> * Would mirroring our internal repo on a commit-by-commit basis help with the > repository issues? Would it help with the ownership feelings? > > I think it would help for sure.
> * How can we be more transparent about what we are working on, and where we > are heading? A blog? A weekly posting? > > I'm not as concerned with the medium of the information (blog, this mailing list, wiki) as long as the community has access to the information. A daily or weekly or as often as possible scrum like status update that the community would be able to see would be cool. What did you work on since the last update What will you be working on until the next scheduled update What's getting in the way of progress This would provide the benefit of letting people have a glimpse of where the team is focusing their attention, as well as potential areas that they could lend a hand. As an example, if Tomas says he's working on X, but the fact that Y isn't done yet is making it a little more difficult, and he also makes it clear that Y isn't something he or anyone else is going to be able to get to in the near future Y could be something the community tries to lend a hand with. I could see someone like Wayne doing a similar status since at least from the sounds of it he's trying to spearhead some of the work on ruby gems + rails. > * Would mirroring the repo to other formats help? Would releasing alpha > binaries be worthwhile? > > <warning_thinking_out loud_without_giving_it_much_thought> Conceptually a git like repo seems like it would offer some interesting advantages. I'm a git newbie, but from what I've heard and read it really encourages people to fork projects and play around with different ideas. Currently, I can't see what anyone else in the community is working on, let alone the IronRuby team itself. I think in order to foster a real community around IronRuby we need to not only make the ironRuby team itself more transparent, but increase the transparency of the community as a whole. Perhaps IronRuby should jump on the github bandwagon? :) </warning_thinking_out_loud_without_giving_it_much_thought> > I'm new, but I want to help build a community, and show that this is a real > OSS project. So, I really appreciate the discource. I think that these meta > discussions are worthwhile in helping define the community. > > I'm new (on the opposite side) and feel the same way. Cheers, Steve
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