On Feb 16, 2011, at 11:28 PM, Tudor Girba wrote: > The reason I am asking is that in the text you say "if your company/research > group would be interested", which tends to not invite individuals. > > Ok, so individuals should sign it, too?
yes > > Cheers, > Doru > > > On 16 Feb 2011, at 23:01, Stéphane Ducasse wrote: > >> both >> this is a user and industrial consortium. >> may be I'm a dreamer but I would like something open to the community in >> general. >> >> >> Stef >> >> On Feb 16, 2011, at 10:11 PM, Tudor Girba wrote: >> >>> Just a question: are you interested only in companies/groups or also >>> individuals? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Doru >>> >>> >>> On 16 Feb 2011, at 16:38, Stéphane Ducasse wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Pharoers >>>> >>>> We are pursuing an effort to bring Pharo to the next level: we will set up >>>> a consortium of pharo users and industrial partners. Our goal is to build >>>> a legal infrastructure that will be able to sustain the development of >>>> Pharo and improve its future. As an example, we would like to be able to >>>> collect funds (ways as to be determined - we foresee a membership model or >>>> moral license) to pay engineering tasks to be performed such as improving >>>> the virtual machine, network libraries, better JIT support. To make it >>>> short we would like to give a chance to our community to grow and >>>> structure itself so that Pharo can get stronger and that risk (truck >>>> factor) gets minimized. >>>> >>>> We are contacting you to know if your company/research group would be >>>> interested to support such effort. Showing such interest is strategically >>>> important for us and INRIA which could also support such effort. Attached >>>> is the letter of support that we will collect once signed and scanned ( >>>> stephane.duca...@inria.fr / faxed at: 00 33 (0)3 59 57 78 50) >>>> >>>> Thanks for your support >>>> >>>> The Pharo Board >>>> >>>> M. Denker, S. Ducasse, and A. Lienhard >>>> >>>> <Pharo-LetterOfSupport-EN-V2.doc> >>> >>> -- >>> www.tudorgirba.com >>> >>> "Presenting is storytelling." >>> >>> >> >> > > -- > www.tudorgirba.com > > "Value is always contextual." > > > >
