From: Daniel Stenberg (daniel@haxx.se)
Date: Thu Jan 11 2001 - 03:54:34 CST
hi
I don't believe that I am the only one feeling frustrated of this crippled
limping development we're seeing in this project. I've tried to write down a
few areas I think need some attention from us. I'm not trying to run things
or making a take-over. You know I get bored when things don't move... Feel
free to object or suggest other ways of doing this.
* Web site
Nothing personal against anyone, but I find the hypermail.org website
terrible. The fact that it hasn't been updated for years is of course
contributing to this.
Suggestion 1: we make the web site based on a CVS'ed directory. The web
site automatically 'cvs update' like once an hour/day or so, and the people
who have CVS write access may freely edit the pages and commit them at will.
Suggestion 2: one person becomes 'webmaster' and may take whatever means
necessary to set up things and a framework so that suggestion 1 becomes
possible.
* Management
Lack of management makes releases infrequent if at all. Lack of management
makes changes undone, patches untouched and suggestions unheard. We did
talk about setting up a "core group" that would decide in key subjects, but
so far this has failed and I figure we still act with Kent as the leader
and "boss". Nothing really happens until he explains his opinion. During
periods when Kent is busy and not very present, not much happens.
Suggestion 3: we make the core group real. I want it stated officially on
the web site and on the mailing list. I want the core group to get things
done.
* Development
Suggestion 4: When we know who the core guys are, we create a TODO list
with items prioritized and sorted. We set them up for specific releases (I
want 2.0 to be released yesterday). We set a goal for where the hypermail
development is aiming. Possibly, we can assign tasks to persons and
possibly, we can assign persons responsible for various areas of hypermail.
If we don't act, hypermail will continue its decay and it will eventually
just end up on that huge pile of dead software projects. I'll certainly
abandon the ship before that happens. I just think it would be a shame to see
that happen when there's potential in the project.
--
Daniel Stenberg - http://daniel.haxx.se - +46-705-44 31 77
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