Hi Cor,
sure i will add some more points.
- time factor
a clear yes, otherwise i wouldn't have accepted the nomination. Thinking
about the time factor was a bigger part of my considerations.
- ideas by the work/tasks of the council
I think it will be natural when i concentrate my efforts on the
development aspects of the project. This will include the SDK, the API,
examples, documentation, tutorials, tooling and everything else that can
help to lower the entrance barrier for new developers as well as for
ISV's and users who simply want to automate some tasks.
I would also like to improve the presence of OO.org in the public and
here especially on conferences, that means i would like to motivate
local groups to present OO.org. It works quite well in some countries
but i think it can be improved in others. I have some kind of conference
toolkit/toolbox in mind that helps people to present OO.org in a common
way.
And finally i will try to raise awareness that any kind of fragmentation
of the project will damage the project. I think it is important that we
keep all activities under the umbrella of the main OO.org project. Any
kind of fork or splintering should be avoided and it's important to
bundle the resources we have.
Many other ideas come into my mind where the realization doesn't depend
necessarily on the council. But driven by the council can help to
improve the overall acceptance of the council.
The council can grow to an accepted instance to steer the project in a
way that is acceptable by individuals as well as company contributors.
From my point of view (no idealistic but realistic view) company
contributors are essential to the long term success of the project. I
think it is important to keep this in mind.
Maybe this sounds strange to some people and please don't misunderstand
me. Every single contribution in whatever area is important and makes
this project so interesting. But as i mentioned before the heart of the
project is the product and that is today mainly developed by full time
developers paid by a company. So we can't ignore it but we can try to
improve the situation by attracting new developers.
Juergen
Cor Nouws wrote:
Hi Juergen
Thanks for accepting your nomination.
I asked the others the following questions. You already wrote about the
items, but if you have something to add, pls feel free to do so.
- why do you think that you have enough spare time for the work in the
Community Council?
- what is your idea by the work/tasks of the council? Do you have any
special areas of interest/ideas?
Thanks a lot for your answers,
best wishes,
Cor
Juergen Schmidt wrote (22-10-2009 22:00)
Hi,
first of all thank you Cor for your trust in me that i would be an
eligible candidate.
I needed some days to think about the nomination to be sure that i am
motivated, have the time and that i have the open and global view on
the project that is necessary. And what is more important from my
point of view that i have a realistic view because the work in all the
different areas have to be done. Talking only is not enough. And the
heart is still the product itself. A good product that we can promote,
where we can do marketing for, that we can localize to reach even more
people, that we can customize to reach other user groups like
OOo4Kids, and that we can always improve to make it the best office
suite of choice.
I know the project very well because i know it before it was born ;-)
And the reason why i still work full time on the project is the
project self. Ok Sun as a good employer is a further very important
point here as well.
My the potential CC work would i do in my spare time because it
wouldn't be part of my normal work. You see there is no real difference
to any other candidate ;-)
I am not looking for a further position or so, i am already the
project lead of the API and Extensions project (but project lead
positions are
not really important from my point of view). But i am always motivated
to improve things where i have the impression that things can be
improved. And that is the reason why i accept the nomination.
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