Yes, obviously we can't force people to use any email address! For me the question is how to be attractive enough that people do want to choose to use it. Often just making something exclusive makes people want it more, especially if there is a known kudos behind it.
One thing that worries me about making it members-only is what happens to people whose contributions fall away for some legitimate reason? Also the cases of the teacher or local advocate being forced to prove the size of their contribution is likely to reduce the chances of them bothering. That doesn't hinder them much but does hinder LibreOffice getting it's name out there. Regards from Tom :) ________________________________ From: Charles-H. Schulz <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, 17 January, 2011 10:30:31 Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] libreoffice.org e-mail accounts Hello Friedrich, 2011/1/16 Friedrich Strohmaier <[email protected]> > Hi Charles, *, > > Who is it, You agree? > > Charles-H. Schulz schrieb: > > Le Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:23:02 +0100, Friedrich Strohmaier > <[email protected]> a écrit : > >> Olivier Hallot schrieb: > >> > Em 14-01-2011 16:16, Tom Davies escreveu: > > >> >> OTOH if people use the email address "[email protected]" then > >> >> it gets the name "OpenOffice" out there and being seen by a lot > >> >> of people. Free advertising! > > >> > +1 > >> > For some people this is even a matter of pride, like wearing a > >> > t-shirt with a well known brand or message. > > >> I agree with this. > > >> Regarding easy handling: > >> I tend to expect there is more good than bad to be generous with > >> @libreoffice.org Mail adresses to people joining or even beeing in > >> favor of LibreOffice. Similar as, but not equal as of with > >> openoffice.org. As mentioned by Bernhard, there should be a > >> mechanism of revoking it and it should be clear for everyone this > >> can happen in case of missuse. > > >> > So, [email protected] > > >> + 1 > > >> > Leave the mail for TDF oficials as @documetnfoundation.org > > > +1, I would even add the following: @libreoffice.org are only > > available for official contributors and even they have to request it > > (I don't exactly see the automatic need for, say, a code contributor > > to have such an address). > > I've a different view whom beeing part of the community: > What's about one passing the (upcoming) DVD to his neighbour plus giving > him first support but never appearing in the official "contributing > system" here? > > Whats about the teacher advocating and promoting LO in his scool or even > an excited user advocating the suite in his company? You wouldn't allow > him to use a @libreoffice.org alias? > Well, there are many ways you can define a community. What we do here is define a threshold, a level of commitment which marks a point where we have individuals who are committed enough to contribute in a seizable way. I'm well aware there is a community of users, and even a community of fans, but in my view they can benefit in different ways. Also note that there isn't a rule that says users or fans should be hindered to participate. In contrary, Membership is something you earn by contributing in a constant and seizable way (see the Bylaws). But I would like to give you an example, which is in fact a personal one. I regularly use Claws Mail, an email client for reading and sending almost all my mails. I am quite happy with it, so happy in fact, that I'm an advocate of this email client. I wrote two articles about it, I filed a bug report once, chatted on the project's IRC... But I'm not requesting a @claws-mail.orgemail address, and in fact, I don't know of any FOSS project out there that hands out email addresses for fans (aside something indirect such as xyzprojectcommunity.org). So to me there are also advocates and promoters who are very happy without an email address or a special status. > > You agree the statements of Tom, Olivier and mine one, finally > advocating the opposite - did You read it? :o)) > Apparently I just read yours :-) Cheers, Charles. > > No offence :o)) > > Gruß/regards > -- > Friedrich > Libreoffice-Box http://libreofficebox.org/ > LibreOffice and more on CD/DVD images > (german version already started) > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to >[email protected]<steering-discuss%[email protected]> >> > List archive: > http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > > -- 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 *** -- 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 ***
