[Opensim-dev] a bit of process information

[James Stallings II]

Brilliantly played Diva :)
I encourage everyone to join us there :)

Cheers
James


On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 10:38 AM, <diva at metaverseink.com> wrote:

> In case people aren't aware of this, most of the action in OpenSim
> happens on the IRC Freenode channel #opensim-dev. You might get a better
> picture of what's going on in the project, and of the people behind it,
> by logging in to it. (just don't ask support and off-topic questions)
>
> It's worth to point out again that, unlike several other [open source]
> projects out there, OpenSim does not have an organization behind it, not
> even a dominant one. The developers are a group of independent
> individuals, each one with his/her own motivations and background, all
> very diverse. They are doing this for a mix of fun and potential
> business opportunities, all independent. As such, things that happen
> naturally in other projects -- such as defining goals and milestones,
> coordination -- are a major hurdle to pull off here.
>
> Just to give an example, some developers are opposed to voice meetings
> -- imagine that in a normal organization!
> Our only common meeting ground is the use of the IRC #opensim-dev.
> That's all we have to work together. There's usually ~90 people logged
> into that channel.
>
> When using OpenSim as the basis of your product, commercial or not,
> please take this into consideration. Plan according to this reality, and
> not according to "what it should be".
>
> Diva / Crista
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