[Ktechlab-devel] KTechLab - The Apprentice.

[Lawrence Shafer]

I have been thinking about this, and have some concerns. In one way it's 
a great idea, you will get someone that knows their stuff and will be a 
good technical match for KTechLab, and it would work great for a 
commercial project. But the reality is that this is a dead open-source 
project. While technical skills are important, the project manager needs 
to be enthusiastic, -and have the time 1, 2, 5 years down the road.These 
traits don't often come with someone who has the most technical ability 
and "punch" at the time of the competition, and there is no better way 
to tell than look at their past. Find someone who has been posting on 
the list for at least a year, someone who is steady and won't abandon 
the project just because there seems to be no activity, and this is just 
my opinion, but I think web ability comes over C++ ability. We need a 
catchy web site, good forums, and a good wiki. Let the admin do the 
admin stuff (including recruiting coders and rewarding them with a 
personal bio on the website or such), and let the coder be coders. Get 
three or four willing people together off of this list that have been 
here to answer questions through thick and thin, let the community hear 
what they have to say, and vote for them. And this needs to happen 
sooner than later, because sitting stalemate in your hands until august 
will not help the project. This will also have another side benefit, 
instead of the admin feeling like he owns the project because of his 
abilities, he will feel more a part of the community and possibly have 
an easier time giving the position away if he does not have time for it 
anymore.

This is just my 2c, please do not take offense,

Lawrence



Jason Lucas wrote:
> OK, Here's what I'm going to do:
>
> Those of you in the UK and the USA have probably heard of a TV programme
> called 'The Apprentice'. The general idea that that a group of hopeful
> job applicants are given various tasks to prove themselves capable of
> achieving a position in a high-ranking post with a well known
> industrialist. The applicants are splint in to teams for various tasks,
> the team that loses a particular task are dragged into a board meeting
> and one of them is fired.
>
> Well, could that format work in open source?
> I think so.
>
> So, up for grabs is the position of Project Manager of KTechLab.
>
> It's unpaid, but at least you won't have to work for Alan Sugar or
> Donald Trump - but as the winner, you will have built up a successful
> open source project and competed against some of the best in the
> industry. A sure bet on any C.V.
>
> So here's how it will go: Sixteen people will be selected to undertake a
> series of eight tasks, each will test your team work, marketing,
> business and technical abilities. The first task will start on the 1st
> of August - 10pm GMT in Second Life (Location to be announced)
>
> If you want to take part in this challenge, then e-mail me a short
> resume of your skills, and ensure that you have a FaceBook and Second
> Life account.
>
>
> The competition will be judged my myself and two 'Blue Chip' Colleagues
> of mine.
>
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> Jason
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