On 12 October 2011 20:51, Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Donald Harbison <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Dave Fisher <[email protected]> wrote:
... >>> We need someone explicitly building the relationships, becoming someone >>> that the press will know to ask when they want clarification before they >>> publish something negative or just plain wrong. >>> >>> I will volunteer to tackle this in concert with [email protected], and Sally >> Khudairi, VP Publicity, ASF. >> Now where is that teflon suit? >> /don >> > > +1 for Don as press liaison. I've seen him do good work in this area > in other organizations. > > But shouldn't we raise these roles, the call for volunteers, etc., in > a new thread? Right now it is buried in a PMC report thread, which is > not exactly a topic that attracts much attention. Yes, this is a good idea. Remember that the lead on any particular activity is the one doing the work. I would hope that Don's first activity will be to define a consistent message from AOOo. Once defined any project member should, in theory, be able to contribute to ensure the message gets out. A project like AOOo is likely to need more than just Don at certain times. Ross
