[Zope-dev] the Zope Framework project

[Hermann Himmelbauer]

Am Montag 02 März 2009 18:49:43 schrieb Adam GROSZER:
> Hello,
>
> I think we need some sort of stering group (or person(s)).
> Without rules and decisions to follow we're going to end up like headless
> chicken running around in the kitchen. Noone knows the direction.

Exactly. And if we look at other projects, we always recognize some well known 
key persons, who have leader roles. For instance, SQLAlchemy has Michael 
Bayer, Linux has Linus, Python has Guido and so on. That does not mean that 
these key person(s) dictate the way the development goes, but 
consideres/embraces ideas and leads in one direction, where everyone follows.

My impression (from an external perspective) is that Zope Corporation did just 
that for Zope 2/3, but nowadays tries to give this role to the community. 
That's bad as this leaves an empty void, which is currently somehow filled 
out by some key persons, which are extremely capable, but don't have a leader 
role.

Best Regards,
Hermann

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