On 11/01/13 12:50, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
Agreed. I can attest that you don't want to form an organization
unless you really need it, because it requires attention all on its
own. Better to provide good infrastructure for people who want to do
the work (source control, bug tracking, etc.) and farm out any of the
organized efforts to other groups (e.g., do the standardization at the
IETF or XSF).
My 2c
I tried a few times writing this, but ended up:
IIRC, pidgin(1) [formerly gaim(1)] similarly "didn't need" a foundation
etc until AOL tried suing the pants off them
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin_(software)#Naming_dispute
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin_%28software%29#Naming_dispute>
Whilst I can't speak for those involved, I deeply suspect having a
foundation before the suit turned up would've saved a number of
contributors a lot of pain, heartache and stress (and subsequently may
not have delayed releases/patches as much as it may have done).
Pete.
P.S. AFAIK I can chat about the AOL thing, however I believe that others
involved may have been required to sign agreements banning them from
discussing it ever again...
P.P.S. Given the previous PS, this email will self destruct in 3... 2...
1...
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