[pypy-svn] rev 1690 - pypy/trunk/doc/funding

[jacob at codespeak.net]

Author: jacob
Date: Fri Oct 10 23:45:46 2003
New Revision: 1690

Modified:
   pypy/trunk/doc/funding/B4.4_quality_SMEs.txt
Log:
Initial draft.

Modified: pypy/trunk/doc/funding/B4.4_quality_SMEs.txt
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--- pypy/trunk/doc/funding/B4.4_quality_SMEs.txt	(original)
+++ pypy/trunk/doc/funding/B4.4_quality_SMEs.txt	Fri Oct 10 23:45:46 2003
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-B.4.4  Quality of partnership, involvement of users and SMEs 
+Quality of partnership, involvement of users and SMEs 
+=====================================================
 
-Show that the organisations involved in the consortium are capable of
-doing the tasks allotted to them.  Ensure there is no unnecessary
-redundancy and duplication in the make-up of the consortium.  Ensure
-the consortium does not lack an obvious participant with some
-essential skill or resource.
-
-Describe how involvement of SMEs has been addressed. 
-
-FIXME HOLGER FIXME LAURA FIXME JACOB FIXME NICO
-Here we discuss the PBF in gory detail, how you make a Sig, and
-how this is an SME-driven project.  Strakt and Logilab are SMEs too.
\ No newline at end of file
+Roles
+-----
+While all the partners except Changemaker have staff with Python
+programming skills that will enable them to fulfill computer program
+development in the various tasks of the project, each partner brings
+unique skills or functions, without which the project is not complete.
+
+DFKI
+++++
+has pervious experience of being a project coordinator in EU projects,
+ensuring smooth communication between the project and the FP6 project
+officer.
+
+Max Planck Institut
++++++++++++++++++++
+will showcase how to apply the results of the project in the research
+environment. The insitute currently leverages the speed of development
+with Python but would be able to solve a wider range of problems with
+a faster version of the language.
+
+FIXME: Where does Christian go? Under MPI?
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+Christian Tismer is the developer of Stackless Python, which is the
+blueprint for how we intend to implement persistant threads.
+
+University of Southampton
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+is the employer of Armin Rigo, who is the lead architect of the whole
+project as well as the author of Psyco, the blueprint for how to do
+optimisation in Pypy.
+
+FIXME: Where does Samuele go?
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+Samuele Pedroni is the main developer of Jython, an implementation of
+Python that uses the Java Virtual Machine. He is an expert on how to
+generate code for different virtual machines. He brings experience in
+this field and a creative mind to the project.
+
+Strakt
+++++++
+brings mamangement knowhow and entrepreneurial skills to the project
+as well as showcasing how to apply the results of the project in a
+major business application.
+
+Strakt will also bring Tim Peters to the project. Tim has for several
+years been a core developer of the present major implementation of
+Python, what we call CPython. Apart from being an outstanding
+programmer, Tim has intimate knowledge about all the details of the
+Python language definition.
+
+With 12 full time and 6 part time employees, Strakt is an SME
+representative.
+
+FIXME: Where does Alex go? PBF?
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+Alex Martelli
++++++++++++++
+Being a prolific writer and popular speaker as well as a Python
+programmer, Alex is uniquely suited for widely diseminating the
+progress and the results of the project.
+
+Berlin FIXME Univesität
++++++++++++++++++++++++
+will have Tomek Meka doing his diploma work for a Computer Science
+degree. We believe that the Pypy project opens up new avenues for
+studies and research from undergraduate level to advanced researchers.
+We hope to verify this through Tomeks work in the project.
+
+Changemaker
++++++++++++
+adds rare project management skills by managing not only the project,
+but the learning processes of the project participants as well as the
+group dynamics between the different members. We intend to document
+and diseminate the management of change throughout the project.
+Changemaker is also the contact point for Axis Communications, who
+will showcase how to integrate Pypy in an embedded device.
+
+Logilab
++++++++
+focuses on constraints and aspect oriented programming and will verify
+that Pypy is extensible with specialised language features.
+
+With 6 full time employees, Logilab is an SME representative.
+
+Python Business Forum
++++++++++++++++++++++
+is an industry organisation for companies where Python is a central
+part of the business model. The PBF is registered as a non-profit
+organisation under Swedish law. It has approximately 50 SME
+members. The Forum has a board, which focuses on administration and
+strategic issues, while the main activities occur in Special Interest
+Groups (SIGs). Each SIG controls its own activities but reports to the
+board in financial matters.
+
+The PBF will form a Pypy SIG with Holger Krekel as chairman to handle
+its involvement in the project.
+
+The PBF brings a number of SME parties to the project who will be
+eager to apply Pypy to their various products. The selection of which
+products and companies that should do validations will be made later
+in the project, since it is impossible to tell which ones will produce
+the most useful results when validations starts some 24 months from
+now.
+
+Holger Krekel will also be the active PBF representative in the
+project, with a focus on devlopment, packaging and disemination
+tools. He will also be a main contributor in matters of systems
+architecture.
+
+Ability to deliver
+------------------
+DFKI, Logilab, Max Planck Intitut and University of Southampton have
+already successfully participated in EU projects, so their ability to
+deliver on another project should not be in doubt.
+
+Strakt, Tismer and Martelli have all recently produced substantial
+products, which show their capability to handle large undertakings.
+
+Krekel has demonstrated his ability to deliver results during the
+prototype phase that has preceeded this application. For the rest of
+the PBF, it should be noted that the chairman of the SIG is a member
+of the project, as well as 3 of the members of the PBF board;
+Creighton, Hallén and Martelli. The stated merits of these people and
+their respective organisations should vouch for the PBF fulfilling its
+undertakings.
+
+Changemaker has a number of documented successful projects. Further
+details can be found under B 5.1.