On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Iain Shigeoka wrote:
> At 11:00 PM 9/21/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >Here is a quote from the constitution:
> >
> >2.2 "JOS*" shall use collaboration, as opposed to authoritarian methods, as
> >the basis for all operations except as needed for organizational details,
> >including, but not limited to, design and coding issues.
[snip]
> Now, I'm getting the vibe that the mood is swinging back to: "JOS, the
> organization, is broken but we can fix it without taking drastic measures
> like an interim President." (my interpretation)
I'm just a quiet outside observer who once joined the JOS mailing list
because I am interested in java, and like the idea of a java operating
system.
For what my humble opinion is worth, the organisational problems JOS
appears to be having do not appear to be unique. Perhaps it might be
useful to (re-) read the standard text on running an open source projects
by ESR called "The Cathedral and the Bazar" and perhaps also the follow-on
texts.
If you haven't read them already, they can be found at:
http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/
I hope this is useful,
read you soon,
Kim Bruning
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