Dear OGP members, Andre Pouliot and I have been strugging with the problem of how to make the OGP productive again. The OGP has made a lot of accomplishments, but activity has been dead for quite a while now. We believe that part of the problem has been how we tried to go about funding development. It was all wrong, because we shot too high with OGD1, and we couldn't afford to go into production until after interest had waned considerably. Some serious restructuring is necessary, and we've been working on a plan for that. In short, we need a way to create cash flow to fund hardware production, and we believe we have come up with a solution that includes every contributor in both the design and economic aspects. We will spread out the cost burden, spread out the profit among contributors, and invest in less ambitious projects, with broader appeal. At the moment, the plan is about 75% baked, and we want to make sure it's very clear and logical before we publish it. For that, we'd like some feedback from a small number of people who would be willing to look at it in confidence. Once it's finalized, we'll publish it. The next problem is that we need a web site upon which we can implement some of the automated aspects of this plan. Here, we lack expertise. Even before that, we will need to have the front page up, with basic information.
So, in short, we're asking for these kinds of volunteers: - Planners and architects willing to carefully consider the plan we're writing up and assist with expressing it well. - Web designers willing to construct and maintain the web site, ultimately implementing the heart of the plan in software. BTW, we need a small number at first to look at the plan. We need to avoid having too many cooks in the kitchen. We want an idea that's good, not one that's perfect. Too much feedback, and it'll never get off the ground. That's why we're not publishing openly early. -- Timothy Normand Miller http://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/~millerti Open Graphics Project _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
