Very well stated Charlie, I couldn't agree more. If the SME (e-smith) interest group accepts this as a fact I'm shure it's going to work. Regards,
======================================== Ing. Ernesto Lorenz Consultores Lorcom, C.A. http://www.lorcom.cc Cel.: +58 (414) 245-4014; Tel./Fax: +58 (212) 242-8509 -----Mensaje original----- De: Charlie Brady [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviado el: Jueves, 11 de Diciembre de 2003 21:26 Para: Peter Lambert CC: e-smith-devinfo Asunto: [e-smith-devinfo] Not enough Indians (Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Boss) On Tue, 9 Dec 2003, Peter Lambert wrote: > I also think we need to get a chain of command in place. Some hard > decisions are always needed. > > A lot of the names on the "volunteers" list are very familiar to > anyone whos been on devinfo list. I'm sure most of us could point the > finger at people who we'd respect enough to work for (as in take > instruction, err guidance, from). I disagree completely. Free software projects don't work that way. It's said that managing software developers is like herding cats; surely it's more so when the developers are volunteer and unpaid. Free software developers essentially work for themselves, and have to be self motivated. There aren't 437 device drivers in the 2.6 linux kernel because Linus directed a bunch of people to write them - they're there because a whole bunch of people had hardware that they wanted to get working. Co-ordination is definitely useful, but only if there is something to co-ordinate. There's lots of people out there with ideas, but they all count for nothing unless someone makes the ideas concrete. If you want to contribute, don't wait for "a boss" to tell you to do so. Find something that you'd like to see happen and make it happen, or at least start it happening. Work on the FAQ, for instance. Or document something. Have a poke around and understand how something works, and write down what you learn. Chances are that'll be useful to someone. -- Charlie Brady [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mitel Networks Corporation http://www.mitel.com/ Phone: +1 (613) 592 5660 or 592 2122 Fax: +1 (613) 592 1175 A: Because we read from top to bottom, left to right. Q: Why should i start my reply below the quoted text? -- Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Searchable archive at http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org -- Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Searchable archive at http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org
