<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Hi Jerry,</div><div><br>On 28/04/2012, at 9:52 AM, Jerry Isdale <<a href="mailto:isdale@gmail.com">isdale@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
Ok... we need to start collecting ideas for projects for HSP.</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Can you confirm why we need to do that? What specific need or requirement is driving us to do that? Understanding that will help us navigate a suitable solution.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Unless DARPA are specifically asking, or we're contractually required to, my take is we probably don't need to do this - what we could do is to begin encouraging hackerspaces to propose projects. However, until we have actual funds available, that arguably doesn't make much sense.</div>
<div><br></div><div>If DARPA is requiring this, then I suggest we focus on competitions, along the lines Cole, myself and others were discussing.</div><div><br></div><div>My take is we don't want to end up being the "grand design" committee, planning out a n-year development program ourselves. Instead, I feel we need is to allow hackerspaces to organically define a program.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Paul</div><div><br></div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div> Here's another DARPA project that might have some ideas for people... heck its hacking satellites!!<br><br><a href="http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/info-management/232901038"><a href="http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/info-management/232901038">http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/info-management/232901038</a></a>
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