On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:37:30 -0600, Bryen M. Yunashko wrote:
But I could certainly see that happening here if the community doesn't come together to provide that (ideally) single place to go for information and interaction.
It is certainly a concern and opens up to great confusions. The Marketing Team, for example, has been taking great efforts to bring in communities from regions that were previously disenfranchised. And already we're seeing great results as a consequence of broadening our community. We're seeing some truly great things happening. And then at the same time, we see the #1 region (Germany) being split off. Segregated. Living in an entirely different ecosystem. All this can possibly do is diminish Germany's role in openSUSE Project, and I fail to see how that could ever be such a good thing, considering the strong contributions we have always seen from the Germans.
Exactly what I'm thinking. But I also think it doesn't hurt for either side of this conversation to let the discussion devolve into a discussion of "he said/she said" with regards to past events. Let's identify that there's an issue and work towards a compromise that everyone benefits from and that moves towards unification of the community rather than further fragmentation. That means it's important to put all the issues on the table. What are both groups' concerns about what's currently in place at this moment? How can we bridge the differences and make for a *stronger* community?
So... I would like to ask my own direct question here... Is there ever going to be an opportunity when we can all sit at the table and have a legitimate discussion of the pros and cons of the community and how we can fit each others' goals in a complimentary way?
That would be a good starting point, certainly. Some general comments, not directed at anyone in particular: I think it's important that the organizations involved be clear about their goals, and if there are compromises to be made on either side, that those compromises be made in a spirit of doing what's best for the community. I think that starts with a default assumption that what everyone wants to do is what they think is best for the community as a whole. It's easy to think of "that other group" as "adversaries", but an adversarial approach isn't going to move us forward. Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org