On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Randal L. Schwartz merlyn@stonehenge.comwrote:
"Bernhard" == Bernhard Pieber bernhard@pieber.com writes:
=========== The Short Version =========== We are currently awaiting legal advice from the Software Freedom Law Center [3]. It is recommended that you avoid contributing to the relicensing effort pending further notice
Bernhard> Has that changed? Probably I did miss the announcement?
Not exactly. Are you familiar with the phrase "Adding people to a late project generally makes it more late?".
The Mythical Man-Month what an excellent book. It is 30 years old and things are the same!!!
The problem is that there are only a small number of people who know what the problems are, and they're currently sorting out what those are, and then more resources can be brought on if needed. Adding *more* resources at the moment who are not already familiar with the task will most likely just slow it down, not speed it up.
I want this to happen as soon as possible, but it's a process that requires precision because of the legal implications.
If and when more people are needed, you can be assured that a call for helpers will be very loud and repeated. :) But at the moment, we're just getting all of the key players talking with SFC to see how this final integration needs to go from here.
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