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Here we can discuss (and draw conclusions) why people join
our project(s).
We want more people to help us, so we want to help them
join us, and work here.
WhyJoinJOS Discussion
But why do people join JOS? I think it's imperative
we make clear what expectations JOS collaborators have,
and what benefits they expect and deserve to get, from our
work.
ClarkEvans wrote (19990122):
> The biggest problem JOS has is a lack of serious people, which
> I think stems from a lack of "ownership".
SeriousCollaboration/SeriousPeople is, I agree, what we
should be attracting, but IMHO this can only happen if we plan
for it, and do something to make it happen.
- First, decide who we want to attract to our project(s)
- Explain: why should new/old collaborators invest time in JOS?
- What we can do to help them to help us?
ClarkEvans wrote (19990122):
> that they do not have the hundred++ serious work
> hours to contribute.
Wow. Oops.
(Appologies for quoting without permission -- I might be
mixing up things, so please fix me :o| -- IaRad )
JamundFerguson lists:
> Reasons why I joined JOS
- I wanted to help shape the next generation of computing
- I wanted to work with a group of people, so if I had a question I could ask somebody for help, without being chewed out on IRC
- If we could do it, I would learn so much in the proccess about Java, specifically
- It would encourage people to develop more good Java software, and maybe influence bigger companies that developing for Java would probably be a good thing
- Jos could prove that Java is a truly powerfull language
- 'Worked on a project to create a free Java OS' would look great on a resume
- My friends and family think that windows is too hard for the simple things that they do.
Who Will Come? Who Are We?
- New JOS collaborators
- Old JOS collaborators
- Java students
- Developers (industrial/commercial)
- OOA/D designers
- End-users of Java/FreeWare tools
- Academic researchers
- FreeWare supporters/activists
- Wed site designers/developers
- ?
Suggestions for a WhyJoinJOS Page
Join our JOS Projects!
Here you'll find great opportunities to:
- Study the recent softeks (Java, OOP, Patterns, ...)
- Define the tools of tommorow the way you want them to work
- Collaborate with the best people in the FreeWare community/industry/academy
- Gain high visibility by participating in hot FreeWare projects at http://www.jos.org/
- Eternal fame -- contribute to the FreeWare effort, make this world a better place!
What You Will Find Here
Jump to these pages to:
- Study about JOS: see TheGoal, Overview of JOS who/what/why/how, progress reports, summaries, ...
- Post your text on JosWiki: see GetStarted, GoodStyle, ...
- Study more about Java and related softeks: see Readings, JavaProgrammingLinks, EssentialReadings, ...
- Browse and fetch code we've written: see Packages, our SourceServer at http://www.jos.org/source/ , ...
- What we're working on: see WorkingGroups, VolunteersWanted, ...
- Contribute source code: see JosProgrammerFAQ, ...
- Know our partners, related projects, etc
- Browse our MemberList
- Most recent changes are listed in http://jos.org/wiki/changes/main
Also:
Some of this info is (eh, should be) available JARed for your convenience:
- JOS info for PR/media: Status reports, ...?
- Source code (of what?)
- Newbie infos (TheGoal, Constitution, FAQ, GoodStyle, ...)
- Indices of Web resources for study/research
- MailList archives
- Wiki information
(Wiki (or JabberwockyProject) should automate most of these, and add notification (by eMail) per users' request, for WorkingGroups, etc. Think about it...)
(I said "Suggestions" :o) -- IaRad )
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