GPTC Minutes 2009-06-08

GPC Call 2009-06-08

Start 4:00 PM Central Time

Paulo sent some links via Skype

[16:15:03] paulo coimbra: http://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Live_CD_2008_Project_-_Assessment_Frame_Experience#tab=Release_Leader

>> Consensus was that this was MUCH better.

[16:15:17] … http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_Project_Frame_Experience_8

http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_Project_Frame_Experience_7#tab=Project_Summary

The experience 8 is a very early draft of Paulo playing around.Looks like we've got a good start on getting the templates needed for criteria v2

We discussed the questions – Matt had sent a draft to Dinis & Paulo. Paulo will put it on a Google Doc and share with the committee (Google Form's first version https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/owasp.org/viewform?formkey=cjlOaW95ZXBfLWdNeTZnYURrbzFKSFE6MA..]

Looked at the changes that Jason made:

https://www.owasp.org/index.php?title=OWASP_Season_of_Code_2009&diff=63726&oldid=63391

Conversation about the thread that happened on the Leaders List


 * Throw back a bone – perhaps make the stipen smaller
 * Perhaps do the boiling frog method to wean the OWASP off stipens – slowly decrease the stipens to zero
 * Break issue into
 * Do we pay stipens?
 * If so, how much do we pay?
 * Are we paying for work product or are we paying for something to be done (a recievable)?
 * Eventually OWASP would be removed from the handling they payment of project leads – instead sponsoring companies would handle this.
 * Make OWASP like the Google Summer of Code
 * OWASP value add is the promotion and sponsorship of the project.
 * OWASP goes from paying for someone's time to paying to get the guy's job done
 * Pays to make sure the guy can get things done
 * Be enablers to the project leads
 * You shouldn't be out of pocket (cash) while doing your project
 * OWASP should be paying for everything from your time
 * Lots of discussion here.
 * Next thing to work on – additional funding for the SoC
 * How is this going work – how to get external support/sponsors?
 * Can we ge a couple more memberships for OWASP?
 * Brad was tasked with mapping this out
 * http://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Season_of_Code_Sponsorship
 * http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Funds_available_for_OWASP_Projects (this project is completely out of date)
 * Brad gave an example of the code guide at his company
 * There were sponsorships for 2007 http://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Spring_Of_Code_2007
 * This was part of their membership fees
 * Could propose 40% of your membership fees toward a project when a company becomes a member
 * Say “you become a member, we'll give you a class based on the class pack”
 * Paulo sent the link to Jason's survey results:https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/owasp.org/ccc?key=pJzNU1yNJd7VBH1bS6rY0EQ&hl=en and https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/owasp.org/ccc?key=rHFvhU15v3S3myFqSWQVXyg&hl=en
 * Value we provide is that OWASP sits in the middle of the community and do the facilitation


 * New projects – Paulo report
 * No problems or something to report
 * Focusing on getting the frames/templates done for criteria v2


 * Another Task for me (Matt):
 * Launching SoC in one week
 * One more list discussion
 * Plan for how we are going to get the maximum visibility for the SoC launch -
 * Blogs, press pack, podcasts, how to disseminate the news
 * Hook Pravir about how to launch this like OpenSAMM
 * Made some good deals with his launch – need to do the same
 * Viral gorilla type marketing


 * How to get committees to fill out the details of their areas
 * Start pushing questions to the committees
 * Need the SoC to launch to put some pressure on the committees to deliver
 * Be very proactive about the Education project

End Time 5:53 PM.