[Typo3-dev] Just another braindump ;)

[Volker Biberger]

> punkt.de stand up and said: We organize EuroBSDCon2004. Anyone else
> working on this? No: OK, here we are.
> Next year someone else in Europe stands up and says: EuroBSDCon2005
> anyone to organize? No, ok we do it.
I don´t agree with this. A Conference needs continuity. This continuity 
can only be reached by very, very commited people (a bunch of theme) or 
a Verein. Other projects go this way.
BTW. It is natural that certain struktures, hierarchies even some kind 
of tradition develop. The question is, do you want to control and 
support this, or do you wait until it happens. I would choose to 
control and support it.
Jan beeing one singe person acting as an independant institution in the 
government area has achived much, how much more would a TYPO3 
Institution achive? See him as the prototype to such an institution: 
Effektive even though he is underfunded both with funds and time.

> 
> The advantage: You get motivated people, the have the feeling, they want
> to do it, and not a "Verein", that gets the impression: Hey we *have
> to prove why we are here*. Plus all the overhead you usually generate
> with such a Verein.
The overload is not that bad. Besides it can be a catalyst that 
attracts people willing to contribute. So it creates additional helping 
hands.

> 
> On the other side: It might happen that EuroBSDCOn2005 will not happen
> at all, ...
That´s the point. Nobody would invest (time or money) in a project that 
might or might not be there next year.

> 
> Juergen
Volker