Hi, On 05/21/13 16:08, Serge Wroclawski wrote:
So why doesn't this happen? Frankly, because I think the project doesn't have anyone who can act in the kind of technical leadership role this would require.
Knee-jerk call for authority? Never worked well.
It's not something anyone can do, with the possible exception of the sys-admins (who are both extremely overworked and volunteer).
It is not something that someone can do *on their own*, and I think that is not so bad. To make a change in OSM you need to work together with others, make an argument for your vision over a longer time, get buy-in from a larger group of people, and eventually things will move. I wouldn't want to sacrifice that careful, evolutionary process in exchange for a visionary leader where we all just do what he says.
This is why the org needs a structural change, to give someone the authority and resources to oversee projects like this.
I don't think we want or need authority figures who are somehow exempt from having to *convince* us that their idea is good.
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