Re: Change of Mood?

[Nadim Shaikli <shaikli at yahoo dot com>]

--- Abdulaziz Al-Arfaj <aalarfaj at gmail dot com> wrote:
> I got this idea just now. Well actually it was an idea from Nadim long ago, 
> but I'm restating it.

This is something that Youcef (or was it M.Elzubeir ?) noted at our most
recent IRC party (check the checked-in IRC log).

> Nadim once proposed that a large number of people try putting in a 
> concentrated effort on each individual project until it is done, and then 
> this same large group moves on to the next project and so on. What currently 
> have is specific projects tied to specific groups, with some individuals 
> working more than one project at the same time.

I agreed with the idea then and I fully agree with it now.  I promised that
I'd post to the developer list asking for this direction and I'll inshalla
do this in the next couple of days, feel free to do the same with the 'doc'
crowd and start with wordlist ;-)

> If we put the fun back in Arabeyes, we might actually get somewhere. I dont 
> know if this approach will work, but we do know that we have now certainly 
> isnt working and we need something different.

Agreed 100% - results is what we all want to see; the social interaction
and cooperation is a big part of that 'fun' factor, we all seemed to
thrive on that so again full-steam ahead.

> I also got another suggestion. Elections are coming up. Doesnt look like 
> anyone will run. Nobody wants a yoke of responsibility around his neck for
> an entire year. What if we make the Core term 6 months? A faster Coreite 
> turnover cycle will help in bringing in more of that all-important new
> blood, plus those who got tired of the job can catch a break for 6 months
> and then get back into the thick of things. Also, those who have fears of
> commitment might be more encouraged to run for Core when they know its a
> 6 month contract instead of a yearlong one.

I don't think the duration is an issue and to be completely honest 6-months
is too short of a period and is not worth the headache (setting-up all
the account, moving over things, etc, etc).  I would though continue to
think that querying people and pushing them to think about 'core' would
be a good/positive thing.

Salam.

 - Nadim



		
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