OpenSpace Feedback

Unfortunately I was unable to participate yesterday, but here some links from participants who were there (in French) :

• Yannick Ameur
• Jean Claude Gros Jean

I hope to be able to participate on the next one.
And let's not forget XP Days France 2008
on 5th and 6th May :)

Agile OpenSpace at Valtech

Valtech is organizing tonight an OpenSpace on Agile Software Development methods (Scrum, XP, Lean, Crystal...).
Purpose of this OpenSpace will be knowledge and experience sharing of concrete cases.

If you speak French and are in Paris, it is still possible to participate (inscriptions here).
I will certainly be there as a Bumble bee :)

Where: Valtech, 80 Avenue Marceau, 75008 Paris
When: Tonight 18.30
Facilitator: Yannick AMEUR

Whoever comes are the right people, whatever happens is the only thing that could have, whenever it starts is the right time, when it's over, it's over.

gOS

Yesterday I had to wait for the train (the one I take was cancelled). So I decided to grab some magazine and read a little bit.

I was looking to buy one about Linux. The first I took had an article about a new OS: gOS.
My first impression when I looked at the pictures was: "No way gOS means Google OS?".

But as I started to read the article there was an announcement telling a replacement train was arriving at the station! I had to leave without finishing the article or buying the magazine, not knowing what gOS was all about!

As soon has I arrived home I googled gOS to get more information. Indeed gOS does not stand for Google OS but more for Green or Good OS.

In fact :) gOS is a new GNU/Linux distribution developed by a Californian start-up: ThinkOS.
It is based on Ubuntu 7.10 and integrates Enlightenment E17 (meaning beautiful in geek). The idea here is to have a simple, easy to use and nice desktop environment.

The primary UI of gOS has a Mac OSX Leapord-like Dock menu called the iBar which features icons for Google applications and services (where the confusion with a hypothetic Google OS) like: Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Product Search or Google Maps.
Other applications are also available: Xine, Skype, OpenOffice.org and many others.
The system also comes with a lifetime of free updates and revisions.

The company claims in a FAQ that it was "created as a conceptual Google OS" but clarifies that "popular applications such as those from Google are an integral part of the product, however, gOS is an entity entirely independent from Google".

I already download it (torrent) and will certainly install it tomorrow (under VMware). I will post my first impressions soon.

New agile manifesto

After years of wandering and project returns concerning agile methods a new and final manifesto is available: http://www.waterfallmanifesto.org/

The truth is out there... :P