Re: Co-ordinating effort (was : Library Software)

[Stuart Grimshaw <stuart@xxxxxxx>]

My suggestion would be to start our own project on sourceforge.
(www.sourceforge.net)

Those willing to help could sign up for their own ID's and submit as part
of
that registration their skills.

The project could then act as an umbrella project for any of the other
projects that get started by members of the group.

I already use Yahoo! Messenger for contacting the office and I wouldn't be
able to use netmeeting because most of my work is done on Unix.

On Thursday 15 March 2001 14:54 pm, you wrote:
> Maybe we could make use of Netmeeting or similar for working together.
>
> K.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Hoye [mailto:jhoye@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 14:51
> To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Library Software
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> > As I have said before on this list, between us we have the
> > skills to take on
> > the world. What we need is to get co-ordinated and get some
serious
> > applications/products developed.
>
> We need to identify potential projects, match the appropriate skills,
> produce design/specification documents and generally manage the whole
thing
> in a professional manner.  Someone like Mark McCall (hint) for
instance
> would be an ideal ambassador for 'marketing' our 'products' to a wider
> audience, whilst Keith knows which is the business end of a soldering
iron!
>
> The first step would be for someone to be appointed as 'overall
> co-ordinator' (Mark M?).  We could then submit our CVs detailing our
areas
> of expertise, available time (that's the hardest bit!), areas of
interest
> and geographical location.
>
> A strategy 'virtual' working party could be formed to identify
suitable
> market opportunies, and to help steer development directions (eg.
> industry/commercial standards).  Matrixing skills and identified
> opportunies would identify those which are actually feasible - and
separate
> project groups could be formed to work collaboratively on an initial
> requirements specification (that's where the rest of the group can
> contribute ideas).  An assessment can then be undertaken, and a
feature-set
> published for discussion before final design.  An important factor has
to
> be affordability of the completed product - no good having something
that
> you can build for 200 quid when you can buy the same thing for 250
> elsewhere.
>
> The only real weakness I can see is the amount of time required versus
the
> free time available of group members :(
>
> At the moment, I am tentatively looking at what might be required to
> provide MP3 WHA.
>
> > Maybe Hometech 2001 could be the place where we have our largest
ever
> > meeting and get something organised.
>
> Perhaps we can club together to buy an EasyJet ticket for Mark to
persuade
> him that he really needs to be here!
>
> Perhaps I'm talking pure b*****ks, but maybe I'm striking a chord
> somewhere....?
>
> James H
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