From: Gregory Brown <gregory.t.brown@...>
Date: 2008-03-11T00:15:02+09:00
Subject: Re: Offering to work directly for the Ruby community!

On Mar 10, 10:02 am, Tom Cloyd <tomcl...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Gregory,
>
> Just had a thought. This whole idea might generate more heat if it were
> bigger - I'd like to see a place where problems and people could meet,
> and the interested community could register and vote, to express their
> interest. This would involve much more than one programmer, of course,
> but that's part of what would drive interest of the community in
> general. The focus would probably end up being the more difficult,
> unsolved, high-value problems.
>
> This is probably too idealized, but I like the concept, and it could
> serve us all well. It would embody a key notion: pro bono work can only
> get so much done, after that, people have to get paid, somehow.


I'll definitely have this in mind for the the future, and it's a good
idea for sure.  It's tough to convince people to clear 3-6 months
without having a guinea pig do a test run first. :)

I'm happy to be that guinea pig.  While it's true I'm just one person,
often a lot is accomplished by one person when they have a dedicated
period of time.  My experience in Google Summer of Code was like
that.  However, there is a lot to be said for working in pairs or a
group as well.

This is a great idea, and please keep in touch with me if you flesh
the ideas out.

-greg