Peter M. Jansson wrote: > Since the core team members will be chosen by vote, > I think it's useful to talk about how to decide for > whom to vote, so I thought I'd lead off by describing > the criteria I'll use. I've got a prioritized list...
One criteria you missed was the willingness to learn, to know when you don't know something, and to commit yourself to a project that takes a lot of your time but you're still willing to do it (hmmm - that's three things. Fourth: a good sense of humor :) I don't consider myself a black-belt in the martial art of coding, which means I probably don't qualify based on the criteria you've given, so I guess I lost your vote. I think the core team needs to be composed of people who are competent coders, who can learn the architectural and coding issues as necessary, and who will represent the community at large. They must also have Vision, enough to see the project as a whole and not get lost in the details of the "next" neat thing. I'm sure that decisions will be made with input from anyone who gives it, and architectural issues will be discussed openly. Although I'm not a dues-paying member of the OpenACS community, I don't see that as an impediment. When an OpenACS / AOLserver issue arises, we'll work with the OpenACS community to find a solution that fits the AOLserver philosophy and resolves the issue. As far as I'm concerned, anything that makes AOLserver more capable and versatile while not sacrificing performance and the integrity of the core server and modules is a good thing. Should the AOL dev team members have a vote? Absolutely. They are involved with AOLserver as individuals, they run the largest sites that use AOLserver. Also, the AOL dev team is taking a risk with us as well as helping support the effort financially through the salaries of some of their employees. They don't need us, but we do need them, and the fact that they are now willing to take this risk speaks volumes given the tone of the past relationship between the AOLserver community and AOL. I'd say vote for who you feel most comfortable with. I'm probably voting for Zoran (you are *such* a sucker, BTW -- it was soooo easy to twist your arm ;) Why vote for me? I suppose because I've been doing something about bringing the community and AOL together for some time now, and I like to think that I had something to do with the progress we've made so far. Besides, who else is willing to run naked through the streets in service to "the cause"? /s. Note to myself: Oh my God -- I've become a Politician!
