[opensource-wg] Hello!

Luka,

there isn't a clear structure and most of the Working Group Activity
is happening at the RIPE Meetings.

But in general, a long time ago I started the WG with the idea to have
better communication between Open Source Developers and Internet
Providers. Traditionally, we focus on Open Source Software focused in
the networking space, but there are no fixed rules on what is included
and what not. We tried to adjust a bit based on our personal
experience, background and feedback from the community here on the
list, during the meetings and privately.
If you go to https://www.ripe.net/community/wg/active-wg/os/, then you
see our charter (and some outdated examples of Open Source Projects).

Most of it is centered around the meetings and the presentations
there. (And there are some awesome presentation in the RIPE Archive to
watch)
(And if this is not clear: All the presentations can be watched live
through streaming during the meeting and are available afterwards in
the RIPE archive at
https://www.ripe.net/membership/meetings/ripe-meetings/archive/ )

Sometimes it's an update on some Open Source project, an Outlook to a
future version, discussion on funding or licensing, failed projects
(always great to learn from failures from others!), Community
building, Testing, etc. The list is not conclusive and we are open to
anything anyone can think would help an open source project for this
audience (we try to limit it a bit to Open Source in the network
space, but there are no clear guidelines and we are happy to discuss
how far this stretches. Also, we are only humans and some projects can
be used in interesting and unusual ways)

Here on the mailing list, similar topics are welcome. You will also
see discussion about potential events at other conferences or
discussion on some rules for conduct (as templates for projects).

So basically, the community is what we want it to be. So sorry, no
formal member guide.

Regards,
   Martin Winter
   Open Source WG Co-Chair

On Tue, Feb 13, 2024 at 12:13 PM Luka Perkov <luka.perkov at bit.hr> wrote:
>
> Hello Martin,
>
> Thanks for sharing, I am still struggling to figure out how the
> working group is exactly organized. Could you perhaps create a new
> member guide so we can foster and grow the community further together?
>
> Luka
>
> On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 2:58 AM Martin Winter <mwinter at netdef.org> wrote:
> >
> > Luka,
> >
> > not all replies need to copy the whole list. I sent him some
> > information and hoped to have encouraged him enough to actually show
> > up at some future RIPE meeting. New members are always welcome and we
> > are happy to help, but CC'ing the whole list every time with the same
> > information is just noise in my view.
> >
> > Regards,
> >   Martin Winter
> >   Open Source WG Co-Chair
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 10, 2024 at 1:57 PM Luka Perkov via opensource-wg
> > <opensource-wg at ripe.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello Patrick,
> > >
> > > It is a pleasure to have you here and we wish you a warm welcome!
> > >
> > > Chairs, it would be much appreciated if you could also welcome the new
> > > members and include any other noteworthy details so we can grow this
> > > community and make the Internet a better place.
> > >
> > > With best regards,
> > > Luka Perkov
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 11:59 PM Patrick Masson
> > > <patrick.masson at apereo.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hello list,
> > > >
> > > > I just discovered this list and thought I would send out an email to
> > > > introduce myself (https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-masson-apereo).
> > > >
> > > > I am currently serving as the executive director at the Apereo
> > > > Foundation (https://www.apereo.org/), a US based non-profit working to
> > > > advance open source software in academic and research institutions.
> > > > Apereo has several projects and members (colleges and universities)
> > > > located in Europe and we commonly participate in a varsity of European
> > > > free and open source communities and events.
> > > >
> > > > Looking forward to chatting with you all,
> > > > Patrick
> > > >
> > > > --
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