[Ocaml-biz] collective action, or not?

[Brandon J. Van Every]

I am rapidly accumulating projects I personally could put my energy
into.  An OCaml-ization of the Nebula2 3D engine, and beefing up Eclipse
support, are the obvious ones for me.

What I'm not sensing, however, is any kind of collective will / interest
on ocaml-biz for any particular plan of action.  We've given ourselves
until Oct. 1st to come up with a plan.  The stated goal is to create a
toolset for showcase projects in some market, building upon existing
tools.  If I had to place bets today, I'd say we will fail to meet the
deadline.  I don't sense any political will to take collective action.

I think it's mostly just Brian and myself ping-ponging about our pet
projects, with Tony interjecting to step back and state courses of
action.  I will shut up for awhile and see what happens.  There's
certainly enough on the table for people to discuss tangibles,
deliverables, or interim findings - such as the worthiness of the
various OCaml Signifcant Applications.  I'm afraid we're going to hear
crickets chirping, however.

I do think we're better informed about how we could direct our personal
contributions, and what their strategic impacts might be.


Cheers,                     www.indiegamedesign.com
Brandon Van Every           Seattle, WA

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