On 2003-09-17 at 09:43:00 [+0000], Jan-Rixt Van Hoye wrote: > Hi! >=20 > Many thanks for the many reactions on my mail. If everything goes well, I=20 > can start at the preferences team(thx Sikosis). What I see is that there=20 > are some "small problems" with OpenBeOs Management. I am new to this=20 > community, but I can say that I am following it since Be Inc "stopped". I=20 > love BeOs, but on new systems, it does not work good anymore. I am very=20 > glad to see that there is a group of volunteers that want to make Beos=20 > "competitive" again. But this is "shit" we hear every time. What I see=20 > and hear now is that some things don't go very well and these are: >=20 > 1) Communication problem with the management. We hear everything in "beos=20 > news-sites" but nothing on the "OpenBeos-site" > Solution: A good and UP-TO-DATE news forum with easy acces. What I mean=20 > is not a newsletter( the ones that exists are very good for those who are=20 > developing). I mean, if someone leave a team or gets into it, this should=20 > be posted in a central place. And not somewhere in a 'dark corner' of the=20 > site. A potential developer should have the possibility to send a mail to=20 > the "right" responsable team-manager. There should not be old email=20 > addresses. >=20 > 2) There is no easy way to contribute to the project. > Solution: A webpage where you are able to fill in your interests and in=20 > which team you want to work. When you "submit", a mail should be sent to=20 > the responsable team-leader =20 Hey Jan-Rixt, those are all valid points but please remember that resources are limited=20 and managing Open Source really is like herding cats. One of things OBOS=20 has suffered from thus far is not enuff commitment from developers: people=20 who've signed up to something but either lost interest or never had it in=20 the first place. That said Phil does a great job with his website, I think=20 it's the best of the various teams and he does respond actively to people. One thing you might like to know about is that OBOS developers (well the=20 European ones) do actually meet up generally at BeGeistert and you might=20 like to come along to the next one to meet a few of them seeing as you're=20 just down the road. Charlie --=20 Charlie Clark Chief Chaos Coordinator BeGeistert.org BeGeistert 011 - NeXTsteps D=FCsseldorf 18 - 19.10.2003 http://www.begeistert.org/