[steering] proposed letter to theforum

[Martin Burns]

On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, Marlene Bruce wrote:

More tweaks:

> --- THE BIG PICTURE ---
>
> MEMBERS.EVOLT.ORG (MEO):

We don't think that the current meo service is sustainable or develops the
evolt.org community much, and we propose ending the current meo services
>  in favor of a whole new
> members hosting environment and features. The reasons for this
> radical change are:
...
> We specifically propose:
[insert 'specifically']

> * To charge a small monthly fee for this.
[delete 'possibly' - it's only viable if we charge]
> The fee  will balance
[change 'this' to 'the fee' for clarity]
> affordability with helping evolt.org to be financially
[delete 'the rest of' to avoid an "us and them" feeling]
>
> --- TIME FRAMES ---
>
> With all that in mind, we realize that we aren't going to get
> everything done at once. Our proposed (and changeable) time frame for
> each is:
>
> * Hosting and Technical Architecture defined - April 1
* Hosting migrated - June 1
[split out the definition and completion to avoid scaring people]
> * Members.evolt.org - July 1
> * Frontend and content - October 1
>
> [I'm not at all sure if it's better to complete the frontend or meo
> first, and suggestions on better dates would be appreciated.]

Nah, they're fine for completion dates. Presumably they'll work in
parallel.

Cheers
Martin


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