Re: Open Discussion: The Future of Xaraya

Robert Town wrote:

> Before I get to the meat of this message lets state the rules:
> 
> 1. No Flaming
> 2. No Finger Pointing
> 3. No games
> 
> I call all past PMC members, founders, lead developers to talk openly 
> about what you want to see happen with our beloved Xaraya Project. 
> Please keep things pleasant, all are welcome to their opinions, but no 
> flaming or finger pointing.
> 

At this point, and for some time, we have needed to reassess everything.

What Xaraya has done in the past obviously has not worked as well as it 
could have.  Everyone needs to put aside their narrow wants so that we 
can work together to assemble viable long term plans and goals which 
everyone can accept, even if they don't fully agree with the details. 
Everyone should be prepared to give something up for the greater good, 
everyone should be willing to contribute, as there is far more to a 
project like Xaraya than just writing code, and everyone should be 
realistic about how much time and effort they are able to dedicate to 
the project.

We know who our competition is, and we can use any or all of those 
projects as models for what we need to do.  But we have a limited number 
of hands able and willing to get Xaraya back on track, and I think we 
should start with the most visible (even what may seem superficial) 
changes, so that the net at large knows we aren't as dead as we might seem.

As far as I'm concerned, everything is on the table.

And while I'm replying to this post, I would like to request that 
everyone resist taking significant initiative on an individual basis 
until we have leadership in place.  We can only act as a team if our 
efforts are coordinated.