Heh? I was talking about the lists' signal-to-noise ratio. Higher means more signal, less noise. The conference isn't noisy. Now the Fuseball tournament, on the other hand... ;>
- Jeff On Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at 09:00 AM, Lee Foster wrote: > Jeff since I've never had the money to go. Are you saying that it is a > bit > .... Noisy? > > > Lee Foster > (e)consultant, Web developer, Web Architect > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 615-834-1876 > http://www.l3enterprises.com > Nashville, TN > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Peters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 7:53 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Summary of the Fusebox Democracy - an attempt > > Hi, Nev. Lee was talking about the meeting space for the annual Fusebox > Conference. The members of the Council have been meeting with one > another face-to-face for years now, but it's been at our own expense and > as opportunities present. > The vast majority of Fusebox interaction, even at the Council level, > happens through one electronic medium or another. > And you're right--we find we make the most progress in the shortest time > when meeting in person. Unfortunately, though the Council resides on > the same continent, we're pretty thoroughly distributed. Nat and Erik > are in Oregon, I'm near Washington, DC, Steve is in South Carolina, > John's in New York, and Hal is in Atlanta. Our opportunities to get > together are generally centered around CF events or various > class-related travel. Fortunately, the Fusebox lists tend toward the > highest signal-to-noise ratios I've seen anywhere on the Net. > > - Jeff > > On Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at 02:11 AM, Nev wrote: > >> Greetings all, >> >> I notice with some interest Lee's remark about conference rooms. >> >> <<<"mailing lists) and other costs incurred (conference rooms, >> etc).">>> >> >> Does this infer that you guys actually meet head to head (ie. travel >> around the world to a central location, lock horns, and actually >> overcome the difficulties of the NON-face to face communication? >> >> Does this travel occur at both Council and Steering committee levels? >> >> How do you fit this into your lives? >> >> If this is so, is this travel cost self-funded or subsidised by the >> community? If not subsidised, why not? >> >> THIS IS NOT A CRITICISM but a "I'm really impressed that this behind >> the scenes stuff happens" comment. >> >> It infers a huge amount of commitment on the behalf of our dearly >> beloved Council members and Steering committee members that we poor >> plebs are unaware of. >> >> Best Regards >> Nev >> >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/02/02 08:14am >>> >> There seems to be some confusion, and a little resentment, regarding >> the current Fusebox Steering Committee elections. The resentment, such >> as it is, seems to arise from the fact the only Fusebox "members" are >> eligible to stand for election, and to vote. >> >> I am not, and have never been, a member of any Fusebox council or >> committee, so let me see if I can summarise without any appearance of >> bias: >> >> � The Fusebox code and the Fusebox specification will always be >> absolutely free of charge to everyone. >> � The Fusebox mailing lists will always be available free of charge >> to everyone. >> � Support from your highly-knowledgable peers will always be >> available free of charge. >> � Everyone is, and will be, permitted and encouraged to >> participate, >> free of charge, in the usual robust discussions about Fusebox and its >> future directions. >> � The various Fusebox councils and committees will be responsible >> for making completely non-binding decisions about the future of >> Fusebox. >> � If you wish to have a direct vote regarding who makes these >> non-binding decisions about Fusebox's freely available, free-of-charge >> resources, then you are required to demonstrate some minimal level of >> committment by becoming a "member". >> � You become a member by making a donation to the cost of communal >> infrastructure. >> � Your donation may be as much or as little as you choose. $1 is >> permissible, as is $1,000,000, but if you want to actually help fund >> infrastructure, you do at least need to donate enough to counter >> PayPal's transaction fees. >> � If you are unable to make such a donation, for financial or >> political reasons, then you can demonstrate your committment by asking >> someone else to donate on your behalf. >> � Donations will not be used to pay councillors or developers for >> their work, but will be used to pay for community infrastructure >> (hosting, mailing lists) and other costs incurred (conference rooms, >> etc). >> >> There are several aspects of the current and proposed administrative >> structure that could be criticised. Requiring participants to >> demonstrate some minimal committment before they can vote should surely >> be the least controversial. >> >> Thanks heaps, >> LeeBB >> >> >> >> >> IMPORTANT NOTICE: >> >> This e-mail and any attachment to it is intended only to be read or >> used by the named addressee. It is confidential and may contain legally >> privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or >> lost by any mistaken transmission to you. If you receive this e-mail in >> error, please immediately delete it from your system and notify the >> sender. You must not disclose, copy or use any part of this e-mail if >> you are not the intended recipient. 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