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Whiteboard for working out the pre-event e-mail for POSSE attendees:

Greetings!

We're looking forward to meeting you at POSSE, July 19-24. Here is some pre-event information to help you get started.

[edit] Schedule for the Week

This is the weeks' schedule in a nutshell:

Sunday, July 19: We'll meet at 5 pm at the hotel for dinner and an initial welcome session.
Monday-Thursday: Sessions will start at around 8:30 am and run to mid-afternoon (somewhere between 2 and 4 pm). There will be an overnight deliverable (homework!) most nights, and an evening event on Thursday.
Friday, July 24: POSSE will run from 8:30 am to noon.

The detailed scheduled can be viewed at: http://chris.tylers.info/wiki/index.php/POSSE

[edit] Location Information

POSSE will be held at the Red Hat headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina (Google map: http://tinyurl.com/o52rcu).

Hotel local transportation arrangements arrangements are being finalized by Greg and will be mailed out soon. Breakfast and lunch will be provided each day, and there will be a dinner on Sunday and Thursday night. Evening meals for other days will be reimbursed on a per-diem basis.

[edit] Notebook Requirements

To get the most out of POSSE, you will need a notebook computer.

These are the minimum requirements:

x86 (Intel/AMD processor), 32- or 64-bit
512MB RAM
3G of free disk space
Wireless networking (802.11b or 802.11g)
Can be running Windows, OSX, or Linux
Must have administrative and software installation rights for the installed operating system

These are the recommended specifications:

1G or more RAM
15G+ of free space
Optical drive

Software requirements:

You will need to have Firefox installed on your laptop.
You will need an ssh client program installed on your laptop. OSX and Linux will have an ssh client installed by default; if you are running Windows, you will need a client such as 'putty' (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/). You may also want to install the 'Xming' software (http://www.straightrunning.com/XmingNotes/).
It is recommended that you install Fedora 11 on your notebook (http://fedoraproject.org).

This software can be easily installed on Sunday night after the Welcome session.

If you are unable to bring a notebook, please let us know in advance.

[edit] Advance Reading / Viewing

Before POSSE, please read:

The Open Source Definition: http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd
The GNU Manifesto: http://www.gnu.org/gnu/manifesto.html
The Cathederal and the Bazaar: http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/
The Economic Motivation of Open Source Software: Stakeholder Perspectives: http://dirkriehle.com/computer-science/research/2007/computer-2007-article.html
Reflections on Trusting Trust: http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/358198.358210
A Model for Sustainable Student Involvement in Community Open Source: http://chris.tylers.info/ols2008/opensource-seneca-ols2008.pdf

...and please view:

Revolution OS: http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=7707585592627775409
Web 2.0 - The Machine is Us/ing Us: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g

...optional (due to length) but recommended reading:

Democratizing Innovation: http://web.mit.edu/evhippel/www/democ1.htm

[edit] Survey

Please complete the POSSE Pre-event Survey (attached) and return it by e-mail to chris@tylers.info by July 1.

[edit] Self-introduction

Please introduce yourself in a message to the posse2009@teachingopensource.org mailing list. Tell us a bit about yourself, your work, and your interest in Open Source. Please use that list to discuss POSSE arrangements, the readings, and anything else POSSE-related.