Re: Minutes of the GenOpen Meeting on Saturday, 19 Jan

[Sayak Sarkar]

As always: Great Work Guys! :)

I just went through the etherpad, and liked the flow of ideas. Also, one thing that attracted me was the Firefox Os App section. What kind of an app do you have in mind?

Just last night I was working on creating a very basic Web App containing links to all the localized Google Docs asking the Youth Question.

The idea behind this app came to my mind when S Briggz asked me this on twitter the other day: "@Sayak_Sarkar How do I report verbal answers to the #GenOpen question? Been talking to some kids away from the computer."

My guess was a mobile app would be good way of solving his problem. Especially a Web App available on all platforms. Just putting final touches to it and then will submit it the marketplace and see if it gets accepted.

Regards,
Sayak

On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 4:52 AM, kisuuki lawrence <lawrenc...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Hello,

The Mozilla-Uganda Community GenOpen Planning meeting proceedings.

https://etherpad.mozilla.org/zvvZs1tB16

Links related to GenOpen

Everything about it: https://wiki.mozilla.org/GenOpen

Form: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dENIWW9jV3ZoVXN3TmhCTXQtek1mY1E6MQ

Responses so far: https://etherpad.mozilla.org/GenOpenYouthAnswers

 

Regards,

Lawrence
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[kisuuki lawrence]

Hello Sayak,

Thanks, we are trying our best. We wanted to make an app idea in relation to easy retrieval and access of information or news on the web but we decided to go and think of individual ideas and bring them together tomorrow then we start planning for it.

Sayak, the GenOpen app is a great idea, you just seem to keep amazing me with these developments. I think we should team up, bring our communities together to make collaborative efforts and build some awesome innovations, what do you say? I think it would be mind blowing....

Thanks.

 
Regards,

Lawrence
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To: kisuuki lawrence <lawrenc...@yahoo.co.uk>
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Sent: Sunday, 20 January 2013, 9:05
Subject: Re: Minutes of the GenOpen Meeting on Saturday, 19 Jan

[Sayak Sarkar]

Hey Kisuuki,

On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 12:46 AM, kisuuki lawrence <lawrenc...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Thanks, we are trying our best. We wanted to make an app idea in relation to easy retrieval and access of information or news on the web but we decided to go and think of individual ideas and bring them together tomorrow then we start planning for it.

That sounds like a great idea! I like the collaborative nature of your idea for developing the App. Best of luck with it!

Also, do let me know if any help is needed. :)

 

Sayak, the GenOpen app is a great idea, you just seem to keep amazing me with these developments. I think we should team up, bring our communities together to make collaborative efforts and build some awesome innovations, what do you say? I think it would be mind blowing....

Awesome! We can sure work on that. I'm sure that would be a great initiative. That's the beauty of the web - everybody can collaborate, irrespective of their geographic locations to create something awesome! It's also one of the main ideals driving the GenOpen project.

Maybe you can start a separate thread about it on the Reps general list or some other relevant list and cc others who are not on it. That way we can start planning things out on an etherpad. Also, more people from other communities can also join in. What do think?

Regards,
Sayak

[Emma Irwin]

Thankyou Lawrence for your community update - so trilled, especially the points on talking to kids / getting feedback :)

Agree to Sayak being amazing (although I'm starting to suspect he is more than one person ;)
Also +1 to  starting a thread in reps on GenOpen App (exciting).   Might be worth it to ping those already talking about a GenOpen CMS Portal about collaborating  (sharing a datasource).

[james olweny]

Hi Sayak,

Thanks for the good work on that side,

I was wondering if there is a tutorial or specific guidelines that you were using for developing the app, or links that you could share, my guess is that the Firefox app days will be very resourceful but I thought that the links would help especially Lawrence and JB as they prepare for the meeting in Nairobi. I personally would love them as I will not be in Nairobi since I will be attending the African Localization Network Confrence in South Africa.

Thanks,

 

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San Emmanuel James,
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Sent: Sunday, 20 January 2013, 9:05
Subject: Re: Minutes of the GenOpen Meeting on Saturday, 19 Jan

As always: Great Work Guys! :)

I just went through the etherpad, and liked the flow of ideas. Also, one
thing that attracted me was the Firefox Os App section. What kind of an app
do you have in mind?

Just last night I was working on creating a very basic Web App containing
links to all the localized Google Docs asking the Youth Question.

The idea behind this app came to my mind when S Briggz asked me this on

twitter the other day: "@*Sayak_Sarkar*
<https://twitter.com/Sayak_Sarkar>How do I report verbal answers to
the
#*GenOpen* <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GenOpen&src=hash> question?

Been talking to some kids away from the computer."

My guess was a mobile app would be good way of solving his problem.
Especially a Web App available on all platforms. Just putting final touches
to it and then will submit it the marketplace and see if it gets accepted.

Regards,
Sayak


On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 4:52 AM, kisuuki lawrence <
lawrenc...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> The Mozilla-Uganda Community GenOpen Planning meeting proceedings.
>
> https://etherpad.mozilla.org/zvvZs1tB16
>
> Links related to GenOpen
>
> Everything about it: https://wiki.mozilla.org/GenOpen
> Form:
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dENIWW9jV3ZoVXN3TmhCTXQtek1mY1E6MQ
> Responses so far: https://etherpad.mozilla.org/GenOpenYouthAnswers
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Lawrence
> Mozilla Uganda| Newslibre.com| Innovware
>



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[kisuuki lawrence]

Hello Sayak,

Thanks. Which app do you think is best, the one for information and news retrieval or the one that compares two things, asks you a few assessment questions, weighs the pros and cons and gives you the best possible? We will really need you help, big time :)

For the collaborative effort, great. Should we first get communities that are willing to join in or an idea to work on? Already so far this is appearing in the webmaker list only the reps general remaining. Yes definitely we need an etherpad and other communities chipping in will be good.

