Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 03:12:41 -0400 From: "Eric A. Griff" <eric@cfpower.com> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> Cc: "Bill Fumerola" <billf@jade.chc-chimes.com>, "Alex Zepeda" <garbanzo@hooked.net>, "Mike Hoskins" <mike@snafu.adept.org>, <advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: advocacy site Message-ID: <002d01bee0a4$3f0b0de0$c100000a@cfpower.com> References: <4401.934007092@localhost>
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----- Original Message -----
From: Jordan K. Hubbard <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>
To: Eric A. Griff <eric@cfpower.com>
Cc: Bill Fumerola <billf@jade.chc-chimes.com>; Jordan K. Hubbard
<jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>; Alex Zepeda <garbanzo@hooked.net>; Mike Hoskins
<mike@snafu.adept.org>; <advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 1999 2:24 AM
Subject: Re: advocacy site
> > I'm game.... Where do I signup? =)
>
> I think you guys will probably have the best chance for success this
> time if you proceed initially in 3 stages:
>
> 1. Collect a list of "sign me up!" names, appoint somebody
> to be interim project lead and create a project mailing list or
> alias. You should also choose that lead for their motivational
> ability, not necessarily their charisma. :)
Working on... Am making a temporary, interim site (ColdFusion based) for
people to post interest, ability, and contact information.. Will post in a
short. Will port to cgi later this week, for better use on a FreeBSD machine
=)
> 2. Sit in a big circle and define your long-term and short term goals.
PowWows are cool. Pass the pipe, talk inter trible relations, etc. =)
Just kidding.. Virtual Circles are neat =)
> 3. With the project lead organizing, decide who's going to work on what
> and within which period of time for the short-term goal list.
Suppose this get's decided while making peace =)
> Once you're there, it's pretty straight-forward: Everybody works on
> their piece(s) and the project lead walks around occasionally tapping
> people on the shoulders and saying things like "How's it going?
> Things on schedule? Got enough coffee there?" until you reach your
> initial short-term goals. Then start again at step 1, also choosing a
> new project lead if the old one is worn out. :)
>
> - Jordan
>
Their enough $$ around to fund Coffee? =)
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