Number One≡

Or, never underestimate the importance of have a lieutenant when building a community-driven project. If you don’t go down with the ship and go MIA, your number one can help pick up the pieces.

“Over the past month, a lot of concern has been expressed on the Blueprint mailing list. Olav, the project founder, has not been heard from since he updated the framework to version 0.7 in February, and the last sign of any activity from him was 2 months ago on his Twitter account.”

Sure, it’s your baby and you want complete control, but do the right thing by your community and appoint a second. A coup may solve things now, but what happens when/ if the owner returns?