Keith Kastorff wrote:
We should however, clearly define the "benevolent dictator" role...the individuals that carry it, the extent of their power, and the rules by which they govern themselves, and accept or reject ideas. It helps to know whom you must convince, yea or nay, in a decision making process. In sales, one always defines the decision maker, or the sales process will break.
sorry to cut off your very intersting post, but this part seems essential. let us wait to know what was said on this subject at FOSDEM by Sonja A matter of fact often denied here is that Novell folks are _not_ at the same place as are the other members of the community. * they have advantages: to know who is who and where are the true decision paths, to have the admin rights to create. They are the right hand of the Dictator :-) * they have disadvantages: if ever one of them make an error in his writing or posting, he may be fired :-( (hope this wont happen!), they must obey they boss... they are somewhere between the tree and the bark... * thay have also similar place, when working over week end and out of usual desk hours (thanks to them) So they have a place, a great place in the community, an essential place :-) but they can't say as any of us: is I don't like this I can leave... jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://dodin.org/galerie_photo_web/expo/index.html http://lucien.dodin.net http://fr.susewiki.org/index.php?title=Gérer_ses_photos