On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 5:54 PM David Nalley <[email protected]> wrote: > > We discussed the prebrief doc that's going out over the weekend. Our > submission (if any) is due by EoD Friday, EST.
Observing what has worked and what hasn't worked in the past, and not being aware of any "silver bullets" that solve the issues that we face, I'm wondering if we should instead share our experiences on what worked and what didn't work so well in the past. Two things in particular we need to address: * Our position that our contributors are volunteers, while correct, is confusing and counter productive. * Intentionally or otherwise, we are being treated as a company, and one that is somehow more problematic than the other companies who produce software. I've drafted a position paper which attempts to draw the comparison between the ASF and standards organizations. Like all analogies, it is deeply flawed. The question is whether it is more useful than the approaches we have tried to date. It is just a draft. If it doesn't resonate with others, it can be discarded. If it has any redeemable value, it is on a wiki and can be improved: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/COMDEV/Position+Paper My hope is that the result is more approachable and makes the connections between our experiences and our positions clearer. It also provides a graceful way for us to say "yes, but" to ideas such as identifying critical components. - Sam Ruby --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
