[sudo-discuss] How do we help SudoRoom become more project-based?

[Morgan Allen]

A while back I'd thought about a "Made at SudoRoom" campaign. This could be
digital badges, stickers, etc. I think it'd be a good way to show off
things that are created in the space.

On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 4:26 PM, Romy Ilano <romy at snowyla.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the realism Cere!
>
> I think contests and hackathons can be fun, but so many of them are
> heavily corporate. Is there anything that wouldn't be a big turnoff to
> hackers?
>
> I guess a non-profit or "for the good of humanity" deal would be cool. I
> know when people work on SudoMesh there is a strong "Yeah I'm doing this
> for the good of humanity" feeling.
>
> *Porftolio Competition*
>
>    - From time to time we've gotten code bootcamp people wandering around
>    our hackrrspace. I would always tell them to update the wiki, find a cool
>    project go finish that would benefit the space.
>
>
> *Feeling Good for Finishing Stuff Reward*
>
>    - For me personally, there comes a reward in finishing off a project
>    since it's so hard to finish one in general.
>
>
> I dunno, good ideas!
>
>
>
>
> =============================
>
> Romy Ilano
> romy at snowyla.com
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 3:40 PM, Cere Misc <cere.misc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I just want to a note sobering note of realism around this fantastic
>> conversation.  I think one of the reasons why we don’t see more project
>> based work at both spaces is that people are just struggling to finish
>> whatever project earns them money from day to day.  I think we could really
>> get more people involved if there was some promise of personal fame or
>> fortune.  Just because it’s “open” doesn’t mean there can’t be prize
>> money.  So what cool contests should we consider entering?
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 2:40 PM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 9:46 AM, Romy Ilano <romy at snowyla.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks for the advice Patrik!
>>>>
>>>> Something tells me that a group-led project might not work so well at
>>>> SudoRoom. I hope someone can prove me wrong!
>>>>
>>>
>>> Sudomesh seems to do pretty well though! That's an excellent example of
>>> the kind of team projects I was suggesting. (If it were up to me, I would
>>> have SudoMesh meet *in* Sudo Room though, rather than treating it as a
>>> completely separate spinoff project)
>>>
>>>
>>>> It's is a big benefit that CCL/BioCurious have more "restrictions"
>>>> around biohacking. You don't have to be on a computer to do it, and it does
>>>> require specialized laboratory equipment.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Not sure I understand why you consider that a benefit,or more conducive
>>> to team projects. And note that there are plenty of purely bioinformatics
>>> or software-based projects that CCL could be working on as well. It's just
>>> that nobody has taken the initiative of creating a group project around
>>> that so far.
>>>
>>> Patrik
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