openfirst-devel

[openFIRST-devel] Fwd: General Help

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

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Leon Machado IV <leo...@gm...>
> Date: September 20, 2005 9:22:55 AM EDT
> To: ti...@op...
> Subject: General Help
> Reply-To: Leon Machado IV <leo...@gm...>
>
> Greetings,
>
> I'd like to quickly introduce myself and then get to the point of this=20=

> email.=A0 My name is Leon Machado.=A0 A couple of years ago myself =
along=20
> with a handful of other people started an organization known as the=20
> Inspiration Foundation, Inc. (better known as iF).=A0 After talking to=20=

> people and faltering some, the organization basically went no where.=A0=20=

> I was up at WPI a couple of weeks ago and just happened to be talking=20=

> to an old FIRST friend, and she had the idea of supporting FIRST=20
> teams, the same basic idea we had a couple of years ago.=A0 After some=20=

> discussion, we decided it would be better to take it slower then the=20=

> first time, and build a solid base with a lot of great connections=20
> before trying to tackle our dreams of supporting numerous FIRST teams.
>
> Our basic question is two fold.=A0 The first is OpenFIRST looking for=20=

> help or support in anyway?=A0 The second is would OpenFIRST or anyone=20=

> associated with it be willing to help a new organization develop a=20
> ground floor and hopefully grow with us?
>
> Feel free to pass this email around, and have any questions, comments,=20=

> etc., be either gathered and sent in one email, or let everyone send=20=

> individual emails to me at leo...@gm... .=A0 I hope to hear=20=

> back from you soon.=A0 Many thanks for the time your and you're=20
> organization is giving to this.
>
> Yours in FIRST,
> Leon O. Machado IV
> President, The Inspiration Foundation, Inc.

Re: [openFIRST-devel] Fwd: General Help

[David Di B. <dav...@gm...>]

Hey Tim,

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

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

Agreed?

David

On 9/20/05, Tim Ginn <ti...@op...> wrote:
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> > From: Leon Machado IV <leo...@gm...>
> > Date: September 20, 2005 9:22:55 AM EDT
> > To: ti...@op...
> > Subject: General Help
> > Reply-To: Leon Machado IV <leo...@gm...>
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I'd like to quickly introduce myself and then get to the point of this
> > email. My name is Leon Machado. A couple of years ago myself along
> > with a handful of other people started an organization known as the
> > Inspiration Foundation, Inc. (better known as iF). After talking to
> > people and faltering some, the organization basically went no where.
> > I was up at WPI a couple of weeks ago and just happened to be talking
> > to an old FIRST friend, and she had the idea of supporting FIRST
> > teams, the same basic idea we had a couple of years ago. After some
> > discussion, we decided it would be better to take it slower then the
> > first time, and build a solid base with a lot of great connections
> > before trying to tackle our dreams of supporting numerous FIRST teams.
> >
> > Our basic question is two fold. The first is OpenFIRST looking for
> > help or support in anyway? The second is would OpenFIRST or anyone
> > associated with it be willing to help a new organization develop a
> > ground floor and hopefully grow with us?
> >
> > Feel free to pass this email around, and have any questions, comments,
> > etc., be either gathered and sent in one email, or let everyone send
> > individual emails to me at leo...@gm... . I hope to hear
> > back from you soon. Many thanks for the time your and you're
> > organization is giving to this.
> >
> > Yours in FIRST,
> > Leon O. Machado IV
> > President, The Inspiration Foundation, Inc.
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David Di Biase
Spyral Productions Inc.
http://www.spyral-productions.com

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

Re: [openFIRST-devel] Fwd: General Help

[David Di B. <dav...@gm...>]

No problem,

Just wanted to make it apparent that anything involving openFIRST directly,=
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should be brought to the attention of Tim or I.

On that note I think it would be a great idea to have openFIRST members=20
become involved in other groups, if the time can be made available. A coupl=
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questions I'd ask them are:

   - How much work will be involved?=20
   - What exactly is involved?=20
   - How will our members benefit and how will it benefit FIRST in the=20
   long run?=20

I'd suggest others send in their queries as well, then either Tim and I can=
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respond to the request at once.

David

On 9/20/05, Tim Ginn <ti...@op...> wrote:
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> This is a post to the openFIRST discussion list, subscription management=
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> information is included at the bottom of this message.
> _______________________________________________
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> On 20-Sep-05, at 7:09 PM, David Di Biase wrote:
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> > Hey Tim,
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> Hey list,
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> > What exactly does he mean by help/support and developing a ground
> > floor? I believe we need more insight into the request.
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> 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.
>=20
> > 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?
>=20
> 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.
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> Tim
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