 

Regards,

Lawrence
Mozilla Uganda| Newslibre.com| Innovware

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From: Sayak Sarkar <sayak.b...@gmail.com>
To: kisuuki lawrence <lawrenc...@yahoo.co.uk>
Cc: Community List MozComUg <communit...@lists.mozilla.org>; San James <sjolw...@yahoo.co.uk>; Nabireeba James <nabire...@gmail.com>; J.B Ochieng <ochie...@gmail.com>; Alex Wafula <xela...@gmail.com>; Mukasa Fred <fredm...@gmail.com>; Chris Kisuuki <kisuuk...@gmail.com>; Emma Irwin <emma....@gmail.com>; Michelle Thorne <mich...@mozillafoundation.org>; Mozilla Webmaker list <webm...@lists.mozilla.org>; "mozilla-reps-w...@googlegroups.com" <mozilla-reps-w...@googlegroups.com>

Sent: Sunday, 20 January 2013, 22:31

Subject: Re: Minutes of the GenOpen Meeting on Saturday, 19 Jan

[kisuuki lawrence]

Your welcome Emma, we are just doing our best to help out. I have forwarded to you Ronald's responses he collected so far.

Yeah Sayak has like several alter egos ^_^ Yes count me in the Reps thread and the CMS portal. All the best, thanks.

 

Regards,

Lawrence
Mozilla Uganda| Newslibre.com| Innovware

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To: Sayak Sarkar <sayak.b...@gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, 20 January 2013, 23:52

Subject: Re: Minutes of the GenOpen Meeting on Saturday, 19 Jan

[Sayak Sarkar]

Hey James,

I personally found the slides by Shafiul from the Mozilla Bangladesh community to be very easy and useful. You may find them here: shafiul.github.com/slides/kickstart_fxos.html

Hope that helps!

Regards,

Sayak

[kisuuki lawrence]

Hello Sayak,

The GenOpen app is amazing. I think we should collaborate on that for the coming AppDays in Nairobi, what do you think?

 

Regards,

Lawrence
Mozilla Uganda| Newslibre.com| Innovware

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To: kisuuki lawrence <lawrenc...@yahoo.co.uk>
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Sent: Sunday, 20 January 2013, 22:31

Subject: Re: Minutes of the GenOpen Meeting on Saturday, 19 Jan

[Sayak Sarkar]

Hey Kisuuki,

On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 11:46 PM, kisuuki lawrence <lawrenc...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Thanks. Which app do you think is best, the one for information and news retrieval or the one that compares two things, asks you a few assessment questions, weighs the pros and cons and gives you the best possible? We will really need you help, big time :)

Personally speaking I like both the ideas. Maybe you can try creating a mashup of both, i.e. an app that asks you a few assessment questions and based upon the information fetched from the news retrieved, gives you an assessment of the pros and cons along with the best possible answers. What do you think? Do-able?

 

For the collaborative effort, great. Should we first get communities that are willing to join in or an idea to work on?

I think we should gather all interested communities first before proceeding. That way we can have a broader perspective of things, giving us a sense of the best possible direction to proceed in.
 

Already so far this is appearing in the webmaker list only the reps general remaining. Yes definitely we need an etherpad and other communities chipping in will be good.

+1

[Sayak Sarkar]

That would be great! I'm already planning on working on it further during the App Days event in Bangalore this weekend.

Maybe we can collaborate on it remotely over email or by means of an etherpad. :-)

[james olweny]

Awsome,

I should be getting back to you with an app I have created soon.

An I guess the rest of the developers down here will find this helpful too.

Many thanks, Sayak!

Keep rocking.

[Sayak Sarkar]

Great! Can't wait to see your App James! :-)

[kisuuki lawrence]

Great J.B and I will keep you updated. Thanks.

 

Regards,

Lawrence
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From: Sayak Sarkar <sayak.b...@gmail.com>
To: kisuuki lawrence <lawrenc...@yahoo.co.uk>
Cc: Community List MozComUg <communit...@lists.mozilla.org>; San James <sjolw...@yahoo.co.uk>; Nabireeba James <nabire...@gmail.com>; J.B Ochieng <ochie...@gmail.com>; Alex Wafula <xela...@gmail.com>; Mukasa Fred <fredm...@gmail.com>; Chris Kisuuki <kisuuk...@gmail.com>; Emma Irwin <emma....@gmail.com>; Michelle Thorne <mich...@mozillafoundation.org>; Mozilla Webmaker list <webm...@lists.mozilla.org>; "mozilla-reps-w...@googlegroups.com" <mozilla-reps-w...@googlegroups.com>

Sent: Monday, 21 January 2013, 22:50

[kisuuki lawrence]

We are anxiously waiting for your app James. We Go... O.O

 

Regards,

Lawrence
Mozilla Uganda| Newslibre.com| Innovware

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From: james olweny <sjolw...@yahoo.co.uk>
To: Sayak Sarkar <sayak.b...@gmail.com>

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Sent: Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 8:53

[kisuuki lawrence]

Okay,
So from what I gather. We can build an app that on the first time of use asks you questions and prioritise what info you prefer to be fed from the web. Then in case you need information on to things your comparing or that specific thing you are looking at say you are wondering whether to buy an Ipod or a Zune, it will ask you assessment questions then scan the internet for other similar comparisons and answers and then give you the best solution plus the listed pros and cons. Like that?

Collaborative effort:

Let me start a separate thread in the lists.

 

Regards,

Lawrence
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