Hello all, Since my name was mentioned, I'll jump in briefly into this discussion with a few points that I think are important (even though this discussion seems to have come to an end).
On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 1:07 PM, Christoph Noack wrote: [... Bernhard wrote:] >> In my eyes these areas (and possible candidates for contacts - didn't >> ask them by now if they would serve as contacts) would be: >> >> Infrastructure >> (Christian / Erich) >> >> WebDesign and UX >> (Ivan / Christoph) > > Personally, I'm happy to help in any case. And, I'm sure that Ivan will > also be happy to share his experience. Certainly. With something as multifaceted as the website (and this multifaceted nature probably helps explain why it's become a kind of center of contention), I think it's important to have a multidisciplinary team that can work together on different (and, sometimes, similar) areas. For example, user experience and design can overlap with textual content. Sometimes, content may need to be adjusted to facilitate design and vice versa. Also, user experience may involve ensuring that the content meets the needs of users. To enable people with different expertise to work together, we need better communication channels (which could be in the form of points of contact as Bernhard suggested above, greater use of blogs, wiki, etc...) and decision making processes. Experience thus far has demonstrated that organic processes don't seem to work well (at least where time constraints are a significant factor). Therefore I look forward to the SC making a formal decision so we can all move forward. There is one more statement that I would like to add to this (long) discussion: The word meritocracy seems to mean different things to different people. As such, it would be good to have an operational definition within the context of the LibreOffice project so that this abstract term can become as practical as (I believe) it was intended. For me, meritocracy requires an availability of opportunities for others to establish merit. With the recent groundswell of interest in the website project, it has become clear that there are many people who are willing to participate and make contributions. These people may not have been able to make contributions earlier, or they may not have been aware of possibilities to make such contributions at an earlier point in time. I don't think that should act as a barrier at such an early stage in the website project, especially considering that we have now had a significant period of time where website development was considerably isolated from the wider community. Maybe I'm asking for too much or being too idealistic: an efficient (things-get-done) community-based meritocracy where individuals have opportunities to establish merit at whatever times they are willing and able to contribute. Regards, Ivan. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
