On Saturday 14 August 2004 04:38 am, robin fell wrote: > On Sat, 2004-08-14 at 02:42, John Check wrote: > > My point is people shouldn't be sidetracked unnecessarily because of poor > > process and lack of communication. > > Sadly not all developers have the project management skills to build a > product from the code. > Well, it's a different set of skills. I for one, don't have the temperment for programming, but I have a few things to bring to the table WRT legitimizing linux audio. It takes all kinds, that's why I don't care when people say things like "code talks & bullshit walks" (at least not the first 2 times). It's pithy and not untrue, but there's more to productivity than code. Anecdote: I just came from a party/jam session with 5 guitar players. My main performance axe for ensembles is bass. I brought a guitar too, but it was like bringing coal to Newcastle. > I've observed strong management behaviours on the projects that IMO have > been successful (and I can think of 4 such projects right off the > cuff). This organisation encourages me to remain involved, whereas the > lack of it has led me to drop a few tools. > I cut my developer teeth on FlightGear, which is a truly incredible example of open source development at work. It's a bit esoteric but their talent pool is astounding. > > Oh, hey I remember you! You're one of the few people who get the > > distributed processing thing. > > What's not to grok? Turn that old PII300 into a reverb :) Yah, eventually I'd like to see a VST plugin counterpart. Oh hey, that dual opteron box with the RJ45, line cord and remote GUI that replaces $15k worth of 'lectro spaghetti... Can you say cha-ching? Once we have a foot in the door it's time to sell the R*l*nd and Y*m*h* stock. For now, I need to focus on improving the documentation situation, but things are shaping up real nice from where I sit. > > R
