jdd wrote:
I would like to be positive on this subject, not to have such a situation again.
present structure of the openSUSE community is:
* board * members * ambassadors * community active people
in the mid way, there are "teams" or "sub-groups" (for example the membership select group).
Don't you think we could enhance the system, giving the members some more importantce. After all there are less than 500 members, a manageable group.
We could, for example, open retro to all the members and make the number of +1 necessary to become a member grow to 10?
and on the hot subject, could we have a *private* opensuse-members list? private, that is with closed posting and archives only available for members.
If such a list have existed, we could have discussed the present case completely, without the risk for anybody to have the net unvail the names and the facts. The board could have explained all the situation.
I would feel rather more comfortable
@Everyone who stated +1 for this proposal I ask you to read throughout this thread carefully once again. "Why many people don't support Guiding Principles ?" http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-project/2009-05/msg00137.html In addition, please read this blog. "Are you building a community or a club?" http://opensource.com/business/10/9/are-you-building-a-community-or-a-club I'm wondering if giving additional perquisites to Members would really help our comminity. That may build a wall between Members and Non-Members. And we have to remember, being a Member doesn't offer assurances that the person IS responsible. If someone is a Member, that just means (s)he is a person who ONCE 'brought a continued and substantial contribution to the openSUSE project', because we don't have any the structure for verifying whether a Member IS STILL contributing or not. I think those who are given a certain amount of right should assume a certain amount of obligation as well. At least, we have to review and revise our current membership system before creating a new closed Member-Only mailing list. By the way, don't you think "Group discussion" feature in connect.o.o can be used for such a purpose? Best, -- _/_/ Satoru Matsumoto - openSUSE Member - Japan _/_/ _/_/ Marketing/Weekly News/openFATE Screening Team _/_/ _/_/ mail: helios_reds_at_gmx.net / irc: HeliosReds _/_/ _/_/ http://blog.zaq.ne.jp/opensuse/ _/_/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org