[epo-core] Getting things moving.

[J. Shirley]

On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Mike Whitaker <mike at altrion.org> wrote:
> This has, I think, been sitting still rather too long. Can I suggest the
> following (and folks can argue):
>
> 1) working groups: I can see a need for these two or three pretty
> immediately:
> - Task::Kensho (or whatever it becomes) - it needs some serious discussion,
> rather than just everyone hoping someone else will send comments

Please, I beg everybody.

Stop with the Japanese.  Rakudo is bad enough (and it isn't even
accurate as a meaning of paradise, which is 楽園 and read Rakuen).
Naming things Japanese (or near-Japanese) is silly.
Bundle::Enlightened is probably the most descriptive, no?  Kensho is
at least meaningful, but you still have to explain what it means
because the general population doesn't know, doesn't care.  Get perl
out of this damn echo chamber of otaku maid-fetish filled memes.
Pretty please.

> - Sponsorship review group - we do actually have some money now (and we'll
> be getting another £100 from me (bad me) tomorrow).
> - Publicity group - getting articles written for the website, promotional
> stuff out to the likes of PerlBuzz, use.perl etc. (I'm working on a short
> piece for PerlBuzz this evening, and also trying my damndest to finish a
> longer piece for the website. I would like some peer review on both before
> they go anywhere.)

I think that if we get our own MT instance setup we can publish our
own articles on there.  They can be saved as drafts and then when they
are peer reviewed be flipped over to "Published".  We can even have a
category for "ready to review".

I'm not sure how mst feels, since he has his CMS stuff and I haven't
looked at it at all... but I agree on peer review.

>
> 2) A BoF at LPW 2008, and anywhere else we can get folks who understand what
> we're driving at to facilitate a discussion. MDK?
>
> 3) a "WTF is EPO" presentation we can give at various YAPCs/PWs etc - I'm
> working on one for LPW (assuming mdk wants it), I'd very much like input on
> a rough draft so that it has buy in from EPO core and can be given by people
> other than me.
>
I expect to be at least at YAPC::Asia next year, possibly YAPC::NA.

> 4) Writing:
> It would, I think, be very good if people could produce some more in-depth
> content for the website.
>

Yes.  But what type of content, specifically?  Articles about best
practice or more in the WTF is EPO?  Right now the website is ...
legal.

> LAST (and yet somehow first) ) Time.
>        As core officers of EPO, can I suggest that we all try and formally
> dedicate a couple of hours a week, or perhaps more, to doing EPO stuff?

When things calm down with the new baby, I can devote some regular
time.  It will help to have specific goals and tasks laid out and more
strictly defined "things", as left to myself I may just end up getting
distracted and playing with Moose or something.