+1 when I ask your opinion it was as I was learning and was looking for guidance, so I could contribute correctly. If you notice since we have had documentation, I have not ask that as much. I respect you for the effort and thought you put into ofbiz.
So a blurb about you and andy would seem appropriate as the founders of ofbiz. ========================= BJ Freeman http://bjfreeman.elance.com Strategic Power Office with Supplier Automation <http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation/viewforum.php?f=93> Specialtymarket.com <http://www.specialtymarket.com/> Systems Integrator-- Glad to Assist Chat Y! messenger: bjfr33man Linkedin <http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1237480&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro> Adrian Crum sent the following on 3/17/2010 8:21 AM: > David E Jones wrote: >> On Mar 16, 2010, at 6:49 PM, Scott Gray wrote: >> >>> On 16/03/2010, at 6:39 PM, David E Jones wrote: >>> >>>> I'll admit I empathize with what Sharan is expressing here. It's >>>> hard to do stuff, or know how to do stuff and what to do, when there >>>> are a bunch of people responding with implied policies or with >>>> vetoes for this and that. >>> Well let's document it so everyone knows what the community policy >>> is. Please feel free to comment on the guidelines I proposed >>> elsewhere in this thread. >>> >>> You've quite clearly stepped away from taking an administrative >>> position within the community and it would be nice if we didn't spend >>> too much time criticizing people who are trying to help fill that void. >> >> Oh, is that what's happening? I guess I missed that... I didn't even >> realize there was an administrative void. Maybe it goes further than >> that... when I was the PMC Chair maybe a lot of stuff went on that >> needed more "administration" when I didn't think any interference was >> necessary. Or, maybe that has nothing to do with the PMC Chair role >> anyway... > > There is definitely a void of some kind. Your efforts to step back and > take on a more passive role means something has changed in the > community. If you're stepping back, then that implies you are stepping > back from *something*. It's that *something* I believe Scott is trying > to describe. > > Sometimes people refer to you in discussions or sometimes they wait on a > decision until they have heard from you and you are bothered by that. I > don't think the community in general perceives you as someone in charge > who has the final say. Instead, I think it is more of a recognition of > the fact that you are one of the co-founders of the project, and a > recognition of the tremendous contributions you have made over the years. > > Whether or not you possess a formal title, there will always be an > implied one in this community because of who you are - not because some > entity has bestowed it on you. Think of it as being an elder statesman. > We understand you would rather not be in that position, but that's how > things are. > > -Adrian >
