So now that I have allowed this material to digest in my head. Regardless the actions that have occurred over the past week or so what I have come to understand is the involvement of the people for the purpose of serving as a Website Editorial Board is no longer the intended path. Additionally, it would seem as if we the former individuals who were asked to participate in this capacity were "quote" left out of the future direction regardless the formal organizational structure. I still hold an interest. I still have a desire to participate.
I am not sure of all the process and procedure in the OpenSolaris Community, I keep reviewing the FAQs and Constitution/ByLaws, as this is potentially a problem with getting greater contribution, but I would expect there would be some consideration towards people who tried to step up into the roles in an effort to achieve a significant contributor role and community rights... So what attitudes will this new body have with giving new participants/observers an opportunity to persist or provide a "substantive" contribution in the community. I felt that the editorial board was going to help me become more involved by having an assigned responsibility to the community. I will note that I believe Open Source software communities tend to be driven better when significant goals and timelines are established by which members can drive to, exception to the detail of volunteerism, which cannot establish mandates as in our examples of employment. I also ask what enables these individuals to claim core contributor status in this new community, if the site has multiple sections most of which are significantly out of date. Were some of these individuals responsible for this work to begin with and did they not allow it to essentially expire? I believe too many people are not sharing or delegating the responsibilities within the community to new people to open these doors of proactively soliciting contribution. The Editorial Board was one way I felt that was being enabled. --Ron -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Derek Cicero Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 1:42 PM To: Alan Burlison Cc: website-discuss; Jim Grisanzio; Patrick Finch; Michelle Olson; Barbara Lundquist; Stephen Hahn Subject: Re: [website-discuss] Website Editorial Board wiki page created Confirm. Alan Burlison wrote: > Jim Grisanzio wrote: > >> I added a link from >> your OGB_2008/008 document to Alan's updated proposal, and I also posted >> a new page to start editing from that revised proposal: >> http://www.genunix.org/wiki/index.php/Website_Community_Group_Proposal_2008 > > I've made the editorial changes suggested at the bottom of > http://www.genunix.org/wiki/index.php/OGB_2008/008 to > http://www.genunix.org/wiki/index.php/Website_Community_Group_Proposal_2008 > > The current members of the Website project are: > > Jim Grisanzio > Patrick Finch > Barbara Lundquist > Stephen Hahn > Stephen Lau > Sara Dornsife > Alan Burlison > > Under the current proposal, these people will become Core Contributors > of the new Website Community Group. People who have been suggested for > addition to the above list are: > > Michelle Olson > Derek Cicero > John Plocher > > Could everyone confirm that they want to be a Core Contributor of the > new Community Group? If we don't hear by next Wednesday (9th April) the > assumed answer will be 'No'. And my answer is 'Yes' :-) > > Thanks, > -- Derek Cicero Program Manager Solaris Kernel Group, Software Division _______________________________________________ website-discuss mailing list [email protected] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.5/1358 - Release Date: 4/3/2008 6:36 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.5/1358 - Release Date: 4/3/2008 6:36 PM _______________________________________________ website-discuss mailing list [email protected]
