Contributors program criteria

NOTE: The contents of this page are not set in stone, and are subject to change! This page is a draft in active flux ... Please leave suggestions on the talk page.

Draft criteria for a great contributors project proposal. Please revise mercilessly and add your own.

1. Produce results helpful to others

start by enumerating how & where this will "give back" to the community.

1. Be clear about how this relates to / is different from related proposals
2. Have a team and a contact person
3. Have a plan and timeline
4. Indicate past contact with developers, or potential supporting orgs

Templates related to reviewing projects

See the following templates related to Projects for review:

Template:pfr - for tagging a page for review (use: {{pfr|pg=PageName}})

Template:pfr2 - for the review itself (use: {{subst:pfr|pg=PageName|text=description}})

Template:pfr3 - for logging the review (use: {{subst:pfr3|pg=PageName}})

Proposed template for requests for the contributors program

Respond in complete sentences where possible! Be concise.

1. Project Title & Shipment Detail

Name of Project:

Shipping Address You've Verified:

• IS FEDEX-SHIPPABLE (NO POST OFFICE BOXES)
• INCLUDES A PHONE NUMBER
• CONTAINS RECIPIENT'S LEGAL NAME

Number of Laptops You Request to Borrow:

Loan Length—How Many Months:

2. Participants (In list form)

Names & Contact Info:

Include email addresses & phone numbers.

Employer and/or School:

Past Experience/Qualifications:

3. Objectives (Bulleted list)

Project Objectives (please list specific, measurable objectives for your project):

Concrete proposals with defined outcomes are much more likely to result in a laptop than "it would be cool to play with these and demo them".

4. Plan of Action (One or more paragraphs)

Plan and Procedure for Achieving the Stated Objectives:

5. Needs (A few sentences)

Why is this project needed?

Locally?

In the greater OLPC/Sugar community?

Outside the community?

Why can't this project be done in emulation using non-XO machines?

Why are you requesting the number of machines you are asking for?

Will you consider (1) salvaged/rebuilt or (2) damaged XO Laptops?

6. Sharing Deliverables (A few sentences)

What pre-finished seeds will your Project offer the greater OLPC/Sugar community?

How will the final fruits of your labor be distributed to children or community members worlwide?

Will they have any possible application or use outside the community?

If yes, how will these people be reached?

Have you investigated working with emerging nearby XO Lending Libraries / Project Groups?

7. Quality (Can be a bulleted list)

Would your Project benefit from Support, Documentation and/or Testing People?

Teachers' input in usability?

How will you promote your work?

Can we help you with an experienced Mentor from the OLPC/Sugar community?

If YES: specify the kind of Ongoing Mentoring that will benefit you most.

If NO: specify who will help you share your progress, creations & results.

8. Timeline (Show start to finish)

Please include a Proposed timeline for the Project: (this can be in the form of Month 1, Month 2, etc rather than specific dates)

[ ] I agree to pass on the laptop(s) to a local OLPC group or other interested contributors in case I do not have need for the laptop(s) anymore or in case my project progress stalls.