[Opensim-dev] a bit of process information

[Impalah Shenzhou]

:-(

Too late for me. I have to go to work next day :-P




2009/10/1 James Stallings II <james.stallings at gmail.com>

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