I sent AlanB a note to this effect a couple of hours ago -- a number of us volunteered to proactively step in and help define procedure, and now we're basically going to get ignored and pushed aside.... again.
I suggest having at least half of the core contributors to the new CG - or whatever the OGB wants to establish - be non-Sun employees. --elijah On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 5:06 PM, Ronald A. DeMena III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 significantly out of date.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] > _______________________________________________ website-discuss mailing list [email protected]
