[TYPO3-ect] Party Information Framework: Please vote!

[David Bruehlmeier]

Dear enthusiasts of the Party Information Framework,

It's decision time! After the kick-off in Dietikon, not much has been 
going on with the Party Information Framework. This was mostly due to 
the decision we made at the Developer Days to wait for the possible 
cooperation with the commercial project as presented by Robert. After 
all, it seems as though this will not come true anytime soon.

So I propose to make an active decision on how to go on. Please cast 
your vote:

A) Keep on waiting
I have not yet received a definite answer from Robert on whether or not 
the commercial project might still come true in 2007. So we might decide 
to keep on waiting.

B) Start with 4.1 on our own
We might start right away with the design and development of the Party 
Information Framework, based on 4.1. If the commercial project starts 
anyway, Robert may or may not decide to cooperate with us, but we will 
not focus on that possibility.

C) Join forces with the 5.0 team
We might decide to leave out the 4-string all together and start working 
with the gimme5-team from the very beginning.

Personally, I am in favor of proposal B. TYPO3 5.0 is still too far away 
and most probably the gimme5-team is not ready yet for cooperation with 
the Party Information Framework. However, I would propose to keep in 
close contact with the 5.0 development and to push the Party Information 
Framework to become the standard for handling party-related data in 5.0 
from the very beginning.

On a personal note I would like to point out again that I am willing to 
take on a central position in this project, but I will _not_ go on if 
this should turn out to be a one-man-show. For this I ask you not only 
to cast your votes but also to state how and what you are willing and 
able to contribute for this project.

Let's make 2007 the year of the Party Information Framework!

Dave