From:	David Hayes rook@***.net
Subject:	Open Source SR
Date:	Sat, 6 Feb 1999 23:50:33 -0800

From: Stuart M. Willis <hbiki@****.geocities.com>
Subject: Re: Open Source SR (Was Re: Introduction. :-))

>In regards to planning, I think some form of mailing list should be
created
>specifically for the project. Interested parties merely join the
mailing
>list. Planning starts there... fleshing out the details of what needs
to be
>done. The thing may halt there, though, as people tend to be undecisive
and
>things like this can never be resolved. In that case, a project leader
>(likely you) merely should say 'This is what we are doing, comments can
be
>sent to me' (beign dictatorship is grand). The comments will then allow
the
>plan to be slightly altered on reconsideration of the facts. Beign
>dictatoship is quicker than any kind of democratic process, but it
sucks.

i think that although this might piss off some people on the list,
keeping the project on this list would be a good idea because it is not
separated. it is more visible. people will see our posts and comment or
actually contribute ideas. it might draw more people and get them
interested.
maybe, maybe not.

>1. The first one is a quite-organised-semi-oprganised. You assign
specific
>authors to a specific task, set a strict deadline, and wait for the
final
>products to drift in.

i like this one more than any other structure. you might have to nag,
but stuart is right, if people know you are firm on the deadline and
will not budge, they will either get it done, or they won't. but more
often than not they will get it done.

>(b) would undoubtedly be a 'tendering' process. People write a short
>synopsis/application for their article, and submit it. Everyone one the
>list pursues those applications, and everyone on the list is able to
vote
>for their favourite applications. You need some java code to do such,
but
>it shan't be hard.. I could probably borrow some from a friend of mine.
:-)
>Of course, only the most motivated/reliable will be able to write
>applications by a set deadline - that way you have a kind of
preliminary
>culling process.

that sounds really good too.

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