Re: [openbeos] Re: Contribution to preferences or

On 2003-09-17 at 09:43:00 [+0000], Jan-Rixt Van Hoye wrote:
> Hi!
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> Many thanks for the many reactions on my mail. If everything goes well,=
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> can start at the preferences team(thx Sikosis). What I see is that ther=
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> are some "small problems" with OpenBeOs Management. I am new to this=3D=
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> community, but I can say that I am following it since Be Inc "stopped".=
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> love BeOs, but on new systems, it does not work good anymore. I am very=
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> glad to see that there is a group of volunteers that want to make Beos=3D=
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> "competitive" again. But this is "shit" we hear every time. What I see=3D=
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> and hear now is that some things don't go very well and these are:
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> 1) Communication problem with the management. We hear everything in "be=
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> news-sites" but nothing on the "OpenBeos-site"
> Solution: A good and UP-TO-DATE news forum with easy acces. What I mean=
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> is not a newsletter( the ones that exists are very good for those who a=
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> developing). I mean, if someone leave a team or gets into it, this shou=
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> be posted in a central place. And not somewhere in a 'dark corner' of t=
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> site. A potential developer should have the possibility to send a mail =
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> the "right" responsable team-manager. There should not be old email=3D2=
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> addresses.
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> 2) There is no easy way to contribute to the project.
> Solution: A webpage where you are able to fill in your interests and in=
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> which team you want to work. When you "submit", a mail should be sent t=
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> the responsable team-leader
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Hey Jan-Rixt,

those are all valid points but please remember that resources are limited=
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and managing Open Source really is like herding cats. One of things OBOS=3D=
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has suffered from thus far is not enuff commitment from developers: peopl=
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who've signed up to something but either lost interest or never had it in=
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the first place. That said Phil does a great job with his website, I thin=
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it's the best of the various teams and he does respond actively to people=
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One thing you might like to know about is that OBOS developers (well the=3D=
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European ones) do actually meet up generally at BeGeistert and you might=3D=
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like to come along to the next one to meet a few of them seeing as you're=
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just down the road.

Charlie
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Charlie Clark
Chief Chaos Coordinator
BeGeistert.org
BeGeistert 011 - NeXTsteps
D=3DFCsseldorf 18 - 19.10.2003
http://www.begeistert.org/