On 5/2/07, Youssef Chahibi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Glad to see signs of life from you.
;-) [...] > Just to open the discussion again, because I did not follow the developments > of the idea, I think that for now the idea of involvement from LUGs is to be > excluded -as in not believing in so much hope-, LUGs are pretty inactive in > my eyes, if they were active the way the OpenArabia.org idea expect them to > be then I should have noticed that. LUGs are good because they bring the idea > very close to the end-users and potential participants, but it is simply not > the case . "If you build it, they will come..." ;-) Picture if you will a symbiotic relationship between OAO and the LUGs. Participation from LUGs will feed the OAO community, and OAO will help enthusiasts find like-minded groups and people in their geographic proximity, vitalizing the LUGs. [...] > Rectification: "someones". In my imaginary concept of OpenArabic.Org, the > project needs a lot of care from many carers, getting news, writing news and > present quality content is not a one man's job at all, it is a community's > job. Even big portals like OSnews or Slashdot, with their international > community, can hardly satisfy their reason of existence. Of course it will need work from a good number of people. But its vital to the project's success that it should have a leader. [...] > > So, any takers? > > Unfortunately, not me. The idea is great, the means are not there. > Suggestion: Start a page in http://wiki.arabeyes.org/OAO_Draft to draw the > features of this project, and convenient realistic ways to achieve it. > Anyway, it is not a completely impossible mission. Its not impossible nor is it even difficult, IMHO. Plus, its a great opportunity on a personal level for whomever takes over this project. It would look damn great on a CV to state that your the "founder and admin of OpenArabia.org" :-) Regards, Abdulaziz, _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://lists.arabeyes.org/mailman/listinfo/general
