Re: OT - Open Source Project needs Volunteer

I'm not trying to be rude, snide, dismissive nor to discourage you from doing what you want to do. But there are quite a few projects with a similar charter. Why not join one already in progress and save yourself a lot of effort? That way, you can pick and choose some bits that really interest you, and focus on those.

Doing a big project like that will require that you do a bunch of bits that don't interest you. Stuff that's likely already done on another project. Just thought I'd mention it...

Above all, whatever path you take, have fun!

--roboticus

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Re^2: OT - Open Source Project needs Volunteer by hmag (Acolyte) on Apr 09, 2006 at 05:33 UTC
Hi again, No offence taken & none I think was intended anyway. The project we're undertaking is actually well advanced. It's a different style of administration that we're looking at, despite the similairites in description. Thanks for the reply anyway.	[reply]
Re^3: OT - Open Source Project needs Volunteer by roboticus (Chancellor) on Apr 09, 2006 at 05:50 UTC
I don't have a Mac (yet), but I'm a Linux & Solaris hack. What kinds of chunks are you looking to get done? I'm always interested in doing a little amusing thing now and again. I'd bet if you dropped a few ideas of chunks that you're looking for, you'd get a few bites. As for me, I'm a programmer during the day (C, C#, C++), so I don't code much at night, except for small bite-sized bits now and again that amuse me or teach me something interesting. (I'm wanting to gain proficiency in Perl, so I'm hanging out here trying to learn enough to answer interesting questions.) So to trap me 8^), the chunks you mention should be smallish, or have an amusing twist! --roboticus	[reply]
Re^4: OT - Open Source Project needs Volunteer by hmag (Acolyte) on Apr 09, 2006 at 05:54 UTC
Hi again, The other guy is really the brains behind the project - I'm only really able to chew at the edges. He's looking to get relatively simple stuff done, such as specific modules that interact with the Admin server - such as Postfix administration, MySQL admin etc...	[reply]