BCC: RexxLa Board
Dear Developers,
whilst I in no way wish to cut short the thanks to Rick and David - and
goodness, they deserve it, I think the time has come to at least start a
conversation about the future of the project.
Rick and David and Mark covered all the bases, but it was a stretch for
them, and they often wished that they received more assistance. It is not
entirely clear what the future holds, but Rick and David have both said
that whilst they are happy to advise, their period of doing the work is
over.
That means that if ooRexx is to remain a live project we are going to have
to come up with people with the skills who are happy to do the things that
need to be done, either from within our own ranks or from the Rexx
community. Whether or not this is possible is what I want to ascertain
over the next months.
For myself, I have few of the technical attributes required for
administering or even developing this project, but I am a seasoned user of
ooRexx and I appreciate what a thing of beauty it is, and would like to
carry on doing whatever I can to keep it alive. No-one wants to be tied to
something very demanding if it turns out to be doomed to fail, so I am
saying that I will give this a year and then review it. I definitely see
myself as holding the position against the day that someone better equipped
comes along.
It seems to me that there are several major areas that we need active
participants in:
- The interpreter itself
- Linux expert
- Windows expert
- Project Lifecycle administrator
- Installer expert
- Builds
Perhaps there are other areas. I would welcome people coming forward, even
if only to make tentative commitments in these areas. That will give us
some idea of how ambitious or unambitious we need to be.
Rick and David are no longer project administrators. I was unhappy with
the idea of being the only administrator, so I asked Les Koehler from
rexxLa to take on an administrative role, much as one might give a key to
your next door neighbour for safe keeping - he is our safe pair of hands.
I would like in time for most if not all committers to share the
administration role, but we must see what emerges.
There are some big questions to answer, particularly concerning ooRexx 5.0
and ooDialog, but I think it would be helpful to review who we have on
board and who we can find before attempting to put together a strategy.
Let the conversation commence...
Jon
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