On 17/02/12 09:27, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* Nelson Marques<nmo.marques@gmail.com> [02-16-12 15:46]:
As I said previously, a 'member' should be a 'contributor' upgrade kinda of thing, this to say: contributors are recognized by their active contributions on the project, and if they want to go political, they can/should upgrade to full member.
I have my time to give to explore things, package stuff and enjoy my time with the people I like, but I don't want to be 'forced' to vote, neither I want to do "political" stuff. I'm happy with the label 'community contributor', and I've recently resigned by 'membership' because no one in this world is going to force me to vote, and my stance is pretty clear, as always has been.... I'd rather live one more day as a wolf, than an entire life as a lamb. Then you are harping about something that is not. Noone is *forced* to vote or denied anything except the expression of their wishes via voting if they choose not to vote. You have given up your "membership" over nothing. As far as not wanting to be involved in or do "political stuff", your mere participation in the mailing lists and/or this thread is "political" all the way to expressing your disdain for your mis-understood requirement for voting.
Voting is a *privilege* gained by membership, not a requirement.
Sorry peoples, but all this is really ridiculous even though it is well meant and based on benevolent motives. I don't mean to be offensive but, really, you need to start off with the BASICS first. Define MEMBERSHIP first, to start the ball rolling. Once you have defined MEMBERSHIP and the criteria on how to achieve MEMBERSHIP then you can go on with this discussion. At the moment everybody has assumed that what is written in http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Members is gospel, everything clearly defined, and accepted by all as THE definition of MEMBERSHIP - and all is well with the world. Here is what I find as one of the criteria for "membership" as currently "defined": QUOTE "openSUSE Members" are contributors who have brought a *continued and substantial contribution* to the openSUSE project. UNQUOTE Question: what does "*continued* and *substantial* *contribution*" mean? "Continued". Over what period? A week, a month, 10 years? "Substantial". A bit more than "little" but not as big as "gigantic" perhaps? Or maybe even "mammoth"? "Contribution". My Thesaurus shows for "contribution"- addition bestowal donation gift grant input offering subscription What are we talking about here? Then there is this: QUOTE _Warning_ Please ensure to *contribute first* to the openSUSE Project *then* apply for membership. If you want to get involved, the first step is to visit this wiki page <http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:How_to_participate> UNQUOTE (There's that "contribute" word again.) And what does this really mean? You must contribute to the openSUSE-project mail list before even thinking about asking for membership? Further, one finds this: QUOTE openSUSE is shaped by whomever contributes. If you are involved and want to make even more of a difference, you should become a member. Your involvement will be checked by the openSUSE Membership officials <http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Membership_officials> team. UNQUOTE (The word "contributes" comes yet again....) I hate to ask this simple question but what criteria do these "openSUSE Membership officials" use to decide "membership"? Where is there such a list available? (And who made them "officials"?) Then there is this: QUOTE Hint: register your nick first at freenode <http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#nicksetup> to ensure you can receive an @opensuse/member/username IRC cloak <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_cloaks>! UNQUOTE This is all mickey-mouse stuff! I faced a more adult approach when I joined the Phantom Club (The Ghost Who Walks for those still in their diapers) when I was 12 years old to get my Phantom Skull ring! BC -- Men never do good unless necessity drives them to it; but when they are free to choose and can do just as they please, confusion and disorder become rampart. Niccolo Machiavelli -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org