On Thu, 2009-05-28 at 18:32 +0900, Satoru Matsumoto wrote:
First of all, I'd like to appreciate all - including Martin Lasarsch ! - who made noble efforts to organize this program.
However, to be honest, this program doesn't attract me so much and I'm not tempted to become an Ambassador ATM. I want to explain why I think so.
Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier wrote:
What do Ambassadors Do? =======================
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 ? 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.
I don't mean to advocate that this program isn't valuable. Instead, I hope as many persons as possible will support this program and sign up, because signing up for this program will be a good entrance for the people who want to contribute in marketing area. Everyone can become an Ambassador, if he/she wants to. That's definitely good.
Signing Up ==========
I asked a question in another post to -project list, 'Why many people don't support Guiding Principles ?' http://lists.opensuse.org/archive/opensuse-project/2009-05/msg00137.html
Thanks to listmates who replied to the question, I realized that some don't like to *sign* the GPs, even if they can agree with the concepts of the GPs.
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 ?
Best,
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Satoru, While I agree that the 'advocacy' aspect of Ambassador is not much different than what you already do without a title, there is still significant benefit to having designated Ambassadors. Let me give you an example. Two days ago, someone in Pennsylvania (a state in United States) came by and asked if there was anyone in the region who could come by to speak about openSUSE at their next Linux conference in October. My first reaction was head-scratching as I tried to remember who is in the Pennsylvania area that we can refer this person to for possible representation. The list of Ambassadors would give us a much easier reference point to connect people and events. You and I, and everyone on this list, knows that you are the go-to guy for inquiries related to Japan. But if someone in Japan came by one of our IRC channels to ask if there was someone in Japan that could participate in a Japanese event, whomever responds in that channel may not necessarily know you would be the best reference point. However, with a list of Ambassadors, we can easily and quickly point that person to the correct representative for their region. In that way, we cut down on time and "bureaucracy" by telling them to go to a mailing list or send an email which then gets passed along to eventually reaching the right person. We want people who can be available to be easily accessible. -- Bryen Yunashko openSUSE Board Member openSUSE-GNOME Team Member GNOME-A11y Team Member www.bryen.com (Personal Blog) www.planet-a11y.net (Feed aggregator of the Accessibility Community) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help@opensuse.org