Two points: - I think Massimo's point of wanting an association is to encourage more people to take web2py seriously, and associate and differentiate skilled developers; - It's not just about web2py;
I believe that is accurate. Regards, Yarko On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Vidul Petrov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Massimo, > > Splendid idea! I am in. > > This project will encourage more and more newcomers (I have no doubt). > > Vidul > > On Nov 14, 11:01 pm, mdipierro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Actually I was thinking about something similar but also different. > > > > I want to create an association of users, not a foundation. The > > purpose of the association would be: > > > > 1) promote the use of free software in general (not just web2py) > > 2) select the best open software that works with web2py (cherokee, > > linux, postgresql, etc.) > > 3) certify members as experts in web2py and in those other software > > technologies selected by the members > > 4) provide a portal where members (and member companies) can host > > their profile and be contacted > > 5) help members work together to compete with large consulting > > companies for jobs. > > 6) help members with legal issues when dealing with clients > > 7) maintain a database of projects completed by the members and > > accessible to members only > > > > I want us to compete with this: > > > > http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/bcs_index.html > > > > not with Plone or other small Python projects. > > > > Think about it. There are more than 600 people on this list, growing > > exponentially. We already distributed all over the world. We are all > > very skilled people. We are unified by the love for the same > > technologies. We do have a better product than the competition. We > > only need more organization. Why do we need an employer? In > > manufacturing there is a need for capital in order to buy the "means > > of production". Thus investors provide capital and get shares of the > > revenue in return. We do not need "means of production", we have > > laptops, we do not need an office, we do not need investments, and we > > do not need to share our profit. We just need to be recognized as > > leaders in our field and attract clients. I think we can do that. > > > > Who is in? > > > > There are legal issues to be resolved. The web site will be up soon > > for people to sign up, take a quiz, and become members. > > > > Massimo > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
