Re: Public SWEO Challenge? (was Re: Running code)

Kjetil Kjernsmo wrote:
> On Thursday 21 December 2006 09:10, Ivan Herman wrote:
> 
>>Kjetil's remarks yesterday and the discussion afterwards got my mind
>>going, too:-) I think we referred to some sort of a public "SWEO
>>Challenge", defined by us and sent it out to the developer community.
>>(I think Danny referred to something like that in one of his emails,
>>too.) I have no idea yet what we could 'offer' (apart from general
>>fame), but I am sure the W3C communication guys will help us on that.
>>But it is certainly an idea we should explore.
> 
> 
> Cool!
> 
> I'm not sure the Challenge is the right thing, right now I'm more for a 
> community, so more a Rally. :-) It seems that no-one, including myself, 
> has enough time to take a project to something useable. I think 
> building a community where people can come together over a common goal 
> is likely to be more successful.
> 
> The problem is that many like to push their own projects, there are 
> always more ideas than coders, and so, there is much w00ting but little 
> contribution of code. 

Yep. That may be why it is better if we define the content rather than
letting people choose their pet idea...

I.


>                       As many capable folks sit around with a desire to 
> see the semweb succeed, as we have no little intellectual investment in 
> it, I think that it is important to appeal to the common interest in 
> its success. 
> 
> Hmmm, let me try to sit down a come up with a text.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Kjetil

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