott</div> <div><br> </div> <div>- Subteam: </div> <div>. Melanie Chernoff</div> <div>. Terri Molini</div> <div>. Ean Schuessler</div> <div>. Josh Berkus<br> . Elizabeth Ziph<br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div> ___________________________________</div> <div><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Draft email (still to be finalized): (Chris Hankin)<font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> </font></font></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br> <font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font></font></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> For some time now, the OSFA Steering Committee has been considering an OSFA deliverable for 2010: a grading or report card on the various US government agencies and their policies and practices as regards open source software and openness more generally. (By openness, we intend the same meaning as the Obama Administration: transparency, participation, and collaboration.)<font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> </font></font></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br> <font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font></font></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">With the Administration's issuance last month of its <a target="_blank" href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/open/documents/open-government-directive" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Open Government Directive </a>, we quickly came to agreement that this is a project that should go forward, but with a new twist. We would first like to issue a set of "Principles for Open Government Plans," to help guide the different agencies as they each seek to publish their mandated Open <br> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Government Plan by the April 7<sup>th</sup> due date. Our expectation would be to issue this set of principles the first week of February, thus providing the agencies with sufficient time to take it into account.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Please help us write the OSFA “Principles for Open Government Plans.” Go to xxxxx, log in, and join the discussion. We have supplied a first draft, which we expect the OSFA community to significantly improve. We are opening this discussion today; and will close it on January 29<sup>th</sup>.<font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> </font></font></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br> <font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font></font></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Following publication of our principles, we will then begin work on a set of metrics/questions that we would intend to use to grade the agencies following the April 7<sup>th</sup> launch of their Open Government Plans.<font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> </font></font></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br> <font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font></font></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Thank you in advance for your assistance,</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">OSFA Steering Committee</div>   <br> end draft email ---------</span></div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div>___________________________________</div> <div><br> </div> Attendees:  <div>Tom Rabon</div> <div>Terri Molini</div> <div> Ean Schuessler</div> <div>Josh Berkus</div> <div>Elizabeth Ziph</div> <br clear="all"><br> -- <br> Terri Molini<br> (415) 480-4355<br> <br> Support the use of open source software, it could save the U.S. federal government billions of dollars annually. </div> </div> </font> </div> </div> </font> </div>  <div id="AOLMsgPart_4_53c50989-62c4-4df1-abd0-7e7d8fd46ef2" style="margin: 0px;font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif;font-size: 12px;color: #000;background-color: #fff;"> <pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>_______________________________________________ infrastructure mailing list <a href="mailto:infrastructure@opensourceforamerica.org">infrastructure@opensourceforamerica.org</a> <a href="http://opensourceforamerica.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/infrastructure" target="_blank">http://opensourceforamerica.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/infrastructure</a> </tt></pre> </div>  </div> </font>