<div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 29 April 2012 02:53, cole santos <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cksantos85@gmail.com" target="_blank">cksantos85@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I think both is good, we propose themes, people can build projects.<br>
themes can be like education, navigation, in-situ resource, mission<br>
planning, propulsion, life support, etc.<br>
<br>
We need to finish bylaws and get corped<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Good point. And, as Jerry has pointed out, we still need to decide a bunch of related points around structure, name, purpose, etc.</div><div> </div>
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Then we solicit members and projects, while running the first<br>
competition. We can do a competition for glory to show we are serious.<br>
Probably in the education category. We can do this without them,</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Well, maybe. If we look at the GGHC, all teams were on a reasonably level playing field due to the e14 seed money.</div><div>
I suspect a large number of teams would not have participated at all without those funds.</div><div>So, I agree that the "prize" could be simply "glory", but to get a good number of teams involved, associated publicity, and people committing their time to a competition, I think we'd at least need to cover basic materials costs.</div>
<div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> darpa funding is like catalyst in resin sitting in the sun. Either way we<br>
cure, one way takes longer.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I wonder if we could obtain a small amount of funding from someone other than DARPA for an initial competition?</div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Paul Szymkowiak <<a href="mailto:paulszym@gmail.com">paulszym@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi Jerry,<br>
><br>
> On 28/04/2012, at 9:52 AM, Jerry Isdale <<a href="mailto:isdale@gmail.com">isdale@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Ok... we need to start collecting ideas for projects for HSP.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Can you confirm why we need to do that? What specific need or requirement is<br>
> driving us to do that? Understanding that will help us navigate a suitable<br>
> solution.<br>
><br>
> Unless DARPA are specifically asking, or we're contractually required to, my<br>
> take is we probably don't need to do this - what we could do is to begin<br>
> encouraging hackerspaces to propose projects. However, until we have actual<br>
> funds available, that arguably doesn't make much sense.<br>
><br>
> If DARPA is requiring this, then I suggest we focus on competitions, along<br>
> the lines Cole, myself and others were discussing.<br>
><br>
> My take is we don't want to end up being the "grand design" committee,<br>
> planning out a n-year development program ourselves. Instead, I feel we need<br>
> is to allow hackerspaces to organically define a program.<br>
><br>
> Paul<br>
><br>
><br>
> Here's another DARPA project that might have some ideas for people... heck<br>
> its hacking satellites!!<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/info-management/232901038" target="_blank">http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/info-management/232901038</a><br>
><br>
> Jerry Isdale<br>
> <a href="mailto:isdale@gmail.com">isdale@gmail.com</a><br>
><br>
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