Management Model for Open Source Software Developement Projects

On 1/2/09, ahmet alper parker <aaparker at gmail.com> wrote:

> I want to ask you that is there a management model (schedule, plan,
> responsible people etc.) in the development phase of maxima?

Well, the Maxima development process, to the extent that there is any,
is the following.

 * There are 3 releases per year, April, August, and December.
 * Project administrators manage the releases and machinery such
  as the project web site and mailing list, but do not set goals for the
  project or oversee developers.
 * Ideas about what to do are often floated on the mailing list.
 * Developers work on stuff as their time, interests, and expertise permit.
 * Whether or not something gets done is largely a function of whether
  anybody wants to do it, and whether there is any active opposition to it.

This is just a description of the current state of affairs.
For my part, I'm not inclined to change it.

FWIW

Robert Dodier