On Mon, 2008-09-29 at 12:27 -0400, Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier wrote:
Bryen wrote:
All excellent questions. I'd be interested in seeing how we formulate the hierarchy (for lack of a better word) of "spokesperson" per region. For example, I could see 6 representatives for the United States (because of its size) with one main representative coordinating the efforts of all others. Similarly, perhaps that main representative becomes assistant to a main continental or hemispheric representative/coordinator. United Nations of openSUSE! :-)
Suggestions?
For the U.S. it's somewhat easy -- we can divide by regions (mid-west, northwest, mountain states, east coast, west coast, etc.) or by states, if we ever need to.
Here's hoping it gets to be a state thing. It's a problem I think we could all definitely live with. :-)
Ultimately, this may be a problem that it's best to solve when it actually comes up -- our first priority will be attracting and supporting the local organizers.
One question, whom do you see being responsible for designating such titles on people? Novell/SUSE or the upcoming new Community Board? It is a community position, but obviously budgeting, if any, is handled by Novell.
Yes, budgeting will be handled by Novell. I have no objection to involving the board in some way, though -- I think this is a natural extension of the board's duties?
I think it is a very natural extension of the Board duties, as it is tasked with community relationships. I just wanted to clarify whether engaging the board was one of the intents, since it wasn't mentioned in original mailing. While I think that being a local representative of openSUSE is also one of the Board member's duties, I'd like to say I don't think a Board member should be a designated person with the "yet-to-be-named" title. We want to grow our community and give these titles to as many deserving and ambitious members as we can. Having a Board Member also reside in the same region is just a sweeter addition for that "Squamata" Yes, I'm getting used to the idea of Andrew's Squamata suggestion. It's crazy, strange, and pique's the reader's curiousity, and it is downright educational. :-)
Martin will be the key contact for our $name_to_be_determined, by the way, and will be helping ensure coordination of resources, etc.
Thanks Martin for involving us all in this discussion. I think it will really help to solidify our presence globally and help us better understand activities happening in regions we may not be closely following.
Best,
Zonker
Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier openSUSE Community Manager http://zonker.opensuse.org/
Bryen Yunashko Proud 2008 Candidate for openSUSE Board
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