Re: [steering-discuss] Candidacy for Board: Michael Meeks

2011-10-12 Thread Michael Meeks
Hi David, On Mon, 2011-10-10 at 15:40 +0300, David Nelson wrote: > Sorry, I just want to add this small comment/question to my preceding > posts in this thread: These belong on discuss - as has been pointed out. They are also rather tangential to the role of the board IMHO - which devolve

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [steering-discuss] Candidacy for Board: Michael Meeks

2011-10-10 Thread David Nelson
Hi Michael, Thank you for taking time out to give me those interesting answers. Lots of food for thought there, as has been the case in the past after discussing with you. I'll be arming up for work on the online help and the code base in the near future, and will pop up on IRC at that time. And

Re: [steering-discuss] Candidacy for Board: Michael Meeks

2011-10-10 Thread David Nelson
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 3:40 PM, David Nelson wrote: > For sure, there's detailed > information about planned release dates going far into the future [1]. [1] http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleasePlan -- David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfo

Re: [steering-discuss] Candidacy for Board: Michael Meeks

2011-10-10 Thread David Nelson
Sorry, I just want to add this small comment/question to my preceding posts in this thread: I have been searching around, and I have not been able to find an official development roadmap of any kind. For sure, there's detailed information about planned release dates going far into the future [1].

Re: [steering-discuss] Candidacy for Board: Michael Meeks

2011-10-10 Thread David Nelson
Hi Michael, Thanks for the answers. I don't have time to reply in detail this week, but I will certainly be thinking about what you said. I don't intend to let go of this subject, but will be planning my next "attack" (let me register that as a joke already) on the discuss list. I'll be coming up

Re: [steering-discuss] Candidacy for Board: Michael Meeks

2011-10-10 Thread Tom Davies
e: [steering-discuss] Candidacy for Board: Michael Meeks To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org Date: Monday, 10 October, 2011, 10:11 Hi Tom, On Sat, 2011-10-08 at 18:02 +0100, Tom Davies wrote: > One of the top priorities for the Documentation Team right now > is a guide to help people that

Re: [steering-discuss] Candidacy for Board: Michael Meeks

2011-10-10 Thread Michael Meeks
Hi David, On Sat, 2011-10-08 at 18:12 +0300, David Nelson wrote: > I'm hoping to see from three of our leading devs who are candidates > for the BoD how committed they are to *Open Source* software. ;-) So I just saw this thread; and of course the topic is worth responding to. Firstly, le

Re: [steering-discuss] Candidacy for Board: Michael Meeks

2011-10-10 Thread Michael Meeks
Hi Tom, On Sat, 2011-10-08 at 18:02 +0100, Tom Davies wrote: > One of the top priorities for the Documentation Team right now > is a guide to help people that want to start programming for > LibreOffice. Cool ! :-) and of course, it's something that can be dead useful. > There is alre

Re: [steering-discuss] Candidacy for Board: Michael Meeks

2011-10-09 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi David, David Nelson wrote (09-10-11 13:30) I don't see anything incongruous about asking a candidate in the Board of Directors election about what commitments he might be willing to take on if elected. In fact, what else are you supposed to ask of candidates? Taking care for documentation,

Re: [steering-discuss] Candidacy for Board: Michael Meeks

2011-10-09 Thread David Nelson
Hi Cor, On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 1:16 PM, Cor Nouws wrote: > I see no link between the role of the BOD and individual members making > commitments to certain day to day tasks. > Is there something why I should, in your opinion? I don't see anything incongruous about asking a candidate in the Board

Re: [steering-discuss] Candidacy for Board: Michael Meeks

2011-10-09 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi David, David Nelson wrote (08-10-11 16:38) 2011/10/8 Jesús Corrius: In my opinion, I don't think it's best for the project to put some of the most skilled developers to work in documentation, when other developers can also do this task perfectly well. It is precisely these guys who could

Re: [steering-discuss] Candidacy for Board: Michael Meeks

2011-10-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) One of the top priorities for the Documentation Team right now is a guide to help people that want to start programming for LibreOffice.  There is already a good one for Extensions but most of the scattered things we have for programmers are apparently for OpenOffice when it was under Sun

Re: [steering-discuss] Candidacy for Board: Michael Meeks

2011-10-08 Thread David Nelson
Jesus, I'm hoping to see from three of our leading devs who are candidates for the BoD how committed they are to *Open Source* software. ;-) Open the doors wider, and more people might come in. -- David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org

Re: [steering-discuss] Candidacy for Board: Michael Meeks

2011-10-08 Thread David Nelson
Hi Jesus, 2011/10/8 Jesús Corrius : > I'd create a group of people with different > skill levels to work on it. I don't deny that it will not be as > effective, but I could also be a chance for wannabe developers to > learn a lot about the project while they work in benefit of the > community. Th

Re: [steering-discuss] Candidacy for Board: Michael Meeks

2011-10-08 Thread Jesús Corrius
Hi David, On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 4:38 PM, David Nelson wrote: > Hi Jesus, > > 2011/10/8 Jesús Corrius : >> In my opinion, I don't think it's best for the project to put some of >> the most skilled developers to work in documentation, when other >> developers can also do this task perfectly well.

Re: [steering-discuss] Candidacy for Board: Michael Meeks

2011-10-08 Thread David Nelson
Hi Jesus, 2011/10/8 Jesús Corrius : > In my opinion, I don't think it's best for the project to put some of > the most skilled developers to work in documentation, when other > developers can also do this task perfectly well. It is precisely these guys who could put the most effective work into t

Re: [steering-discuss] Candidacy for Board: Michael Meeks

2011-10-08 Thread Jesús Corrius
> This could usefully be a collaborative initiative actively worked on > by Caolan McNamara, Thorsten Behrens and Michael Meeks. In my opinion, I don't think it's best for the project to put some of the most skilled developers to work in documentation, when other developers can also do this task p

Re: [steering-discuss] Candidacy for Board: Michael Meeks

2011-10-08 Thread David Nelson
Hi Michael, Please let me start by thanking you for your past service on the SC, and your important contributions to TDF and the LibreOffice project. I would like to ask whether you would be willing to make a commitment for a term of office on the BoD. I am certain that you will assure us that y

[steering-discuss] Candidacy for Board: Michael Meeks

2011-09-30 Thread Michael Meeks
Hi there, I'd like to formally offer myself as a candidate for the Board of The Document Foundation. While, as a developer I have no great love for meetings and politics, my hope is that I'd have some useful perspectives to offer, with time to invest into working on issues which would enri