[Gllug] would it be appropriate for me to discuss my new software on the 1st March

[Chris Bell]

On Wed 12 Feb, Nicholas Harris wrote:
> 
> I am not a Linux user, nor have I ever visited a group
> before. So I am wary of inadvertently breaking some
> rule of social ettiquette, by planning to come to the
> Install Fest at Westminster University on 1st March 03
> do get some early feedback on my so far, top secret,
> software project.
> 
> It is a... large... idea which I have been designing
> and refining in an open-ended way (in response to new
> developments in software) since 1988.
> 
> This is not an advertisment, as that would imply that
> I had something finished to sell.
> 
> My design unifies many vogue ideas (and is fully
> buzz-word compliant), the most significant of which
> are
> 
> * incremental software development environment
> * entirely new Graphical User Interface metaphor
> * new open-source licence
> * entirely new programming language (not like C)
> 
> Basically, I will be hoping to discuss the details at
> the meeting with anyone who is receptive to new ideas,
> and look forward to your contructive feedback and
> pragmatic suggestions.
> 
   I do not know your background, nor your current understanding of Open
Source Software projects, but you will find that development is incremental
but rapid because of the pooled resources of groups of developers, plus
active communication and feedback from users. Anyone is free to develop new
ideas, and these will be considered and tried by users throughout the world.
   There may be unexpected advantages as well as disadvantages, so it is not
always easy to judge how successful any project will be.
   I believe that there are already about 30 variations on open source
licences, so you may find that your ideas are already covered.
   I am not sure how many programming languages are available, but there
seem to be open source equivalents to most commercial systems, as well as
the usual standards.

-- 
Chris Bell


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