On Wed, 2012-02-29 at 23:19 +0100, Gerald Pfeifer wrote:
On Mon, 20 Feb 2012, Robert Schweikert wrote:
We have set up a "hurdle" of contributions to become a member, why would we not have the same expectation of someone who is a member?
In my mind, this "hurdle" should follow some form of hysteresis, similar to thermostats.
To maintain membership past contributions should be considered as well (not exclusively, but as well).
As a first approximation, I like the idea of a simple action or signal of activity to retain membership once granted. I am not in favor of the idea of a panopticum.
Gerald -- Dr. Gerald Pfeifer <gp@suse.com> || SUSE || Director Product Management
Gerald just made a contribution as I had to go look up and learn what panopticon meant. :-) Simplicity is the best solution and I think we have gone overboard in discussing what defines a contribution and what tracks a contribution. As I've said before, we keep the bar low in contribution determination and our numbers prove it. Robert's proposal includes an honor-system check mark box to indicate that you have continued to contribute. At the very least, even if you have "lied" and done no contributions since becoming a member, the check-box indicates you still have a vested interest in the Project. And ultimately, it is people who have a vested interest that vote. This proposal was intended to provide a sane resolution to accounting overabundance in our rosters. It has become anything but that and combines multiple issues in what is supposed to have been a singular issue and attempt at resolution. Can we please stick to the intention and resolve that? I think my stripped-down version of the proposal in this thread can do that. And *then* if the very definition of contribution/contributor itself is truly in question, we can address that separately. Though I am unconvinced there is a real issue on that arena. This discussion has allowed a non-valid issue (imo) to overshadow a valid issue. Bryen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org