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Re: [ProgSoc] ProgSoc software development project



Chris Laughton wrote:
All this stuff doesn't pop out of thin air, Brian and Liz in particular have
been instrumental in ensuring the whole wireless thing for ITD didn't fall
on its face. Progsoc has had a hard enough time just in stopping its core
systems from falling over let alone anything else.
This is that whole 'services' thing, by the way. It's not programming, 
and it's a massive chore. Also, it's an activity that demands physical 
presence... I didn't know anything about this project until I heard CK 
mention something about it recently. I think it's a great thing, but I 
can see why the burden of it is weighing on your motivation. As a 
general rule you don't want to commit to 'service', because it demands 
perpetual (thankless!) labour.
I can't help with this project, because I can't do it from home in my 
own time, and people aren't talking about it on the list (I don't know 
anything about wireless networking anyway). I bet I'm not the only 
person in that boat. People can make valuable contributions of research, 
knowledge and code from home (and overseas), but they can't do wireless 
support from home. That's a practical thing that's worth keeping in mind.









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