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On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:59:46 -0500, Frank W. Zammetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Project management in itself isn't a bad thing, but a very good > thing. It's when > > the project managers are perceived to be the bosses of development, > instead of > > its secretaries, that there's a problem. I think there are folks who > could > > contribute alot to open source projects, and benefit the projects > greatly, if > > they were allowed to fill a project manager roll. > > I couldn't agree more. As annoying as it is to deal with PMs at work > sometimes (and as annoying as I'm sure I am to those under me when I > wear the PM hat), it is really a vital role. > > I absolutely think more rigid PM practices should be brought into the > OSS world. It could only make things better. And I absolutely think > there should be people with PM skills who *only* do PM chores. > > Unfortunately, whether anyone cares to admit it or not, egos play a huge > role in community-driven development. Egos tend to not going along well > with anything "rigid". > > -- > Frank W. Zammetti > Founder and Chief Software Architect > Omnytex Technologies > http://www.omnytex.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- "You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it float on its back." ~Dakota Jack~ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
