Being a member-based organization the ASF requires that all foundation activities be subject to member scrutiny (with only a handful of operational exceptions).
I would be perfectly satisfied if the private forums are fully archived and made available to any ASF member on request, without undue delay. >________________________________ >From: Simon Phipps <si...@webmink.com> >To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org >Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2011 11:14 AM >Subject: Re: Dissatisfaction amongst the community admins, moderators and >volunteers > >On Sep 4, 2011 3:45 PM, "Rob Weir" <robw...@apache.org> 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. > >... unless they are on the PPMC private list, when that royal "we" no longer >includes everyone here. I believe Terry and others are saying that the >(independent) forum community has a similar approach, with a private forum >for sensitive matters. I also believe that in the interests of that very >transparency you and others are invited to participate in that place as a >transitional activity. > >What exactly is the problem here? > >S. > > >
