On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 23:46, Mel Chua <m...@melchua.com> wrote: > Three quick notes about our next meeting (same time, same place - > #sugar-meeting at 1400 UTC Friday 30 Oct): > > 1. A place for the agenda is here. > http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board/Meeting_Log-2009-10-30. If > you'd like to add something for consideration for the agenda, see > http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board/Minutes#How_to_add_topics. > > You'll notice that I'm proposing that we dedicate our next SLOBs meeting > entirely towards solidifying a clear way for SL community members to > request, and SLOBs to make, decisions - one that doesn't necessarily > rely on 100% SLOBs attendance + consensus (or confirming that that's the > only option that we want, if that's the case). It doesn't mean the > decision-making procedure will be perfect - only that it be operational, > working, and able to amend itself by meeting's end. > > *Please* speak up if there is something more urgent that should trump > this, or if you disagree; I personally think a way to make decisions is > a prerequisite for handling the other urgent issues we have coming up > (such as SoaS trademarking) well, but suggestions on how to do this > better are *always* welcome. > > 2. In order for this to work, a few things have to happen. > > * We need 100% SLOBs attendance and participation (and consensus on the > final set of options) at the next SLOBs meeting. > > * We need a good laying-out of options on > http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Requesting_a_SLOBs_decision. I'll call for > help on Planet and the mailing lists again shortly. > > * We need everyone who's going to participate in the discussion (SLOBs, > anyone who wants to chime in at the meeting, anyone who can't make the > meeting but wants to chime in on the mailing list beforehand) to read > and consider http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Requesting_a_SLOBs_decision, > and be up-to-date on that page at meeting time. > > That's it. I believe this will bootstrap SLOBs into being able to move > *far* more easily and efficiently in the future. But it does mean that, > for one week, we *may get nothing else done.* (Or rather, may have to > get everything else done on mailing lists rather than at our meeting.) > > That's the tradeoff I would choose, and the one I propose - I'm curious > to hear what others think, though, so please fire away.
Just to say that I agree with all of that and trust that tomorrow we'll give the last push to the decision-making process. For now, seems to be quite uncontroversial ;) See you tomorrow, Tomeu -- «Sugar Labs is anyone who participates in improving and using Sugar. What Sugar Labs does is determined by the participants.» - David Farning _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep