DeRobertis : This is a call for discussion of who shall lead the OODL
project in the areas of collaboration, user interface, and programming.
Alain : Good initiative.
DeRobertis : Collaboration shall be defined as handling the mailing
lists, web site, and other informational and discussion resources.
Alain : Everything above except for the mailing lists, for a while
anyway.
DeRobertis : Programming shall be defined as assigning writing sections
of code, accepting patches, and making design decisions in OpenCard as
so far as they relate to writing code. It shall also include create
official builds of OpenCard.
Alain : Clear.
DeRobertis : The below mentioned are nominated assuming acceptance of
their nomination:
Programming - President: DeRobertis
Programming - Vice-President: Uli (sp?)
Collaboration - President: Alain
Collaboration - Vice-President: (none yet nominated)
User Interface - President: Anthony DeRobertis
User Interface - Vice-President: (none yet nominated)
Alain : Do you wish to lead both the Programming and the UI, DeRobertis
?
DeRobertis : These are merely nominations and other nominations may
(and should!) be made. A call for votes will be issued when the
discussion dies down, and no sooner than 1 week from today (Sat, May 8,
1999). Vote will be by an election and any run-offs that prove
necessary.
Alain : Deadlines do indeed tend to galvanize action.
DeRobertis : A person may vote "Other" and optionally fill in a name.
In the event of an anonymous other winning, we've got a problem.
Alain : An "Anonymous Other" is kind of like a vote of non-confidence,
isn't it? In the spirit of a true democracy, I suppose we could allow
for this possibility, to allow non-leading members to express their
displeasure, if such a situation ever arises.
Alain : This is the type of thing we had begun discussing in the UFP -
you know, the thread we called "Constitution". Who votes ? When do we
call a vote ? Who decides the issue that will be voted upon ? How do
we decide how and when to expel a troublesome member ? Will there be a
peer-review process of the leaders ? And so on. Overall, voting is not
necessarily the most fruitful approach to decision-taking. I prefer to
arrive at decisions by consensus. In this regard, I feel that it may be
premature to vote before discussing all of the above issues. It is even
conceivable that voting itself will be dismissed. This said, I am not
against a quick leadership vote to quickstart things.
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