[Coco] New CoCo site for programmers

[Jason Law]

There's been others around a lot longer than me, sure.

There are also a lot of great people in the CoCo community and I'm grateful
to be a part of it with them or I wouldn't be here at all.

But when those higher up on the food chain so to speak demoralise those
having a go, and I've seen it plenty of times, I'm not going to sit in the
corner and just sulk about it.

I think bringing the issue to mind makes us all think about what sort of
community we would like to see and contribute to.

And if we could all follow Boisy's '10 commandments', what a community we'd
be :)

Well said :)

-----Original Message-----
From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com
[mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com]On Behalf Of Boisy G. Pitre
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 6:44 AM
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [Coco] New CoCo site for programmers


On Mar 24, 2010, at 2:42 AM, Jason Law wrote:

> While the topic has been bought up, I'd like to say a few things.
>
> Ok so I'm on a bit of a soapbox here, but if the CoCo community ends up
> better for it then why not. I also know for a fact that I'm not the only
one
> who has hmm, let's say certain issues with that community as it stands.
>
> [...]
> Don't like me, I don't care! But someone has to say something or it's just
a
> bunch of guys who are boosting their egos on what they've done in the
past.


Boy, are you opening up a can of worms with this post :)

I don't know how much time you've had to observe the CoCo Community (the
large preponderance being on this list), but your post implies that you have
done some homework.

I've generally found that people are appreciative of folks' work.  With
very, very few exceptions, I've personally had good dealings with people on
this list and in the community.

Since you're on the topic of community cohesion and ideals, here's my list
of the CoCo community code of ethics:

1) Support your vendors. Buy their products if they align with your
interests and needs.

2) Get involved. If you have the skills, then help out with projects and
take the time to learn the tools. Don't just take and not give back if you
have the means to contribute.

3) Do it for yourself first. This mantra is what has motivated me to do the
work that I have done. I had a need, so I created a product that filled that
need, then shared the finished product with the rest of the community.

4) Be original.  It's already a small community; if you have an idea, test
it to see if it's unique. Don't copy someone else's work or product; that's
rude.

5) Be honest. That is, don't copy software that is actively being sold;
don't steal someone's ideas; don't use someone's time under false pretenses
only to undermine their work with your own.

6) Give credit. Don't hide behind someone else's work.  If someone else
designed a hardware or software product, be up front and honest about their
contribution and give them credit. Don't say you did something that you know
you didn't do, or lead others to believe that by omission of certain facts.

7) Don't get stuck in the past.  Sure there have been some great
contributors to the CoCo community over the years. But ask yourself, where
are they now?

8) Finish what you start. I find that the last 10% of any project takes
about 80% of the time.  It's easy to start and get halfway through
something, but it's another thing to finish it.

9) Get your stuff out of storage. Yeah, I'm talking to you Curtis Boyle :)
Seriously, if you have some source code that you know could be valuable to
the community and its stuck on a hard drive in timbuktu, get it out and at
least ship it to someone who can extract it.

10) Don't be an elitist. Remember that everyone is in a different phase of
learning and understanding; try to be patient and give people the benefit of
the doubt.
--
Boisy G. Pitre
http://www.tee-boy.com/


--
Coco mailing list
Coco at maltedmedia.com
http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco