Jason, I like your idea. You defenetly should do it! May be it's lack of opensource all think it's easy to join or to run new project. I'll be a good way to find new team leader who will run project and who will be followed by others.
btw it'll be a good advertisment of new PL (or mabe some of them) :) On 5/24/08, Lawrence Shafer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have been thinking about this, and have some concerns. In one way it's > a great idea, you will get someone that knows their stuff and will be a > good technical match for KTechLab, and it would work great for a > commercial project. But the reality is that this is a dead open-source > project. While technical skills are important, the project manager needs > to be enthusiastic, -and have the time 1, 2, 5 years down the road.These > traits don't often come with someone who has the most technical ability > and "punch" at the time of the competition, and there is no better way > to tell than look at their past. Find someone who has been posting on > the list for at least a year, someone who is steady and won't abandon > the project just because there seems to be no activity, and this is just > my opinion, but I think web ability comes over C++ ability. We need a > catchy web site, good forums, and a good wiki. Let the admin do the > admin stuff (including recruiting coders and rewarding them with a > personal bio on the website or such), and let the coder be coders. Get > three or four willing people together off of this list that have been > here to answer questions through thick and thin, let the community hear > what they have to say, and vote for them. And this needs to happen > sooner than later, because sitting stalemate in your hands until august > will not help the project. This will also have another side benefit, > instead of the admin feeling like he owns the project because of his > abilities, he will feel more a part of the community and possibly have > an easier time giving the position away if he does not have time for it > anymore. > > This is just my 2c, please do not take offense, > > Lawrence > > > > Jason Lucas wrote: >> OK, Here's what I'm going to do: >> >> Those of you in the UK and the USA have probably heard of a TV programme >> called 'The Apprentice'. The general idea that that a group of hopeful >> job applicants are given various tasks to prove themselves capable of >> achieving a position in a high-ranking post with a well known >> industrialist. The applicants are splint in to teams for various tasks, >> the team that loses a particular task are dragged into a board meeting >> and one of them is fired. >> >> Well, could that format work in open source? >> I think so. >> >> So, up for grabs is the position of Project Manager of KTechLab. >> >> It's unpaid, but at least you won't have to work for Alan Sugar or >> Donald Trump - but as the winner, you will have built up a successful >> open source project and competed against some of the best in the >> industry. A sure bet on any C.V. >> >> So here's how it will go: Sixteen people will be selected to undertake a >> series of eight tasks, each will test your team work, marketing, >> business and technical abilities. The first task will start on the 1st >> of August - 10pm GMT in Second Life (Location to be announced) >> >> If you want to take part in this challenge, then e-mail me a short >> resume of your skills, and ensure that you have a FaceBook and Second >> Life account. >> >> >> The competition will be judged my myself and two 'Blue Chip' Colleagues >> of mine. >> >> >> >> Jason >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >> Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. >> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Ktechlab-devel mailing list >> Ktechlab-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ktechlab-devel >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Ktechlab-devel mailing list > Ktechlab-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ktechlab-devel > -- With best regards. Azovtzev Jury ForceTeam NNLUG www.forceteam.nnov.ru ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Ktechlab-devel mailing list Ktechlab-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ktechlab-devel
