Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (930 mails)

["Rajko M." <rmatov101@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 24 June 2010 01:35:11 Marcus Moeller wrote:

> I personally don't line the wording 'core contributor', because it
> tends to create something like an 'inner circle' where it's hard to
> get through.

"Core member" is better as it is the name and explains what it is.
No need to explain time and again.

The association with inner circle is OK. 
It will reinforce feeling that you belong to openSUSE more then some visitor 
and that is actually what we want. Don't we? 

New contributors will feel welcome only if core members are friendly people 
and offer help. When that is missing there is no naming that will resolve 
feeling of inequality. Just note feelings of people using forums as an 
example. 

> Why not 'community' and 'lizards'?

We have to build new meaning of the word 'lizards', and spread the word for 
years to make people feel honored to be a lizard. 

I'm not sure that I will proudly tell my neighbor, friend, anyone that is not 
in the openSUSE that I'm lizard here, even after whole Linux world will know 
who are the lizards in openSUSE. Green lizard is in daily talk understood as 
young and inexperienced member of something. 

And btw, the word member without any prefix is associated with regular member. 
Even I don't find necessary to introduce me as a openSUSE member, it brings no 
additional attention to conversation, but being "core member" or even more 
precise "core contributor" will make a difference. 

-- 
Regards Rajko,
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