I have to say, that it is encouraging to see a community form in about 1 week, but I am getting impatient. Right now all that seems to be happening is a lot of people are sending out emails about where this group should go. However, no one seems be stepping up to the plate to get anything rolling. I guess, at this point I should point out that said person is not going to be me. I'm an inexperienced lisper, and really just want to help. That said, I have one key idea that I think will help this group immensely.
Someone set up a real web site for us. One with project listings, pages to coordinate projects, etc. Start out with the major topics that have been talked about so far (i.e. GUIs), and ask people to sign on for certain projects. I have found that people are much better at getting work done and focusing on issues, if you give them a bit of guidance. This is guidance. While the web site is going up, move this mailing list to a forum. There is a reason that the Gentoo community is as strong as it is. The support and communication is done in an efficient and approachable manner. Mailing lists had their time, but 99% of us don't care about *everything* that goes on. A forum is a nicer interface. Once there is some separation I think we'll see the groups start to form and real work getting done. With a mailing list as our only form of community, well, it isn't much more of a community than a newsgroup: lots of talk, little action. CJ _______________________________________________ Gardeners mailing list [email protected] http://www.lispniks.com/mailman/listinfo/gardeners
