Jim, A hearty "Amen!" from the evangelicals in the crowd. My "campaign" would benefit from your recommendations.
Sam On 8/22/07, Jim Hurley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We've had a few discussions on potential project plans, > including: > <http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-river-dev/ > 200705.mbox/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I'd like to get us back to it and get agreement on a short > term plan to get us accomplishing things and gaining > momentum as a project. Let's shift it up a gear (or two ;-)). > > As I've said in the past, I think working to get out a first release > from the project soon would help the Community (by having a > release available from the project), as well as help us understand > what it takes to get out a release. It would be great if we could shoot > for a late September timeframe for a release. I also think we need > to get our project (web) pages updated with some content (so the > place looks like the lights are on). > > Once we have a good handle on this first release, I think we should > then focus on another short term release (say, November/December > timeframe), > and start discussing what that release should look like (for example, > which issues to commit to it). > > Following that we have a more difficult and significant discussion to > have on the future focus and efforts of the River project (more > 'infrastructure > work? work on services? other?). If you'll bear with me, though... > I'd like > to wait on diving into that until we get some success and things going > in the River project. > > I'll follow up immediately with another email detailing some things > around a first release. > > I'm not trying to force this plan through -- so if someone else would > lead us through discussing an alternative plan -- please do. > > thanks -Jim > > > > >
