There are established ways to develop a (CAD) program development plan outline. Generally they don't include Linux User Groups, personal assaults, or all this public posturing? On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 10:23 PM, Mike Schwartz wrote: > 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 - [...] > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- www.obnosis.com (503)754-4452 "Contradictions do not exist." A. Rand