| From: | Adam J <adamj@*********.HTML.COM> |
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| Subject: | Open Source SR (Was Re: Introduction. :-)) |
| Date: | Sat, 6 Feb 1999 05:07:53 -0700 |
>Furthermore, I hardly have the time on my plate to dedicated myself (and
>just myself) to such a monumental task. I'd would've liked to have done it
>as a more open source/open content style project, because they work very
>well (witness Unix/Linux) - and while they require time to administrate,
>they're not as all consuming as writing many words.
And from what I've seen, don't work very well for RPG net.products.
Witness the lack of action on the NERPS list (or rather, don't, because
things over there are so slow you could subscribe and not see anything for
a week.). Writing via committee when you don't have a pressing need for
what comes out doesn't seem to work well.
An OS is somewhat different -- if Linus buys a new joystick for his
computer and his copy of Linux doesn't recognize it, he's damned sure going
to write a patch for it, and once he does, it's no hassle to make it available.
If the NERPS project was writing about a similar topic that I was writing
about at the moment (Which is GURPS: Pro Wrestling, in another program),
then the NERPS project would benefit more because I would finish it for my
own usage and contribute it. (Note that I'm using NERPS as an example
because it's ATM the only list I'm subscribed to doing a work as a team,
I'm not trying to pick on NERPS.)
Here's a secret that's not a secret anymore. Remember the "Newbies Guide
to Shadowrun" that Bull started up in 1997? I want to get that finished.
And I want to start and finish MORE -quality- resources for Gamemasters and
Players devoted to the game. (ObNERPSComment: Not stuff for the game, stuff
about the game, so it doesn't overlap)
So "ShadowCreations" will be starting up again really soon now. I've talked
to Bull about it, and he's cool with letting me and another person take
over the project.
So now -- who has ideas for making a medium to large project about
Shadowrun with multiple authors to work in a semi-organized and not Snail
Slow manner? How should the project be planned? How should authors be
assigned? Should deadlines be made and how strictly should they be enforced?
Please post comments to the "new" ShadowRN at Jackpoint.org (Subscribe if
you haven't!), and take note that the new ShadowCreations should be up and
running by the end of this month, if not sooner.
-Adam
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