That's makes it sounds more like a help directory for who to call upon when a user has a question. What benefit would a community member derive from knowing that you know that a French week starts on a Monday? If they have a question they can just post it to the user list and get a response, does it make a difference if they start the message with "Hi Adrian,"?
What additional rights or responsibilities would come with declaring yourself an expert/overseer for a given area of functionality? I'm not coming out against the idea, I just still don't understand what we'll actually achieve by doing so. Regards Scott On 16/02/2010, at 1:16 AM, Adrian Crum wrote: > Scott, > > I can answer to that. My employer is located in the southwestern corner of > the USA. We only do business in the southwest USA. > > As an OFBiz developer, I have taken on the cause for internationalization - > not because it benefits my employer, but because it benefits the project. > > I speak very little French, but I know that a calendar week in France starts > on Monday. How do I know that? Because it is something I chose to learn. > > How will others in the community know that I know that? > > *shrug* > > Maybe a Wiki page will tell them. > > -Adrian > > --- On Mon, 2/15/10, Scott Gray <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: Scott Gray <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Rethinking our release strategy >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Monday, February 15, 2010, 11:33 PM >> On 16/02/2010, at 12:31 AM, >> Christopher Snow wrote: >> >>> Hi Scott, >>> >>> It would be very useful for an outsider to see who is >> "responsible" for what. >> >> How would it be useful? >> >>> Scott Gray wrote: >>>> What would we achieve by cataloging the pieces of >> the project we feel confident with? If it's not a >> serious commitment then how would it differ from what we do >> right now, aside from having an extra wiki page? >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Scott >>>> >>>> HotWax Media >>>> http://www.hotwaxmedia.com >>>> >>>> On 16/02/2010, at 12:04 AM, Adrian Crum wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Or even informal roles. >>>>> >>>>> For example: My employer doesn't use >> eCommerce, so I am not qualified to be responsible for that. >> But, I will gladly take on responsibility for areas of the >> project my employer uses - like Work Effort and Asset >> Maintenance. >>>>> >>>>> I have been thinking about that lately - each >> contributor or committer could list the areas they feel >> comfortable with overseeing. It would be strictly voluntary >> - not a serious commitment or anything. >>>>> >>>>> The reason I suggest it is because I recognize >> my own limitations - I can't review and comment on >> EVERYTHING. I have a feeling other committers are in the >> same situation. So, why not catalog our strengths, and >> assume responsibility for pieces of the project we feel >> confident with - instead of (right or wrong) feeling >> responsible for the whole project. >>>>> >>>>> W could use the service provider Wiki page as >> a model - create a Wiki page where everyone advertises what >> areas of the project they feel knowledgeable in. >>>>> >>>>> -Adrian >>>>> >>> >> >> > > >
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