I know I am coming into the middle of the conversation,
but if we are discussing choosing a leader for the group,
I have qualities I would like whoever the leader is to
possess.
Life is a lot of fun when you let it be and a team who includes
fun as a required component to their work becomes an amazing
force to be reckoned with. Have you ever tried to stop a
roomful of kids who are out there having fun? It's near
impossible. So any leader we chose would have to be interested
in making this fun, and recognize that most of us are volunteering
our time here and that we have other commitments to keep.
I do have a secret to confess. I would like to make lots of money
with this project, I also plan on changing the face of programming
as I know it and aiding in creating a whole new business
model for software development. So it would really be a
bummer for me to find out that this projects leadership isn't
interested in making some waves in the software
development world.
I guess the last quality in the leadership I would want to see
would be a resistance to creating something from scratch.
The power of OpenSource software is its commitment to
opening up the source to be leveraged by other developers
and projects. It's almost a shame when we reinvent the wheel
because we weren't willing to steal from someone else first.
Python, Perl, Dylan, wxWindows, TOM, GTK, Java (kinda),
all have excellent stuff for us to steal. I have my blue sky for
this project, and it won't necassarily be the same for you, but
the beauty of my experience with open source so far is that
usually the best person for the job is a pretty clear choice,
and in general people who know the problem well enough to
talk about the solution, are more interested in a good
solution then they are their egos.
Would it be safe to say that each of us wants a product
that we can be proud of, is cross platform, and fits nicely
into our current lifestyle?
I don't think that any one here wouldn't be interested in
some form of compensation for their work.
I can definately see the fear of one person dominating
the conversation, and not listening to others on the list,
but let's not create problems for ourselves. Does this
group have a track record of not listening to each other?
If not, I wouldn't worry about it until it became a problem.
Anyway, thanks for the ear. I somehow think I just got
myself into some sort of leadership position on the group.
Or I stuck my foot in the mouth and spoke up too early.
I was going to try and just get ahold of the source code
and watch the list for a while before I jumped in on any
conversations, but the opportunity to say something
was just to good to pass up. Sorry if I stepped on
anyone, or repeat stuff that has already been said.
-- Michael --
