<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex; position: static; z-index: auto; ">I get it, really.<br>
</blockquote><div><br>I do tend to use a lot of words to get things across. Sorry ;-).<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Duly noted ;-).</div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex; position: static; z-index: auto; ">Where would we put an "inventory" project for it to be most useful?<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5"></div></div></blockquote><div><br> As JP mentioned earlier in this thread, some work has already taken place here: <<a href="http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/wiki/DocumentationAnalysis">http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/wiki/DocumentationAnalysis</a>>.<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>It doesn't really look like that effort went anywhere.</div><div><br></div><div>On:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/wiki/DocumentationAnalysis/DocumentList">http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/wiki/DocumentationAnalysis/DocumentList</a></div><div><br></div><div>The first document is User reviewed by JoeBlow with Expert Reviews by JaneBlogs.</div><div><br></div><div>There are only five more entries and only one is "completed" with a User and Expert review.</div><div><br></div><div>What the heck that properly vetted doc has to do with anything is not particularly clear.</div><div><br></div><div>Maybe we should have an auction?</div><div><br></div><div> Auction: Document blah-de-blah</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Supplier will document blah-de-blah, work with Sponsors to incorporate blah-de-blah into their apps, and release the copyright to the resultant documentation and copyright to the Twisted Software Foundation.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Supplier will provide up to X hour of consulting to each of the first three Sponsors (Founding Sponsors) to help refine the documentation and make sure it can be used in real-world projects.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Minimum Founder bid is $50.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Minimum Contributor bid is $35.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Sponsor1: </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I'll give $50 for someone to explain blah-de-blah and how to use it in my app</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Sponsor2: </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I'd give another $50 if I could get this working in my app</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Supplier1: </div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I'd have to have $200 to take this on.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I'll also offer discounted consulting on the same topic at $??/hr. to anyone who contributes $35 or more to this documentation project after </div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Sponsor3:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I'll chip in the extra $100 if I can be one of the first three. I'm really stuck on blah-de-blah and could use some help.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Moderator: </div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ok, we seem to have a deal. Sponsor 1 is in for $50, Sponsor 2 is in for $50, Sponsor 3 is in for $100. </div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Each of them receives X hours of help from Supplier 1 which will be used to advance their projects and improve the documentation. </div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Any future Contributors, over $35, receive discounted consulting from Supplier1 at $??/hr. for any work related to this issue as well as access to beta versions of the documentation and early-release versions of the sample code.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Please sign off on this agreement and submit your payment. </div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Supplier1 agrees to provide a first draft within X-period-of-time. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Consulting arrangements begin then. The Twisted Software Foundation accepts a donation of 10% of all transactions for facilitating these transactions and to generally advance Twisted. (<a href="http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/wiki/TwistedSoftwareFoundation">http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/wiki/TwistedSoftwareFoundation</a>)</div><div><br></div><div>Just a thought...</div><div><br></div><div>S</div><div><br></div><div>P.S. I apologize in advance for any formatting issues with the above. Obviously, I'm not following the coding spec and pylint barfed on the whole thing... ;-).</div><div><br></div><div>s</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>