Brian Nitz wrote: > *Contributors* > > In order to become a recognized contributor to the desktop community: > > o You must be a registered user on the OpenSolaris website > o You must submit an on-line application This is very light on. I think 'affiliate' already covers this role. What is lacking here is contributions.....
For a contributor personally I would like to see contributions (sustained) to something directly related to OpenSolaris Desktops. Something aimed at Solaris 10 is not as appropriate as contributions to SFE. Also contributions to OpenSolaris.org desktop projects are given a *much* higher weighting than projects base on other sites, unless that site is a direct feeder to a desktop OpenSolaris.org project(s), i.e. SFE is a good example. To me an OpenSolaris.org contributor grant is only releted to contributions to the OpenSolaris.org community. If a contribution is made elsewhere, then that contribution should be reconized by grants at the other community. Helpful contributions to the desktop-discuss is a *requirement*. > *Core Contributors* > > In order to vote in OpenSolaris elections you must be accepted as a > "core contributor". Core contributors are expected to have ongoing > contributions to the OpenSolaris community. The Desktop community > recommend that desktop core contributors stay active in the desktop > mailing lists or otherwise stay current on developments and needs in > the OpenSolaris desktop community. In order to apply for core > contributor status, check the box on the on-line application and > submit the following additional details: > > 1. What contributions have you made which should be considered for > core contributor status? > 2. Nominate at least two references which can verify your > contribution. I think the key difference between contributor and core contributor status is long term sustained contributions. There should be a fairly big difference in what is required for a contributor and what is required for a core contributor, and it should reflect a long term commitment to the OpenSolaris.org desktop community. > *Criteria for consideration of receiving core contributor status * > > Contributions to the OpenSolaris desktop community can be any of the > following: > > *1. Developer * > The primary group of the desktop community is probably developer. How > do we > differentiate this? I suggest the following criterion in descending > order: > o New features development project endorsed by the desktop community > o Inclusion of new modules through said, SFE or others for the desktop > o Bug fixing patches (should include a minimum number, say 20, the > number should > imply that the person is well versed with the desktop technology > and environment) > This is good, but I don't like to put a number on the bug fixes. Some bugs are bugger than others. > *2. QA * > o person who have logged significant number of bugs on the > OpenSolaris's desktop. > (again we need a number of minimum number of unique bugs to > warrant the contribution) Not quite sure about this one at the moment. > > *3. Doc Writer * > o person who has written technical blogs, user guide, articles > (assessment of this may be subjective,...) I think this would be more a qualification for the documentation or advocacy community. > > *4. Translator * > o person who has made some new translation for desktop project > (some sort of minimum number may be requird) Again, this would be enough for a grant in the internationalization and localization community, though I would view it as a great positive to a grant in the desktop community. > > *5. Deployer * > o person who has deployed OpenSolaris Desktop, not OpenSolaris. > (Their experience should be shared in some public forums, blogs > or otherwise, > not sure should there be a minimum number of depoyment) Don't know what you are driving at here. If somebody works for a large company and deploys to thousands of desktops, then should they be given a grant on OpenSolaris.org? If so, if somebody is blogging or discussing OpenSolaris Desktops elsewhere, then I think that the Advocacy community is a better fit here. > *6. Evangelist * > o High profile people who primary role is to evangelize and of the > component of > the desktop communities. I think Evangelist is squarely in the Advocacy community here. Doug
