| Subject: Project PM Update |
| From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> |
| Date: 5/15/10, 13:36 |
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You are receiving this e-mail update because you have either expressed interest in Project PM at some point or have already joined up outright.
I wanted to bring everyone up to speed on how Project PM has advanced in the three months or so since it was first announced, at which point we had only a vague idea of how to proceed and "we" consisted only of myself and a couple of associates. Today, we have what I and many others have determined to be a viable and comprehensive plan for bringing about some level of fundamental change in information flow while also creating an unprecedented entity designed to grow perpetually and to adopt and implement new tasks, all while retaining a high average level of participant competence without the need for human intervention. Meanwhile, "we" now consists of about 75 individuals with a remarkable range of skill sets and a common willingness to take responsibility for the changes we would like to see.
I've had a chance to speak at some length to only a handful of you thus far, but would like to again express my gratitude to everyone for their interest. I particularly appreciate the efforts of those of you who have already begun to contribute ideas, ask necessary questions, and even to take some initiative in our early tasks, which we are currently approaching in a somewhat informal manner but which we will soon enough be able to pursue with the help of our network schematic and the open-source software being developed by our lead programmer Andrew Stein. When the software is completed, we will be ready to launch in earnest, most likely in August or thereabouts.
Here's a brief rundown of what's going on in the meantime and how you can contribute as we continue to gear up. Remember that I am always available for questions or discussions, either by phone (512-560-2302) or e-mail.
1. We have initiated our first sub-project, the Africa De