[Serusers] SIP Express Bundle. Step 1.

[SIP]

Okay, It's time to get things going on the SIP Express Bundle. I'm 
stepping in to take the reins as project manager on this one so we can 
get things rolling.

First please take a look at the project page:  
http://www.iptel.org/bundle/project

Step 1 here, I'd like to verify a headcount of people working on this 
project as of now. This doesn't mean people can't join up later, and it 
certainly doesn't mean that I'm going to expect you to put more time 
into this than you can commit, but we need to know where we stand.

Currently, on the project list, we have:

    *
      Jai: testing and installation work
    *
      ram: testing
    *
      SIP: testing (and now project management)
    *
      Jiri: debian, oob
    *
      Mike: testing and documentation
    *
      Stefan: SEMS

Are the people listed here still available to do these particular tasks? 
Has anyone else volunteered time/resources on this project that hasn't 
been listed here? If so, shoot me an email, and I'll add you to the 
list. We need a people inventory so we know what roles we're missing.

For instance, I've heard a few people mention that they'd be willing to 
donate a server to the cause so we have somewhere to test things upon. I 
don't have those people listed, but that's certainly an area we're going 
to need. Also, we've had varying reports of which direction we're going 
-- ISO or Virtual Machine.  For now, I think we should concentrate on an 
ISO as that's going to be the most attractive to people for building a 
ready-to-go hardware appliance, and it will probably be a little less of 
a headache for creating a drop-in installation.  However, I also think a 
virtual machine should be on the list in the future, and once we get an 
ISO ready, creating a virtual machine from that configuration should be 
relatively straightforward.

However, on the list of people, I don't see anyone down for scripting an 
install -- a kickstart disc or what have you. That's another area we're 
lacking. If anyone has experience in that area, shoot me an email and 
I'll add you to the list.

We need to focus. For this reason, we'll start small and work from 
there. Do NOT expect this first SER bundle to have every feature you 
could imagine in it, and don't get discouraged if your favourite feature 
is missing. As the project grows, we'll most certainly be adding 
capabilities and allowing a tailored install. But for now, the goal 
should be to get things running and working first in a simple format and 
then add on from there.

Having a bundle like this is perhaps the biggest step we can take toward 
bringing SER to the masses and finally breaking down some of those 
barriers that have kept people out of the project.

I'm looking forward to working with all of you on this project!

Neil