Re: Time to analyze the roadmaps!

["Lucas Rocha" <lucasr gnome org>]

Hi,

I forgot that:

I suggest we have the roadmap draft done and published for discussion
on May 21st. What do you think?

--lucasr


2007/5/12, Lucas Rocha <lucasr gnome org>:
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for sending this message. This week was so horrible to me that
> I didn't have energy for doing so. :-/
>
> > We're supposed to have received all the modules' roadmaps. I'm sure
> > we're missing a few ones, but we can still start analyzing what's in
> > there.
>
> Sure. Actually, I'm really happy with the results of this roadmap
> information gathering phase. Most of the maintainers replied. Some
> with good and useful information, others with vague plans. Well, that
> was expected anyway. :-)
>
> > We didn't discuss what's the best approach for this. I suggest we look
> > for themes that we can find in more than one roadmaps, or that can apply
> > to lots of modules. We don't have to agree that those are good ideas for
> > now: we should just make a first list.
>
> I would separate this analysis work in two parts:
> 1) Summarizing GNOME-wide roadmap based on the module roadmaps, This
> basicaly involves reading all module roadmaps and choosing the points
> that make sense to be in the "global" roadmap.
> 2) Summarizing proposed GNOME-wide plans which involve cross-module
> development (the "themes" you mentioned).
>
> I created http://live.gnome.org/RoadMap/Draft as our drafting space.
> This way we can keep editing the page without spamming a lot of
> people. :-)
>
> I suggest we organize the roadmap following the same structure than
> before: Developer Platform, User Visible and Infrastructure &
> Organization.
>
> After we have an initial version of 2.20 roadmap, we publish it on
> l.g.o/RoadMap and send a short report to desktop-devel-list pointing
> out the ideas proposed for future cross-module plans and the roadmap
> draft for discussion. Changes are made in the roadmap and then we have
> the first version of the roadmap which will be reviewed later after
> UI/Feature freeze.
>
> > Also, one of the important information is the replies to "what are we
> > missing currently?". Those can give useful hints for roadmap items we
> > could suggest.
>
> Sure.
>
> > I'm a bit busy, so I'm not sure I'll have a lot of time to dedicate to
> > this time. Does someone has some free time for this?
>
> Next week will be much better for me I guess. I'm on it. :-)
>
> Cheers!
>
> --lucasr