On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 5:32 AM, Satoru Matsumoto <helios_reds@gmx.net> wrote:
As long as I read the Wiki page, listed sample tasks for Ambassadors are very similar to those for marketing team members. As Zonker might know, I have done already and am doing almost everything in Japan as a member of marketing team. I was/am/will be able to do things that are expected to be done by Ambassadors, even if I were not an Ambassador, right ?
Yes, the functions for ambassadors are similar to marketing. This is why, for example, it seems to make more sense to have ambassador discussions on the marketing list rather than creating a new list, at least for now. Yes, you can do a lot of things that ambassadors do without being an ambassador. One intent behind the ambassador program is to give people an idea what ambassadors do, and to start organizing efforts. It's not to say that some people weren't doing this already -- but some people would like guidance as to what they should be doing, plus identification as an ambassador so the role is more clear / crisp.
So, my question is: Is there anything that *only* Ambassadors can do or expected to do ? Do Ambassadors have any responsibility ? If the answer is 'nothing', I can't find the reason why I'd better become an Ambassador.
At the moment, no. In the near term, I see the ambassador group being the people who have a louder voice in planning our show presence and having some voice in what we as a project decide to sponsor. As for responsibilities: "If you're working to promote openSUSE in your area or online, you're an Ambassador in good standing as long as you uphold the Guiding Principles of the project and conduct yourself in a professional and courteous manner." We will hold ambassadors to "professional and courteous." It's not meant to be an exclusionary program, though - we wouldn't want to see, say, one person saying "this is my area, I'm an ambassador for [insert area here] and you can't be" or something like that.
If someone wants to become an Ambassador but don't like to sign the GPs, is he or she able to be or eligible for an Ambassador ?
Officially, no. Best, Zonker -- Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier <jzb@zonker.net> openSUSE Community Manager: http://zonker.opensuse.org Blogs: http://blogs.zdnet.com/community | http://www.dissociatedpress.net Twitter: jzb | Identica: jzb http://identi.ca/group/opensuse/members -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help@opensuse.org