Re: Effects on corporate backing withdrawals [was: Incubator Proposal: Pig]

2007-10-04 Thread Niclas Hedhman
On Thursday 04 October 2007 04:56, Robert Burrell Donkin wrote: > > http://agileskills2.org/blog/2007/09/my_thoughts_on_the_differences.html > > i have the impression that howard is one of those people who dominates > by his charisma and energy rather than any abuse of the process Yes, and I hope

Re: Effects on corporate backing withdrawals [was: Incubator Proposal: Pig]

2007-10-03 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On 9/26/07, Niall Pemberton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 9/25/07, Guillaume Nodet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > One of the purpose of the incubator is to ensure that there is a > > sustainable developer community, so I don't see failure of incubating > > projects as a real problem. > > +1 > > T

Re: Effects on corporate backing withdrawals [was: Incubator Proposal: Pig]

2007-10-03 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On 9/25/07, Craig L Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sep 25, 2007, at 8:28 AM, Guillaume Nodet wrote: > > > One of the purpose of the incubator is to ensure that there is a > > sustainable developer community, so I don't see failure of incubating > > projects as a real problem. > > +1. > >

Re: Effects on corporate backing withdrawals [was: Incubator Proposal: Pig]

2007-09-26 Thread Niall Pemberton
On 9/25/07, Guillaume Nodet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One of the purpose of the incubator is to ensure that there is a > sustainable developer community, so I don't see failure of incubating > projects as a real problem. +1 Theres more of an issue IMO with projects that don't come thru the inc

Re: Effects on corporate backing withdrawals [was: Incubator Proposal: Pig]

2007-09-26 Thread Steve Loughran
Noel J. Bergman wrote: Dims wrote: Niclas Hedhman asked: Do we have any examples where corporate backing has been withdrawn, and how the project was affected, whether inside or outside ASF? TSIK -> Verisign folks lost interest, community did not form, project shelved. Plus Kabuki, Heraldry

Re: Effects on corporate backing withdrawals [was: Incubator Proposal: Pig]

2007-09-25 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Sep 25, 2007, at 11:28 AM, Guillaume Nodet wrote: One of the purpose of the incubator is to ensure that there is a sustainable developer community, so I don't see failure of incubating projects as a real problem. Neither do I... --

Re: Effects on corporate backing withdrawals [was: Incubator Proposal: Pig]

2007-09-25 Thread Matthieu Riou
On 9/25/07, Guillaume Nodet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > One of the purpose of the incubator is to ensure that there is a > sustainable developer community, so I don't see failure of incubating > projects as a real problem. Actually I think it's showing the incubator's success even if it's alwa

RE: Effects on corporate backing withdrawals [was: Incubator Proposal: Pig]

2007-09-25 Thread Noel J. Bergman
> One of the purpose of the incubator is to ensure that there is a > sustainable developer community, so I don't see failure of > incubating projects as a real problem. Neither do I. It merely underscores the need to make sure that there is such a sustainable community. But Niclas did ask for ex

Re: Effects on corporate backing withdrawals [was: Incubator Proposal: Pig]

2007-09-25 Thread Craig L Russell
On Sep 25, 2007, at 8:28 AM, Guillaume Nodet wrote: One of the purpose of the incubator is to ensure that there is a sustainable developer community, so I don't see failure of incubating projects as a real problem. +1. If we knew for sure that a project would be able to attract a community

Re: Effects on corporate backing withdrawals [was: Incubator Proposal: Pig]

2007-09-25 Thread Guillaume Nodet
One of the purpose of the incubator is to ensure that there is a sustainable developer community, so I don't see failure of incubating projects as a real problem. On 9/25/07, Noel J. Bergman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dims wrote: > > Niclas Hedhman asked: > > > Do we have any examples where corp

RE: Effects on corporate backing withdrawals [was: Incubator Proposal: Pig]

2007-09-25 Thread Noel J. Bergman
Dims wrote: > Niclas Hedhman asked: > > Do we have any examples where corporate backing has been withdrawn, and how > > the project was affected, whether inside or outside ASF? > TSIK -> Verisign folks lost interest, community did not form, project shelved. Plus Kabuki, Heraldry, and possibly Loka

Re: Effects on corporate backing withdrawals [was: Incubator Proposal: Pig]

2007-09-25 Thread Davanum Srinivas
TSIK -> Verisign folks lost interest, community did not form, project shelved. -- dims On 9/25/07, Niclas Hedhman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 25 September 2007 04:18, Robert Burrell Donkin wrote: > > > this is probably just an indication that it's time to starting thinking... > > +1 t