Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (930 mails)

[Per Jessen <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Carlos Ribeiro wrote:

> My points, and I always have one, ehehe sorry mates.....
>
> > > > Per Jessen <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 17 Junho, 2010 >>>
> Andreas Jaeger wrote:
>
> > This includes the following activities in order to excel in our
> goals:
> >
> [snip]
> >     * Emphasize the value of communication and recognize cultural
> >     diversity within our community
>
> > I can't help thinking that this is just a blurp (waffle; saying
> > something only for the sake of saying it).  Maybe it belongs in some
> > other context, but it's difficult to imagine what kind of
> > _activities_ we would untertake in this respect.
>
> In Brazil, we have several and different opensource activities, that
> only makes sense on the region the project or activities are running,
> example, Brazil is a big country, trust me sometimes looks like some
> small countries inside a big one, 

I believe you, in a previously life I worked with both VASP and Varig.

> because this we have some opensource events and communities that makes
> sense only for specific regions and does not make sense for others.
> This is "Emphasize the value of communication and recognize cultural
> diversity within our community". Some guys from north are working on
> some opensource solutions to full fill their needs that is quite
> different from the guys from south needs ;-). We need to be aware of
> difference culture understand their needs and help as much as we can
> as a community, pushing our project everywhere.

I completely agree that we need to be aware, I think we are already
aware (you don't need a big country to have significant regional
differences), but I don't think there is any need to put this in
the "Community Statement".  (unless we think we are currently not
aware).



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Per Jessen, Zürich (17.1°C)

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