On 06/30/2017 08:53 AM, Allison Matlack wrote: > "the comment in the overall readme for that github repo says that > comments need to be submitted by a date in order to incorporated into > the general repo. Is it not the open source way to always take > additional comments and Pull Requests to improve the overall process and > practices?... I wanted to ask why we aren't keeping comments and > improvements items as a consistent and iterative manner to achieve the > goal of the best product possible." > > My initial guess was that you needed comments by a certain date due to > publication/announcement reasons. But is there a specific reason why > we're not calling for continual comments/improvements?
Hi Allison, Thanks so much for forwarding this along. I'm excited to see what the Agile Coaches group makes of our community's workânot to mention what they will add to the effort! The answer to the coaches' excellent question is a rather simple and boring one, I'm afraid: As an open source project, the Maturity Model would indeed _always_ be open to continual enhancement and modification, and I'm sure the group joins me in welcoming feedback and pull requests at all times. The dates on _this specific_ announcement are in place simply to bracket a period of "public comment" on the _final draft_ of the document as the ambassadors determine whether to officially incorporate the model into the Open Organization Definition repository. We are setting a date by which we want to make that decision. So put another way: The "deadline" is not something like a final deadline for comments, modifications, feedback, and enhancements _in general_; it's more like a conclusion to a _particular_ period of discussion that we're all having as we determine whether the community ultimately endorses the collaborative work that came out of the first few drafting periods (and wishes to finally include it in the public repository). That's why the document is presently, technically, a pull request. I hope that makes sense! More questions and comments surely welcome! Bryan _______________________________________________ Openorg-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/openorg-list
