Re: [Ktechlab-devel] KTechLab - The Apprentice.

[Jury A. <gum...@gm...>]

Jason, I like your idea. You defenetly should do it! May be it's lack
of opensource all think it's easy to join or to run new project. I'll
be a good way to find new team leader who will run project and who
will be followed by others.

btw
it'll be a good advertisment of new PL (or mabe some of them) :)

On 5/24/08, Lawrence Shafer <det...@gm...> wrote:
> I have been thinking about this, and have some concerns. In one way it's
> a great idea, you will get someone that knows their stuff and will be a
> good technical match for KTechLab, and it would work great for a
> commercial project. But the reality is that this is a dead open-source
> project. While technical skills are important, the project manager needs
> to be enthusiastic, -and have the time 1, 2, 5 years down the road.These
> traits don't often come with someone who has the most technical ability
> and "punch" at the time of the competition, and there is no better way
> to tell than look at their past. Find someone who has been posting on
> the list for at least a year, someone who is steady and won't abandon
> the project just because there seems to be no activity, and this is just
> my opinion, but I think web ability comes over C++ ability. We need a
> catchy web site, good forums, and a good wiki. Let the admin do the
> admin stuff (including recruiting coders and rewarding them with a
> personal bio on the website or such), and let the coder be coders. Get
> three or four willing people together off of this list that have been
> here to answer questions through thick and thin, let the community hear
> what they have to say, and vote for them. And this needs to happen
> sooner than later, because sitting stalemate in your hands until august
> will not help the project. This will also have another side benefit,
> instead of the admin feeling like he owns the project because of his
> abilities, he will feel more a part of the community and possibly have
> an easier time giving the position away if he does not have time for it
> anymore.
>
> This is just my 2c, please do not take offense,
>
> Lawrence
>
>
>
> Jason Lucas wrote:
>> OK, Here's what I'm going to do:
>>
>> Those of you in the UK and the USA have probably heard of a TV programme
>> called 'The Apprentice'. The general idea that that a group of hopeful
>> job applicants are given various tasks to prove themselves capable of
>> achieving a position in a high-ranking post with a well known
>> industrialist. The applicants are splint in to teams for various tasks,
>> the team that loses a particular task are dragged into a board meeting
>> and one of them is fired.
>>
>> Well, could that format work in open source?
>> I think so.
>>
>> So, up for grabs is the position of Project Manager of KTechLab.
>>
>> It's unpaid, but at least you won't have to work for Alan Sugar or
>> Donald Trump - but as the winner, you will have built up a successful
>> open source project and competed against some of the best in the
>> industry. A sure bet on any C.V.
>>
>> So here's how it will go: Sixteen people will be selected to undertake a
>> series of eight tasks, each will test your team work, marketing,
>> business and technical abilities. The first task will start on the 1st
>> of August - 10pm GMT in Second Life (Location to be announced)
>>
>> If you want to take part in this challenge, then e-mail me a short
>> resume of your skills, and ensure that you have a FaceBook and Second
>> Life account.
>>
>>
>> The competition will be judged my myself and two 'Blue Chip' Colleagues
>> of mine.
>>
>>
>>
>> Jason
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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