Re: Mission Statement Brainstorming

Scott Mattocks wrote: > Joshua Eichorn wrote: >> >> One is too get a document that describes a mission for PEAR that we >> can all get behind. Something you can point people at when they ask >> What is PEAR? > > Here is my attempt at a mission statement: > > PEAR is a team of PHP developers who promote better PHP coding practices > by providing high quality, well maintained, reusable packages. The PEAR > team also strives to create an environment which empowers new developers > to write better code through mentoring and peer review. > > The first sentence is what we are already doing. The second is something > that I would like to see become more of a focus for PEAR. Without trying > to improve our team, we will just fade away over time. > > Scott Mattocks Pretty good... I'd replace "team" with "open community". PEAR is an open community of PHP developers who promotes better PHP coding practices by providing high quality, well maintained, reusable packages. The PEAR community also strives to create an environment which empowers contributors to write better code through mentoring and peer review for the benefit of all. -Philippe