This community addition takes precedence over the draft itself in my opinion but then again I don't live in Seattle ;-) Personally, I don't have any interest in de-clawing Lisp for business consumption by using marketing primarily. There is definitely value in marketing but this should come as a result of a 'killer app/s' being written and used (i.e. Rails, Yahoo Store). Marketing should not be the primary effort but a side effect/ effort. Those who want to learn Lisp could find guidance in the language and practices by attending local meetings. They would also have the option of becoming involved in a community project. The project could speak volumes to business if it was a success. Another great side effect would be that usable frameworks could be extracted from such an undertaking which in turn benefit the community at large. Building a web app for the LispSea community to 'get things done' is a good place to start. I'm willing to take this on and/or contribute a considerable amount of time... On Jun 12, 2006, at 11:02 AM, Daniel J Pezely wrote:
Perhaps we should add to the charter, "Contribute to benefit the Lisp community at large," as a secondary mission.
Would those of you on this list who have been quiet mind to comment?
Do you agree with the proposed minimal charter? (i.e., is the above additional clause redundant due to it being implied by the very existence of this a group?)
What are your expectations and desires for a group?
Thanks, -Daniel
_______________________________________________ seattle mailing list seattle@common-lisp.net http://common-lisp.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/seattle