Re: [openFIRST-devel] Fwd: General Help

[Tim G. <ti...@op...>]

On 20-Sep-05, at 7:09 PM, David Di Biase wrote:

> Hey Tim,

Hey list,

>  What exactly does he mean by help/support and developing a ground 
> floor? I believe we need more insight into the request.

I know no more than what's in the e-mail; it was addressed to me and I 
forwarded it to the list, there have been no prior communications to 
that message.  That said, feel free to contact him regarding more 
information and to (with his permission) post it to the list.

>  Also as founding members of openFIRST I believe you and I should 
> discuss the potential future of the project (of course with input from 
> the others) but the decision is up to us in the end.
>
>  Agreed?

That's what the list is for, discussion about the potential future of 
the project.  The way the message itself is written, specifically the 
"would OpenFIRST or anyone associated with it be willing to help a new 
organization" bit leads me to believe that it's an open offer to more 
than just our project (and some of the people on the openFIRST-devel 
list are indeed parts of other FIRST-related Organisations) so I'm not 
entirely sure that any official action has to be taken by the project 
itself and some people on the list may be interested as individuals 
rather than as representatives of openFIRST.  That being said, I'd 
prefer the discussion and decision (if any) to be open and using the 
list rather than in camera between you (Dave) and I since it seems to 
me that it will largely be others following through with any actions 
required by said decision.

Tim