On Sun, 4 Sep 2011 10:45:31 -0400 Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote:
> I don't think discussions about how the project is run is something > that we should be doing in private. Discussing such matters, even if > strong opinions are raised, is the essence of transparency. Remember, > controversial is not the same as confidential. In Apache projects we > discuss non-confidential matters openly. As far as I recollect, the "private discussions" referred to were those concerned with moderation decisions, which decisions were reviewed by the volunteers on a private channel on the Forum. There are three private channels open to me on the http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/ as a Volunteer - Delete Topics, which is a holding channel to permit undeleting of a posting (held for three days), EN Forum issues and "Server - Site Governance". In these two latter channels suggestions or queries were channeled to Terry concerning code alteration and other technical matters, and governance queries were raised, as, for example, review of suspicious activity of a given poster, or reconsideration of the actions of a moderator. All other discussions take place in public. -- Rory O'Farrell <[email protected]>
