Thanks! What other way would you recommend to find additional developers? Are there some job boards that would be interesting to post to, for example ? Or some other ways ?
Thanks again for all your help. Xavier. On Wed, 2011-05-04 at 18:50 -0300, Adriano Belisário wrote: > hi xavier, I have already sent your request, but no one answered so > far. Keep me informed about your work and any news here i will also > warn you. Sorry for the delay in responding > > Hugs > > > 2011/4/21 Xavier Antoviaque <[email protected]> > > Hi, > > Just checking if you had receive my email below - I would be > very interested in any profile you'd recommend. > > Also, if you see anything that you want me to pass on to April > (the main french FLOSS advocacy group I was talking about > during our meeting) and its members in the future (petition, > important event in Brazil you'd like to advertize, etc.), > don't hesitate. > > Thanks again for everything, > Xavier. > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: Xavier Antoviaque <[email protected]> > To: Adriano Belisário <[email protected]> > Cc: Ricolandia.com <[email protected]>, Henrique Barone > <[email protected]>, bar <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Farsides > Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2011 09:37:14 -0300 > > Adriano, Ricardo -- > > Many thanks again for the great discussion yesterday. It was > really interesting to see a different approach to organizing > Free Software - definitely a lot of food for thoughts! > > As promised, I send you the profile of the developers that we > are looking for (below). Many thanks here again, I really > appreciate the help! > > I'll also send you, later on, the recap I'll hopefully write > of what I've heard and understood of the Brazilian Free > Software community and culture. It may take some time, as I'll > first have to get back and get settled again - but I'll keep > you informed : ) > > > == Developer profile == > > FarSides is a new online game studio, producing free software > multiplayer games on the Web. We are currently developing two > games - a story-driven adventure game (Humanity Project) and a > card game (Card Stories) > > We apply the free software philosophy and methods to the video > game genre. For example, all the discussions take place within > the community, on a public mailing-list. We also use a > decentralized model - which basically means that we work over > the Internet, telecommuting from different places around the > globe. > > See http://farsides.com/wiki/Company_manifesto and > http://farsides.com/wiki/Social_Contract for more details. > > Key responsibilities > > Develop features for our multiplayer online games > Collaborate with all other contributors - game design, > art, other programmers > Follow the mailing-list and the forum discussions, > interact with the community to provide answers and encourage > participation. > Play the game on a regular basis and interact with other > players to get a permanent feel of the player's experience > > Profile and qualifications > > Must-have : > Strong development experience with PHP/MySQL/JS (jquery) > Proficient with Linux/Apache web hosting server > environment > Fluent in English and excellent written communication > skills. Ability to work collaboratively through online medium > (mailing-list, forums), with contributors and community > members. > Confidence in working publicly and discussing issues > openly - participation to a free software project requires a > high sense of transparency > Ability to think creatively and analytically > Ability to work with high autonomy - telecommuting > requires a strong sense of self-discipline, proactiveness and > taking responsibility for deadlines. Great attention to > detail. > Display a positive, professional attitude with strong work > ethics. Able to focus on solutions rather than problems. > > Pluses (not mandatory): > Experience with Free Software philosophy and development > methods > Knowledge of object oriented development > Familiarity with social network APIs > Experience with unit tests > Familiarity with our technical requirements > Experience with working with online communities, though > not necessarily professionally > Participated to the development of at least one game > (professionally or as a hobby), in a programmer position. > Produced games can be online or offline, but > online/multiplayer experience a definite plus. > Experience in a SCRUM environment > > > > > > > > -- > adriano•belisário > (21) 9256-8738 > > _______________________________________________ > Farsides mailing list - [email protected] > > Wiki: http://farsides.com/ > List: http://farsides.com/ml/ > Forum: http://farsides.com/forum/ > Ideas: http://farsides.com/ideas/ > Chat: http://farsides.com/chat/
_______________________________________________ Farsides mailing list - [email protected] Wiki: http://farsides.com/ List: http://farsides.com/ml/ Forum: http://farsides.com/forum/ Ideas: http://farsides.com/ideas/ Chat: http://farsides.com/chat/
