On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 8:23 PM, Kevin Grignon <[email protected]>wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Thanks for input.
>
> Here is what I understand the community is saying:
>
> AOO community = team
> [UX] = mailing list topic prefix
> User experience - design and development topic related to the end user
> experience
> People who contribute to user experience activities - a self-selected group
> of individuals working on a common user experience- related tasks for a
> period
> of time
> Pronoun "I" is preferred to "we"
>
> Got it. This makes sense.
>
> I'm still adapting to the "Apache" way. I appreciated the ongoing feedback
> and guidance.
>

Kevin,

I think you've got it! Yes, Apache is much flatter structure than what you
(many of us) were used to previously. The major advantage that I have found
is that everyone gets to know what everyone else is working on. It may seem
daunting at times, but it has a lot of advantages -- mutual decision making
giving  everyone  a say, no surprise actions by one group over another.

UX is of course critical to the success of Apache OpenOffice, so I think
you'll find everyone here has an interest in this topic whether they
participate in the UX discussions a lot or a little.


> Regards,
> Kevin
> A contributor to the self-selected group of individuals working on a number
> of common user experience-related tasks for the next little while :)
>


>
>
>
>
>
> On Thursday, May 24, 2012, Yong Lin Ma wrote:
>
> > Whatever it is named, I think it is good for people who are
> > experienced in UX design identify themselves out here. Designers need
> > other's help to implement their ideas. The bar for UX design of such a
> > product is very low. Everyone can have its own opinions or brilliant
> > ideas. But it is also easy to mess up a product by combining many good
> > ideas together. If things going well, there will be situations that
> > people get different opinions about a ux change and the fall into
> > endless discussion. I would trust UX designer's choice in case like
> > that, if we a decision must be made in the end.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 8:52 PM, Paulo de Souza Lima
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > 2012/5/24 Rob Weir <[email protected]>
> > >
> > >> On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 10:39 PM, Kevin Grignon
> > >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >> > On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Juergen Schmidt <
> > >> [email protected]
> > >> >> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> Am Samstag, 19. Mai 2012 um 00:18 schrieb Paulo de Souza Lima:
> > >> >> > 2012/5/18 Juergen Schmidt <[email protected]>
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > > Am Freitag, 18. Mai 2012 um 15:22 schrieb Paulo de Souza Lima:
> > >> >> > > > 2012/5/18 Jürgen Schmidt <[email protected]>
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > > > On 5/18/12 10:32 AM, Kevin Grignon wrote:
> > >> >> > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > > Erik,
> > >> >> > > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > > Good stuff. Will do.
> > >> >> > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > do we really need such a separate page for UX community
> > >> members? I
> > >> >> > > don't
> > >> >> > > > > think so and I personally think it goes in the wrong
> > direction.
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > > There's nothing to loose, in my view. But I wouldn't call UX
> a
> > >> >> > > "community".
> > >> >> > > > I would call it a "team".
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > I am personally interested in many different areas of the
> > >> project
> > >> >> and
> > >> >> > > > > don't want to put my name on X different pages. My
> > contribution
> > >> in
> > >> >> the
> > >> >> > > > > different areas will be also different and will change from
> > >> time to
> > >> >> > > > >
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > time.
> > >> >> > > > >
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > > If you are interested in many areas (just like me) you are
> > free to
> > >> >> decide
> > >> >> > > > if you will place your name in all of them, or none. I don't
> > see a
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > problem
> > >> >> > > > with that. But if I am deeply involved with some project, I
> > would
> > >> >> like to
> > >> >> > > > place my name on it, for sure. Also, it's important from the
> > >> user's
> > >> >> point
> > >> >> > > > of view, to know who are the contacts for the issues they
> have.
> > >> And
> > >> >> a new
> > >> >> > > > contributor who wishes to have a larger involvement with the
> UX
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > activities
> > >> >> > > > (and others too) should be able to identify who else is
> > involved.
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > > >
> > >> >> > > > > Such a page doesn't really reflect who is doing the work
> and
> > is
> > >> >> > > > > potentially misleading.
> > >> >> > > > >
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > > Again, I don't think so. Indeed, it doesn't reflect who is
> > doing
> > >> the
> > >> >> job,
> > >> >> > > > but it gives a clue. It would be worst
>



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