Re: [OSCOM] heading and direction of OSCOM

Bruce A. McHenry wrote:

> Dear Paul, Gregor et al,
>    I have started monitoring this OSCOM General and am thinking about 
> jumping in with both feet.  Can we talk about the current zeitgeist and 
> possible future directions?  My bent is towards wiki-cms fusion and 
> systems more obviously linked with economic productivity. 
>   The non-profit structure is commensurate with a mission of rewarding 
> programmers for valuable work.  My vision is of an "open" revision 
> control and release system that facilatates multi-sided collaboration 
> and also allowers code developers to collect rent.  For worse but also 
> for better, the latter condition appears to be a sine qua non if the 
> rent collected is to be competitive with professional programmer's 
> salaries. 
>   Hence the direction I'd suggest for OSCOM would first of all be very 
> proactive in terms of obtaining the best source control and release 
> processes and technology.


I am not sure if I understand what you are suggesting. Can you explain a 
bit more?

Michi


   (If specifying such is not an appropriate
> goal for OSCOM but perhaps something that could be better done at 
> SourceForge, please say so.)  If OSCOM is willing to go in this 
> direction, I would then write a proposal for significant grant funds 
> most of which would be distributed for software that meets agreed 
> specifications.
>   This direction will be anathema to zealots for costlessness so I am 
> concerned about the
> " The Apache Foundation-like structure of OSCOM is ok, but has been 
> anticipated as too exclusive up-to-now. What is needed is a rather loose 
> interpretation of the existing organizational structure, to give it a 
> more inclusive spin and to allow more groups and persons to be involved 
> with a low barrier of entry."
> 
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