[OLPC-Philippines] Lines of Communication

[Jerome Gotangco]

I think we can do everything in with regards to collaboration using an
external service like Google Apps which I've pointed the olpc.ph email
at the moment. It already has the collaboration tools needed - not as
complex as groupware but still functional. I think this is useful for
a small group to collaborate and focus on certain topics without
creeping to the other stuff.

Then we can just use this mailing list for announce and other tech
stuff along with the wiki page which is pretty much the olpc wiki in
general. The rest are just for creating social awareness and does not
need to be the main focus.

I am more inclined to use it with Google Apps/Groups rather than Yahoo
groups only because I don't want to have multiple login accounts for
the same kind of work/information that I expect to do/receive.

Jerome

2009/1/15 Cherry Withers <cherry.withers at gmail.com>:
> Hi All,
>
> I guess we have to start with this topic before we could even begin to
> organize. Since I won't be
> available for the meeting I'd like to put in my input now.
>
> I am a fan of Google, but I would caution us from adopting yet again another
> form of communication.
> As it is, we have the following lines of communication:
> 1) OLPC-Philippines Mailing List & Wiki Site
> 2) Facebook Site
> 3) OLPC-Philippines Multiply site
> 4) #olpcph channel for chat
> 5) Chief Mike's Blog
> 6) We'll likely to have our own PR site: www.olpc.ph
>
> Here's another thing to consider: Should we have a separate line of
> communication from the developer's group? We don't want to be inundated
> with e-mails about recent builds,etc. as their efforts ramp up.
>
> We can look at pros and cons for each site. We're likely to keep 3 or 4 of
> the above, but it would be nice to narrow this down to 2 (we can have a link
> to the Pilot school progress via Chief Mike's Blog). But just to brainstorm
> what we need for choosing a candidate program for our organization,given
> that we're a global one:
>
> 1) We need a program with a discussion board that's visible to everyone, and
> a way for members to elect whether they'd want a per post update or
> just as we log-in update.
> 2) A way to poll our members say come election time or just to vote on
> issues.
> 3) A way to archive meeting minutes.
> 4) A way to see which members are available to chat and be able to chat on
> the fly without having to go to a separate site.
> 5) A calendar
> 6) A file depository so members can pull documents, etc.
>
> If that's Google Groups so be it. Sandeep, you're more familiar with
> facebook... are there separate applications that we can
> get from facebook to satisfy most of the above? This would be ideal since
> there are already 220 members in there and it would be
> a pain to get people to move.
>
> Just my two cents. I'll poke around each of the programs above and other
> programs (Google Group. Yahoo Group, etc. ) and will try to come up with a
> pros and cons list before the meeting.
>
> Cheers,
> Cherry
>>
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Hey Sandeep,
>>
>> I received your txt yesterday. Sorry for the late reply. I am currently
>> traveling with my brother and sister in Northern Luzon, so I have had
>> limited modes of communication. It is my goal to be part of the birth of
>> OLPC Philippines. As you can see, a lot of people are interested. Its only
>> a
>> matter of organizing. I will be returning to work this upcoming Monday, so
>> in the mean time, please feel free to send me emails, questions, and
>> suggestions. I will attend to them as soon as possible.
>>
>> Also, in regards to our meeting place, I will hopefully give you guys a
>> confirmation by this upcoming monday or tuesday.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Ryan
>>
>> PS. I sent you an email regarding starting a Google group. What do you
>> think? I think its great in terms of organizing our discussion topics.
>>
>>
>>
>> 2009/1/13 Sandeep C. <sgc0611 at gmail.com>
>>
>> > Hi-
>> >
>> > Looks like we'll be having a respectable attendance! Feel free to
>> > suggest
>> > agenda items for the meeting.
>> >
>> > Ryan: Let's plan for 1-3pm so we can invite US-based volunteers like
>> > Cherry
>> > and Mel.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > Sandeep
>> >
>> >
>> >
>
>
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