OK,it was not my intention to "insist" on a certain idea. Just to "offer" an idea. If you are willing and able, to do certain things, then -- great! ...and as far as, who "should" make the decisions... I might not know the answer to that one, but apparently (in this case at least), it is someone "other than me". -- Mike Schwartz Glendale AZ schwartz@acm.org On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Matthew A Coulliette wrote: > Hi, > > I appreciate the brainstorming, and at one point I considered something > along these lines. However, having an electrical background, computer > science comes naturally to me. I built a raid 5 data server, a raid 1 web > server, a router, and 4 workstations. With the web server running raid 1 > and occasionally backed up to the raid 5 data server, I believe the data > should be adequately backed up. I am having a few problems with > implementing the software which I was hoping someone would help me with, > but, no worries either way. I will eventually learn how to over come any > obstacle that is in front of me. > I do not mean to be insensitive, I know that if I work alone on this > project it might very well take me the rest of my life, and that would not > be in the spirit of linux. To me the spirit of linux is us working together > to over come obstacles that we would not be able to over come by ourselves. > I also know that when people volunteer on a project they like to feel that > their opinion counts, (and it should count). However, the project manager > (the person dedicated to seeing the project all the way from beginning to > end) must be the guiding hand, in order to give the project stability and > direction. To me, this is especially true with linux, where there are some > ways of doing the same thing. > > MatthewMPP > > > > > Lisa Kachold wrote: > > Great idea Mike! > > The same thing is available with php/mysql and mail for about $20.00 > upgrade on free stuff at 110mb.com - see exampleswiki.obnosis.comnuke.obnosis.commoodle.obnosis.com > > I have a few others....what did I name them? > > > > > On 5/12/09, Mike Schwartz wrote: > > > I also have an idea -- a suggestion to check out the free wiki [hosting] > service available at > http://www.wikispaces.com/site/pricing > but since it is also outside the scope of the "day and time" thread, I > decided to create this sub-thread or "branch". > If the BlenderCAD initiative does need (well, if it could use) a wiki, > then I think this might save some hassle, -- of running / managing a server. > Of course, if the BlenderCAD initiative were some kind of proprietary > company project, then maybe some of the ideas on the wiki might be trade > secrets or not-yet-patented inventions, or something -- so then, it > might not be appropriate to keep the [wiki] info on someone else's server; > but since this is more like a non-profit cooperative joint venture to > create / improve some FLOSS (isn't it?) therefore, this ["free" wiki] idea > should be OK. (right?) > -- > Mike Schwartz > Glendale AZschwartz@acm.org > > On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Mike Schwartz wrote: > > > > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 4:44 PM, Matthew A Coulliette wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > This thread [...] > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [...]