Hello Tom, 2011/1/17 Tom Davies <tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk>
> Yes, obviously we can't force people to use any email address! > > For me the question is how to be attractive enough that people do want to > choose > to use it. Often just making something exclusive makes people want it > more, > especially if there is a known kudos behind it. > > One thing that worries me about making it members-only is what happens to > people > whose contributions fall away for some legitimate reason? See this section of our bylaws: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/CommunityBylaws#Membership > Also the cases of the > teacher or local advocate being forced to prove the size of their > contribution > is likely to reduce the chances of them bothering. That doesn't hinder > them > much but does hinder LibreOffice getting it's name out there. > Well I don't think so. Frankly if Mozilla had to give out email addresses to anyone in order to spread firefox, I think we would have known it. :-) Best, Charles. > > > Regards from > Tom :) > > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Charles-H. Schulz <charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org> > To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org > Sent: Mon, 17 January, 2011 10:30:31 > Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] libreoffice.org e-mail accounts > > Hello Friedrich, > > 2011/1/16 Friedrich Strohmaier <damokles4-lis...@bits-fritz.de> > > > Hi Charles, *, > > > > Who is it, You agree? > > > > Charles-H. Schulz schrieb: > > > Le Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:23:02 +0100, Friedrich Strohmaier > > <damokles4-lis...@bits-fritz.de> a écrit : > > >> Olivier Hallot schrieb: > > >> > Em 14-01-2011 16:16, Tom Davies escreveu: > > > > >> >> OTOH if people use the email address "per...@openoffice.org" then > > >> >> it gets the name "OpenOffice" out there and being seen by a lot > > >> >> of people. Free advertising! > > > > >> > +1 > > >> > For some people this is even a matter of pride, like wearing a > > >> > t-shirt with a well known brand or message. > > > > >> I agree with this. > > > > >> Regarding easy handling: > > >> I tend to expect there is more good than bad to be generous with > > >> @libreoffice.org Mail adresses to people joining or even beeing in > > >> favor of LibreOffice. Similar as, but not equal as of with > > >> openoffice.org. As mentioned by Bernhard, there should be a > > >> mechanism of revoking it and it should be clear for everyone this > > >> can happen in case of missuse. > > > > >> > So, nickn...@libreoffice.org > > > > >> + 1 > > > > >> > Leave the mail for TDF oficials as @documetnfoundation.org > > > > > +1, I would even add the following: @libreoffice.org are only > > > available for official contributors and even they have to request it > > > (I don't exactly see the automatic need for, say, a code contributor > > > to have such an address). > > > > I've a different view whom beeing part of the community: > > What's about one passing the (upcoming) DVD to his neighbour plus giving > > him first support but never appearing in the official "contributing > > system" here? > > > > Whats about the teacher advocating and promoting LO in his scool or even > > an excited user advocating the suite in his company? You wouldn't allow > > him to use a @libreoffice.org alias? > > > > > Well, there are many ways you can define a community. What we do here is > define a threshold, a level of commitment which marks a point where we have > individuals who are committed enough to contribute in a seizable way. I'm > well aware there is a community of users, and even a community of fans, but > in my view they can benefit in different ways. Also note that there isn't a > rule that says users or fans should be hindered to participate. In > contrary, > Membership is something you earn by contributing in a constant and seizable > way (see the Bylaws). > > But I would like to give you an example, which is in fact a personal one. I > regularly use Claws Mail, an email client for reading and sending almost > all > my mails. > I am quite happy with it, so happy in fact, that I'm an advocate of this > email client. I wrote two articles about it, I filed a bug report once, > chatted on the project's IRC... But I'm not requesting a > @claws-mail.orgemail address, and in fact, I don't know of any FOSS > project out there that > hands out email addresses for fans (aside something indirect such as > xyzprojectcommunity.org). > > So to me there are also advocates and promoters who are very happy without > an email address or a special status. > > > > > > You agree the statements of Tom, Olivier and mine one, finally > > advocating the opposite - did You read it? :o)) > > > > > Apparently I just read yours :-) > > Cheers, > > Charles. > > > > > > No offence :o)) > > > > Gruß/regards > > -- > > Friedrich > > Libreoffice-Box http://libreofficebox.org/ > > LibreOffice and more on CD/DVD images > > (german version already started) > > > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > >steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org<steering-discuss%2bh...@documentfoundation.org> > <steering-discuss%2bh...@documentfoundation.org<steering-discuss%252bh...@documentfoundation.org> > > > >> > > List archive: > > http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ > > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org<steering-discuss%2bh...@documentfoundation.org> > List archive: > http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org<steering-discuss%2bh...@documentfoundation.org> > List archive: > http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
