On Thu, 2009-03-05 at 09:37 +0100, Andreas Tille wrote: > Yep. We just need somebody who is willing to do some work. It is not > much for a start - and I'd volunteer to give some technical help to > support a kick start. The first step is IMHO to find the packages inside > Debian which are useful for lawyers and put them in some categories. > As a beginning even a Wiki might serve as basic brain storming. > I'd be happy to help start writing into such a wiki, and invite others to join.
> While you most probably need much better than me what has to be done > I'd suggest to start with those things that are just there and work on > some kind of todo list what has to be done. If the project got some > structure and you were able to gather some supporters you can start > working down this list together. This strategy has turned out to be > successful in the case of Debian Med. You might perfectly assume that > the situation with Free medical Software is quite similar to those for > lawyers - it is just hard and the problem you will not find many Free > Software exerts who are able and willing to join your project. But > you have to find and join them if your project should have any chance. > In Debian Med we had the nice benefit to have a solid column of micro > biological software which is stronger because of the development at > universities and research institutes. In the first phase we ranked > around this solid column until other fields were starting to catch up. > I have no idea whether this is applicable for Debian Lex - perhaps > starting with some general office related stuff and adding the law > specific things might be a good idea. Maybe there is an equivalent catalyzing issue - I don't know what it would be either. The debian-lex project had (and still has) a list of categories on its web page. That could be a starting point for an updated list. Elaine -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
