Nope, that's exactly what I've said in the past and believe firmly. I think there are many technical experts who have no desire to be involved in the politics of voting.
cheers, steve Jim Grisanzio wrote: > One of the things that came up on the OGB call today was voting and the > characteristic of the OpenSolaris electorate. We wanted to put this on > list for discussion. This is also related to how people become > contributors and/or core contributors under a potential community re-org. > > I support the notion that in order to become a voting member someone has > to assert they want the status. Go register to vote, in other words > (using the US process as an example). So, in OpenSolaris, that could > mean someone asserts they want to be a core contributor and provides > substantiation of contribution, or someone else offers a person as a > core contributor with substantiation and the person accepts. > > However, there are many people participating in the community who are > /not/ contributors or core contributors and have no desire to be. That's > fine. It could be a personal choice or cultural characteristic, and we > as a community need to accommodate this. In other words, just because > you don't vote or participate in cross-community discussions about > governance issues doesn't mean you are not a valuable member (small "m") > of the community. I also think it's fine that community leaders go out > and actively engage people in governance because that's good community > building and a way to educate people around the world about how the > community functions at its core. The more options for participation > people have the better. > > My view is based on the repeated experience of going out and trying to > make voters out of people who may not be interested in governance. I'd > rather build community by getting people involved and contributing for > peer recognition at a local or global scale, and than out of that pool > of people a voting block will naturally emerge. > > Anyone feel strongly either way? Did I miss anything from the discussion? > > Jim > > -- stephen lau | stevel at opensolaris.org | www.whacked.net
