re: where to go from here...get the PSF proposal right!

[Walter Chang]

> I was hoping that Frank, Sean, Sameul, Oti and gang would have been
> able to give some more concrete feed back....they are the leadership
> of thiis project no?

My lack of contribution to the Jython effort compared to the endless hours 
(weeks!) it has saved me in my day-job is a constant source of embarrassment 
for me.

Somebody recently made the point that Jython gets a sort of commercial twang by 
virtue of its association with Java. I think this is true and can be leveraged. 
If we could just get a Sun or IBM or a BEA or a Nokia to donate - not cash - 
but developer time - to Jython I think that would be a great way forward.

We are a small company compared to the Sun's, IBM's, BEA's or Nokia's of this world but I 
would hope that we too would be able to contribute along these lines. To make such a 
contribution of paid-for developer time, I need to make a case and answer the inevitable 
question "who else is involved and helping out in this way?". I would love to 
answer with some well known company names.

I guess what I'm saying is that what Jython badly needs is one or two 
high-visibility donors of developer time. Donors sufficiently well-known to 
attract other donors of similar size and smaller.

My 2 Cents,
Sean




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