Re: Future of JEDI? -OR- Where are all the leaders gone?

Hi,

At 14:30 23/08/2005 +0200, you wrote:

>1. After I found the "new website" I was amazed that it contained much more
>current information. However, this website cannot be easily found (IMO) and
>perhaps the old website should forward (however, via HTTP forwarding or
>other means) to the new one.

Which is the new one, the Borland homepages one?

>I've read in some book that the best
>team leaders "delegate" and don't do everything themselves. We are wasting
>precious time - and this includes the man-hours of volunteers.

I think for every book that says the best team leaders delegate you'll find 
as many that say the best team leaders lead by example.  You kinda have to 
suck it and see, there's no magic formula - especially for open source.

>My point is, that we could work so much more efficiently by just using the
>"resources" (man-hours of volunteers) *efficiently*. This means delegation,
>delegation, delegation ...
>
>Tell me if you believe my view is incorrect. I want to learn your opinion,
>otherwise I could have sent this to myself ;)

I mostly disagree.  *8)

In more business related environments, all of the above may hold true.  But 
you're talking about applying business practice to an open source 
community.  It's not going to work because the time people have to work on 
a project is limited by other factors (job, life etc) and even the most 
active contributors change quite frequently.

I'm on the team of JCL developers.  I've been pretty silent for a while due 
to a lot of work and moving house, but I still read the forums and watch 
mantis.

If we were working to a scheme where work was delegated then I'd feel I had 
to drop out because I know I would be unreliable for completion of work 
within a certain time.  As things stand at the moment, if something I'm 
working on impacts Jedi, then I'll update it and keep going.  I'm not 
actively seeking Jedi work, but if I find something that fits at the moment 
I'm in a position to do it.

Add a chain of delegatory command and suddenly it's someone elses delegated 
responsibility, someone elses job to chase them and nobody will sign up to 
work on anything unless they're 100% positive they've got the time.  Which 
in the world of open source is going to be very few people indeed.

Cheers,
Rik



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