Good morning! Phares, can you start a new email with the form for the database so we can make sure that as many people as possible enter their data? I also think that we should start a form for people who are in local companies, ect. I am so excited we are making some progress on getting our fabulous Skunks data together! Crystal On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Evans Ikua <ikua.evans@gmail.com> wrote:
I am getting on to this rather late. While I may not have interest in the business opportunity because of time, I want to share a few pointers on the subject. One thing that the ICT Board CEO pointed out during the first Open Source Awards, was that no self-respecting company or government department will engage a developer or a just an individual for that matter, for a multi-million project that may be mission critical, no matter how bright or experienced they are. I have learnt this through experience.
We will need to learn how to build teams and by extension how to look for work and actually get it. This team building is something am struggling with at my consulting firm. This is the issue that Al Kags is bringing out.
By the look of things, either we are not getting it, or we are all very happily engaged in income generating activities and therefore no time for extra projects.
My thinking also is that we may be having a number of really brilliant developers and admins but am not sure we have a critical mass of advanced skills in IT.
Ikua
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Nicholas Loki <lokimwenga@yahoo.com>wrote:
Seems like there is a lot of interest in this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCRUM is an idea.
Can the team grow beyond 9 (pigs )? Anyone successfully used scrum before in a development project?
"Excellent people exceed expectations".
------------------------------ *From:* Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com> *To:* Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 30, 2009 10:07:22 AM *Subject:* Re: [Skunkworks] Can you build teams... if?
I suggest setting up a wiki where everyone can register with skillset and availability....
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 9:59 AM, Pride <pride.njukia@swiftglobal.co.ke>wrote:
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Nyc one, i have been toying with the idea too, and am more than willing to contribute even in the least level, not yet a pro developer but i got the interest and will to go the extra mile.
So when do we start?
P
aki wrote:
Hello. I'm glad you mention it. Project X was an idea too that I wanted to share about the creation of kenya's first distributable Open Source Corporate solution ( a commercial concept ). I even went into all the details of how the suggested work flow would work. There was some interest but my serious handicap was that I'm not a developer ( give me a few years ) nor did I get any feedback from developers. The project is still open to anyone who'd want to implement it. I know of a brazilian company who would have easily done it for me at a cost ( including private labelling ) but this is not my interest and that would defeat its creation. In brazil ( I've never been there ), open source solutions have a very strong market presence and many companies customize them.
A recap of Project X : create a local distribuatble DVD linux/freebsd solution to contain Mail Server, Firewall Server, Squid Server, 2 Network card Interfaces, NDIS, NTLM or OLDAP, Web Interface etc.
Sales : Distribute the DVD to super markets or any outlets. Purchase cost is eg Ksh 300/-. Silly self install system DVD, anyone can create a full server in a matter of minutes, no foss knowledge or experience required. ( ISO installer )
Support : Annual support billable. This revenue would create chances for new developers while existing developers would get revenue. This also creates a professional approach to offering the above.
I moved on to other things in my personal time so I hope someone will implement it one day... :-)
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 1:46 AM, James Muendo <timrick@gmail.com> wrote:
Personally, Crystal Offered to do something not many can do.He is ready to get a team of skunks and skunkettes to form a team to work through project X(Aki... what happened to these project?),and am sure if they team up with Walu,then Project Management isnt an issue.
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