On 02/23/2016 04:26 AM, Thierry Carrez wrote: > Tim Bell wrote: >> On 22/02/16 17:27, "John Garbutt" <j...@johngarbutt.com> wrote: >>> [...] >>> I am sure there are more questions that will pop up. Like I assume >>> this means there is no ATC free pass to the summit? And I guess a >>> small nominal fee for the contributor meetup (like the recent ops >>> meetup, to help predict numbers of accurately)? I guess that helps >>> level the playing field for contributors who don't put git commits in >>> the repo (I am thinking vocal operators that don't contribute code). >>> But I probably shouldn't go into all that just yet. >> >> I would like to find a way to allow contributors cheaper access to the >> summits. Many of the devOPS contributors are patching test cases, >> configuration management recipes and documentation which should be >> rewarded in some form. >> >> Assuming that many of the ATCs are not so motivated to attend the >> summit, the cost in offering access to the event would not be >> significant. >> >> Charging for the Ops meetups was, to my understanding, more to confirm >> commitment to attend given limited space. >> >> Thus, I would be in favour of a preferential rate for contributors >> (whether ATC is the right criteria is a different question) for summits. > > Current thinking would be to give preferential rates to access the main > summit to people who are present to other events (like this new > separated contributors-oriented event, or Ops midcycle(s)). That would > allow for a wider definition of "active community member" and reduce > gaming. >
I think reducing gaming is important. It is valuable to include those folks who wish to make a contribution to OpenStack, I have confidence the next iteration of entry structure will try to more accurately identify those folks who bring value to OpenStack. Thank you, Anita. __________________________________________________________________________ OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) Unsubscribe: openstack-dev-requ...@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev