Re: Status Reports

[Jason Pincin <chardros@linuxkb.org>]

Congrats go out to Mike to be the quickest to send out a status report!!!
He even beat me!  Thanks a lot for the update Mike.  If you need any
assistance with your recruiting efforts, people to read over your email
draft, etc. people on #seul will be happy to help.

I'm excited to see internal documentation begin to be organized.

My status report will follow shortly.

Jason


On Wed, Nov 03, 1999 at 07:46:45AM -0600, Viron, Michael wrote:
> I've started very early conversion of the existing pages on devel to the
> new format that I proposed.  This week, I plan to finalize the e-mail to
> send to potential developers for the devel site.  The devel site, although
> not critical to go-live, facilitates the perusal of documentation (by
> developers) concerning the LinuxKB project.  "Quality Open Source Sites
> need quality documentation."
> 
> Towards the goal of adding developers to the "Internal Documentation
> Development" Project, I've invited Chris Ayers to work with me--I hope to
> bring additional developers on board this week (initial plans were to do so
> over the weekend--explaination follows below).
> 
> As most of you probably know by now, Wal*Mart decided to let me go, as I
> couldn't increase my availability to meet their needs.  That's fine--it'll
> allow me to pursue jobs in my field in the local area as a part-time employee.
> 
> Questions, comments, or suggestions are always welcome,
> 
> Michael Viron
> Project Coordinator, Internal Documentation Development
> Linux Knowledge Base Organization
> http://devel.linuxkb.org    http://linuxkb.sao.uwf.edu
> 
> At 09:29 PM 11/02/1999 -0500, you wrote:
> >I've discussed this before with different people at different times on
> #seul.  We all
> >have different opinions, but I think it's time to say we need to start
> doing this.
> >
> >It's pretty tough for me, as fearless leader of the project, to do any
> kind of
> >coordination of efforts with the severe lack of communication going on
> between our
> >developers.  This is not any one person's fault... it's just the way this
> project has
> >gone - we're all partly to blame, including myself.  When I get to doing
> something... I
> >usually don't talk about it until it's done.  
> >
> >While that's a good marketing practice... and perhaps M$ could learn a
> thing or two from
> >us... it's really not a good practice for us as developers to get into.
> Communication
> >between members of this team is crucial.
> >
> >So to facilitate that, enough of us have agreed that we need some kind of
> formal reports
> >of status.  In no way is this meant to replace endless banter of issues on
> the list at
> >all times day and night... it is simply meant to facilitate it - as well
> as give me the
> >information I need on a regular basis, in a single email, to understand
> what each
> >developr is doing, and what they need to keep doing what they are doing.  
> >
> >Popular opinion has deemed every two weeks would be good.  I think this is
> a great
> >idea... and we'll move towards that... but for the next month, I am
> pushing for weekly
> >status reports.  We've all expressed the desire to have something by
> year's end.  That
> >isn't too far off.  Weekly reports will get us moving... at least those of
> us serious
> >about this project.
> >
> >If yopu haven't done anything, your status report will simply read: "I've
> done Nothing".
> >And then your welcome to provide some type of explanation if it will make
> yourself feel
> >better.  :).
> >
> >Seriously though... I don't think it's too harsh to say that if we get too
> many of those
> >types of mails in a row, we will no longer consider you a serious
> developer... and will
> >be making important decisions with or without your input.
> >
> >I'll be adament (sp) about getting my reports in at twice the normal rate.
>  It's gotta
> >happen.  Our sponsers and supporters will not go on forever seeing no
> results.  So lets
> >go.  Aaron and I are on IRC almost all the time, just waiting for
> questions to roll in.
> >I probe email on a VERY regular basis.  If something needs done, or you
> need a feature...
> >I WILL drop what I'm doing to fulfill your need if it warrants.
> >
> >Let the banter begin. 
> >
> >-- 
> >Jason
> >http://vodka.linuxkb.org/~chardros
> >

-- 
Jason
http://vodka.linuxkb.org/~chardros