So the finished email follows: On Fri, 2011-07-01 at 12:35 -0400, drew wrote: > Sorry guys that was supposed to be a draft - not a send... > > On Fri, 2011-07-01 at 12:24 -0400, drew wrote: > > On Fri, 2011-07-01 at 00:35 +0200, Bernhard Dippold wrote: > > > Hi Florian, all > > > > > > Florian Effenberger schrieb: > > > > Hi Bernhard, > > > > > > > > Bernhard Dippold wrote on 2011-06-10 00.25: > > > >> There has been a reply by Sophie, but I didn't make out any formal SC > > > >> discussion or decision on this topic. > > > >> > > > >> As this covers more than just design and visual identity questions > > > >> (definition of teams, how to advertise teams and external groups) I > > > >> don't think that this decision should be left to any of the teams like > > > >> marketing or design. > > > > Hi Bernhard, > > > > I agree - but why kick it to the SC - why not start the discussion on > > the general discussion list and lets work out what it would mean to be a > > local team - what general rules folks would want in place, what > > responsibilities and requirements would be expected and the like. > > > > IMO right now any decision about a logo policy is premature, whether it > > is by your team, marketing or the SC, on this particular point - as > > there is still no definition of what a local team is, what it can and > > can not do. The use of a custom logo is only one piece of that. > > > > I know that there never seems to be enough time for these kinds of > > discussions, but that is never going to change - so speaking for myself > > I would make time this coming week to actively engage in a discussion > > and work on putting a draft together on the wiki with what comes out of > > such a discussion. > >
It's also obvious that the clock is ticking on this issue, the folks in Paraguay are off and running from what I can see, folks (or folk) in Venezuela are eager to get going, the German team has always been in place and hold a dominate position in our organization precisely because they where able to form a strong team, focused on their specific and local concerns during the previous decade. > > > > I'm really concerned that if only a logo use policy is put in place > > there is a chance for continued problems from misunderstanding what the > > use of such a logo will imply. > > > > Then afterwards that draft could be presented to the SC for adoption. > > > > <snip> > > > > Thanks, > > > > //drew > > > > > > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
