On 29 October 2010 19:06, Michael Snoyman
Hey all,
In the recent discussion about the status of email support in Haskell, the idea of strike forces to tackle these big problems came up. I think one dilemma people face when trying to coordinate such a venture is the logistics: where to organize, how to advertise it, where to have discussions that can be publicly accessible.
This may be something that the Haskellers website can help address. Here's an idea, please give me any feedback you have (especially the negative kind):
* Anyone can create a "strike force", by specifying a name for the strike force and giving a description. That person will automatically be the administrator for the strike force.
* Anyone on Haskellers can watch a strike force; this will contribute to its popularity. The most popular strike forces will be shown at the top of the listings, to give an idea of what projects are active and which are dead.
* People must apply to be members of a strike force, and be approved by a strike force admin. Strike force admins also have the right to add new admins/remove current admins.
* Admins can add links to other websites, list Hackage packages that are part of this strike force's scope, etc. Ideas on this are welcome.
* There will be some kind of discussion forum. The only thing I know for certain about this is we want to have a news feed to give updates on what's happening. I'm open to suggestions on what to implement here, but some ideas:
** A request/bug tracker. ** Free-form message boards. Possibly requires moderation for non-members. ** I'm not certain if it should just be a single thread, multi discussion threads, hierarchical discussions like Reddit, etc.
Please let me know what you think. And if you think this is a foolish idea that won't help the community out, please let me know that too.
I _really_ like this idea. With this nebulous proposal of yours, is there any way of maybe integrating the various services already hosted at haskell.org and its sub-domains (mailing lists, tracs, etc.) or are you looking at "re-inventing the wheel"? Rather than just "strike-forces", this could become more Haskell Special Interest Groups; that way, if someone wants help with a particular area of Haskell (web development, graph theory, etc.) they can contact that SIG rather than -cafe in general. -- Ivan Lazar Miljenovic Ivan.Miljenovic@gmail.com IvanMiljenovic.wordpress.com