ShapeLogic project

The Python language is a great inspiration.

Python is the model for ShapeLogic

  • It is a real OSS community with a lot of development activity
  • The core is kept small and clean
  • The core is production quality
  • Anybody can start a Python project without asking for permission
  • Useful projects are migrated into the core
  • Decisions are reached via mailing list discussions
  • In case of an unresolved dispute Guido van Rossum has the final word

Red tape and legal issues

The intention with ShapeLogic is that it will turn into a real OSS community, unfortunately this involves some red tape and there are a few legal issues. They are described in the book: "Producing open source software," you can find the whole text online at http://producingoss.com.

The main point is that if somebody challenges your OSS project in court, there needs to be an entity that can defend it. This is described here: http://producingoss.com/en/producingoss.html#legal

Joining the ShapeLogic team

A Google Code Hosting project called shapelogicapps has been setup. Anybody can join shapelogicapps.

If you are interested in contributing to ShapeLogic, start by making your contribution in shapelogicapps. If the contribution fits, it will be code reviewed, and it can be migrated into the core ShapeLogic toolkit.

When you have some experience and if you are interested, you can become a member of the core ShapeLogic team.

If you are interested in joining the ShapeLogic development please contact Sami Badawi: sami.badawi at google mail Or you can leave a message on http://code.google.com/p/shapelogic/wiki/ShapeLogicTeam

Members

Sami Badawi

  • Cubicle dweller, mathematician
  • Computer vision has been my big passion since 1989
  • Created ShapeLogic during a brief shore leave from the cubicles