On Wed, 2010-07-07 at 20:18 -0500, Rajko M. wrote:
There's been a discussion in this thread about creating some sort of tiered membership format. I don't agree with that ... instead, I propose we do two separate groups:
Which in effect will be tiered. You can't avoid that, it is just how many levels is appropriate right now.
No it wouldn't be the same thing. This has nothing to do with a tier or levels. A tier implies you move up the ladder somehow. Being a member of the "openSUSE Supporters" group wouldn't necessarily be a requirement to be a member of the "openSUSE Contributors" group, although it would be a good idea if you could join both. The Supporters group is just simply a place where people can go to say "Hey I support you guys in spirit!" That's all. And we give them some nice things, like a fan club. It's not an activity group and its not something that leads towards eventual promotion to "Contributor" group. Even who manages it would be totally different. The Contributors group would continue to be primarily managed by the openSUSE Board through its Membership team, while the Supporters group would likely be managed by the Marketing team or something like that. Its just a way to further advertise our Project and strengthen the bond with our consumers (supporters.) Bryen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org