Ian, From: "Ian McNulty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Jacques, > > Just one question... well three actually?
Hu ? > Who does speak for the community? Community :o). But as you know OFBiz is a now Top Level Apache Project (TLP) and in fact even when it was in incubator it had already a PMC, this may interest and explain this to you : http://incubator.apache.org/guides/pmc.html. FYI I'm not in OFBiz PMC : the 1st 6 commiters on this list are : http://incubator.apache.org/projects/ofbiz.html All this it has some clicks of : http://ofbiz.apache.org/ > How does the community decide? > Is there some kind of vote or what? By vote. You may be interested by this also : http://www.apache.org/foundation/glossary.html Jacques > > Ian > > > > > Jacques Le Roux wrote: > > Andrew, > > > > From: "Andrew Ballantine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >> David, > >> > >> This is so difficult because I know you care passionately about OFBiz and > >> have put a huge amount of effort into both the code and the documentation > >> and I am not forgetting the contribution made by Andy and all the rest of > >> the community. > >> > >> I am also deeply aware that OFBiz is a truly open source project and that > >> we > >> should be grateful for all the contributions that have been received. > >> Having > >> said that I think we can help make it even better by giving our input which > >> should be seen as constructive. > >> > >> So I dutifully followed your link: > >> > >> 1. The list is in alpha order. I think it should be in read order. (i.e. > >> the > >> order it is recommended to read the items) > >> > > > > Yes that's true, please consider that it's still a work in progress. And > > this progress depends of community good will... > > > > > >> 2. Guessing that Home might be the place to start I clicked that. Then > >> chose > >> "About OFBiz" only to get > >> > > > > Same comment than above > > > > > >> "This page is for background information about the OFBiz project. > >> > >> OFBiz Committers Roles and Responsbilities > >> Best Practices for Contributors" > >> > >> What no description as to what OFBiz is, how it came to be, what businesses > >> it is designed to service? > >> > > > > You may find this kinf of information in OFBiz official site : > > http://www.ofbiz.org/. IMO the wiki is more intended to coordonate > > community work and to documen OFBiz from technical and functionnal POC. > > > > > >> 3. Back to Home. Ah reference to OLD wiki. Click "here". Now this looks > >> more > >> like a wiki. > >> Nice list of topics on the left and page text on the right and I can see > >> where to click to make contributions at the bottom of the page. The new > >> wiki > >> doesn't seem to have and edit to click. > >> > > > > You may have already discover that only the 'The Open For Business Project > > Wik" part of the dashboard > > (http://docs.ofbiz.org/dashboard.action) is *open to edit*. To edit you > > only have to register. > > > > We experienced some problems with the *completly open* old Wiki : lack of > > organisation, redundancy, update problem, open to > > spammners, etc. > > > > > >> I am guessing that Confluence has placed some restrictions on how the wiki > >> is presented. > >> I find the new wiki, um, rather dry. > >> > > > > It's new, well will surely look better in some months... > > > > > >> I hope you get my drift. > >> > >> Please can we have a wiki that looks like a wiki. Does the wiki have to be > >> on Apache? > >> > > > > It depends on community, petition David with prayers will not do a lot > > here... > > > > One more time this reflects only my opinion and I'm not speaking for > > community... > > > > Thanks for your interest in OFBiz :o) > > > > Jacques > > > > > >> Kind regards, > >> > >> Andrew. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: David E. Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: 20 January 2007 08:18 > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: OFBiz/opentaps as a small business accounting package? > >> > >> > >> > >> Is there something wrong with the current OFBiz wiki linked to below? > >> > >> http://docs.ofbiz.org/pages/listpages-dirview.action?key=OFBIZ > >> > >> -David > >> > >> > >> On Jan 18, 2007, at 1:23 PM, Leon Torres wrote: > >> > >> > >>> I also believe it would be worthwhile to experiment with an open > >>> ofbiz wiki. As the ofbiz community continues to grow, we will > >>> certainly attain the critical mass necessary to make such a thing > >>> work. > >>> > >>> For instance, we've authored a bunch of cookbooks in .txt format > >>> about specific tricks and how-to's in OFBIZ: > >>> > >>> http://www.opensourcestrategies.com/ofbiz/tutorials.php > >>> > >>> Unfortunately contributing to those is hard because it takes an > >>> investment in time to read, verify, and update the documents on our > >>> end. If they were in the form of an open wiki, it would be far > >>> easier to expand on them. > >>> > >>> - Leon > >>> > >>> > >>> Florin Jurcovici wrote: > >>> > >>>> IMO, an open wiki is the right thing to do. Even if I had some > >>>> experience which I'd like to share, if the wiki is closed or > >>>> restricted, I cannot. Some maintainers should review docs > >>>> occasionally and correct or delete them if they are not OK, maybe > >>>> draw an outline of the documentation at the beginning then let > >>>> whoever is willing to fill the pages. But IMO a closed/restricted > >>>> wiki is not the way to go. > >>>> --Florin Jurcovici > >>>> ------------------ > >>>> Why do psychics have to ask you for your name? > >>>> > > > > > > > > > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > mcnultyMEDIA > 60 Birkdale Gardens > Durham > DH1 2UL > > t: +44 (0)191 384 4736 > e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > w: www.mcnultymedia.co.uk > ============================================================================================== > This communication is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s) > named above and is confidential. 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