Holy cow, there have been a ton of requests for contributor/core contributor status.... which is awesome; but one thing to keep in mind (as I see people requesting "upgrades" from contributor to core contributor, etc.):
This is going to sound more negative than I mean, but don't ask for core contributor status just because you feel like it, or even because you believe or deserve it. I've said it before, and I'll re-iterate it here: core contributors and contributors should really only differ in voting rights and responsibilities. I say both rights & responsibilities because being a core contributor means you are making a commitment to be involved and participate *actively* in THIS Desktop Community. Which means staying afloat and current on everything that's going on, weighing in on community decisions, and in general playing a really active role in the community. If you intend to do this, then awesome - that totally warrants you asking for core contributor status. If you are like me, and perhaps just lazy and want the recognition without any of the responsibilities (and take it from an OGB member, the responsibilities start to weigh you down after a while), or *want* to be involved but can't make the commitment to stay up to date and be active constantly -- then stick with contributor. It's easier. It's less stress. It means you can just hack, and code in peace while peacefully ignoring the flames and mess that can arise with passionate, diverse, and involved communities. cheers, steve p.s. don't take this to be a negative message; I think it's incredible that this many people are looking to get involved in (IMHO) one of the most sane and well-run communities on opensolaris.org... I just want to make sure people are aware of all the responsibilities they are signing up for as well as the rights. Glynn Foster wrote: > Hey, > > So with the elections looming, it seems like now's a good time to get the > grants > fixed up for the Desktop Community. > > While I did have some plans to put into place Brian and Ghee's proposal of > having a membership form, I've unfortunately not had time to do so. What I > think > we should do is that anyone who feels they should have a grant (either > contributor or core contributor) should shout out, and we'll compile a list of > names and get the current core contributors to vote on them. While only core > contributors get to vote in the election, seems like a good time to update the > contributor grants too. > > As a reminder, here's the current grants - > > Core Contributors > Brian Cameron > Damien Carbery > Darren Kenny > Dermot McCluskey > Doug Scott > Erwann Ch?ned? > Glynn Foster > Jian-Hua Lin > Laszlo (Laca) Peter > Padraig O'Briain > > Contributor > Albert Lee > Calum Benson > Doug Scott > Eric Boutilier > Ghee Teo > Justin Conover > Ken Mays > Stefan Teleman > > Shout out now! :) > > > Glynn > _______________________________________________ > desktop-discuss mailing list > desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org > -- stephen lau | stevel at opensolaris.org | www.whacked.net
