Here is the sched. Notice a few things. We have left a lot of time for discussion in important areas. We need discussion leaders in:
o user friendly -- how do we make this nice for users -- they can't use boot cds! How do we make linuxbios useful for the desktop? How can we make it more useful for other types of users -- e.g. embedded? What works for users? what doesn't?
o user interface Should it be open firmware, a la sparc and apple? bash? efi shell? what should it be? How should people interact with linuxbios?
o developer friendly -- how do we make linuxbios easier for developers what makes it hard right now? How can we improve it? what is the biggest change you'd like to see?
o development model do we need a Linux-like code vetting and approval process? how do we manage patches? Who will the gatekeepers be? how do we ensure that the code base stays pure? We need ideas.
o developer friendly II (more discussion) fuse the previous two sessions and try to find the right ideas.
o device object model, table gen What are we going to do about: ACPI EFI tables openbios strings etc. What (if anything) needs to change in the current device model to make this all work?
o automatic build and test automatic build is possible, but test? how can we do that? can people contribute systems at their site so that, when a new version comes out, we can make sure it is tested? How far can we automate the process of verifying a new release of linuxbios? Can industry help with this? OSDL?
o programmer's manual How can we create a manual for new programmers?
o vendor friendly What are effective and ineffective ways to work with vendors? what's the value proposition for vendors? How can we interest more vendors in linuxbios? What's missing?
o efi strategy How do we address systems such as EFI? Can we, for example, find a way to run EFI modules under openbios or Linux?
o N-party NDA (or NDAs in general) How do we address the issues raised by 3-, 4-, and more-way NDAS?
What I'd like is people to nominate themselves to lead a discussion. Optionally, several people can nominate themselves and we'll form panels, where people put forth a position (5 mins) and then we have discussion on those ideas.
So, we're looking for YOU. Please volunteer. We've come a long way, but there's more work to be done. You can make the difference.
Thanks
ron