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

[Calum Morrell <calum@xxxxxxx>]

Can I recommend IRC since it is not platform specific?


Calum

Keith Doxey wrote:

> Maybe we could make use of Netmeeting or similar for working together.
>
> K.
>
> -----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
>
> > 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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