Attila Kinali wrote:
Though you can count me in the bunch who'd join OHF.
I've started to see open source development as generally much more
cathedral than bazaar. Successful projects typically have one
central, charismatic leader whom everyone else listens to. Bit
Torrent has Cohen. Linux has Torvalds. Apple has Jobs.
Actually it's neither nor. OSS development is neither a bazaar
nor a cathedral. It just happens to be in between. A project
will need a leader or a core group who says what will be done
and carries the flag.
But if there is no leader it doesn't mean that a project is dead,
it's just suspended until someone else fills that role of a leader.
Sometimes it's even enough that the remaining people stay more or
less active to keep the project going. But for a start, there is
always a key person needed.
Although I
am not as great a man as they, I seem to be filling the same role
here. Someone else needs to fill that role for OHF.
Is there nobody to fill that gap?
I am going to move forward with the formation of the Open Hardware
Foundation. Whether or not that makes me that person or not, I do not
know. Only time will tell that. I have been very hesitant in this as
it is a big step and I feel somewhat presumptuous in doing it. I don't
know why, but I do. Still I see great value in the forming of such a
foundation. Great enough that I will fund the legal expenses. I will
send a request for input to the community, probably tomorrow. Some
things need to be thought about: how to pick the initial board or
directors, how to chose the chairman of the board, what is necessary to
gain membership in the foundation, what rights does having membership
gain you, etc. Give these some hard though and be prepared to give input.
Patrick M
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