Folks -
Speaking as one who wants to see SqF take advantage of the community urge for a truly open Squeak, I have some concern for the pace of bringing SqF into existence.
What I see is the Stable Squeak experiment reaching completion in not much more time than we have spent deliberating over the definition of SqF, and a number of people who *would support* an SqF looking elsewhere for it when it is right under their nose.
Why? Because we haven't yet declared the existence of SqF.
With no disrespect for the goals or even the process represented by the dialog on this list so far, what I'm wondering is: Why wait for all the chaordic process and exact definitions to declare the existence of SqF?
Instead, why not
Declare that SqF exists,
Appoint a number of "acting" officers
Declare a couple of active projects one of which is to converge on a more formal def of the organization
I think I could even raise a few $$ to carry us through the interim period
As token "Old Fart" I'm willing to be put in any role. I'll even appoint myself and everybody else if no one wants to do this. And I'll make up a project list (you can guess from prior messages).
That doesn't sound very democratic ("open"), but I'm just wanting to "jump-start" the organization so that it can be accreting respect and definition while it is still being born, and so that we can channel the open Squeak urges into a coherent future, rather than fighting fires on the Squeak mail list and dissipating energy in twenty splinter efforts.
What do others feel?
- Dan
PS: This may sound critical, but I don't feel that way at all. I'm happy with the current participants and process. I just feel the need for an interim solution.