Community communication/Status

Status Updates

Status Update for 9-18-10

This is an update for the work over the past couple of weeks.

Created and configured new mailing lists:

• meego-pm: Program management and general coordination for people working in key roles in the project.
• meego-kernel: MeeGo kernel discussions and patches.
• meego-handset: MeeGo handset program management, product management and development.
• meego-ivi: MeeGo In-Vehicle Infotainment program management, product management and development.

Fixed configuration of existing lists:

• meego-releases: Collaboration list on daily activities for Release Engineering and Quality Assurance teams.
• meego-commits: Broadcast list with auto-generated posts by people committing code into MeeGo.
• meego-it: Discussion about IT and infrastructure for MeeGo.

New or revised process documentation:

• Community communication - main document for this effort
• Major overhaul of meego.com community page
• Community guidelines:
  • Mailing list guidelines
  • forum guidelines
  • Wiki contribution guidelines
  • Gitorious guidelines
• Contribution guidelines
  • Signed-off-by process
  • Kernel contribution process

Next steps:

• Finish creating and configuring mailing lists (note: just because a mailing list has been "created" does not mean that it has been configured and has anyone subscribed to it).
• Work on some additional process documentation & improvements to FAQs