2015-01-13 17:44 GMT+01:00 Rob Weir <r...@robweir.com>: > On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 6:03 AM, Ian Lynch <ianrly...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Sounds a bit like the Marcons for marketing in the original OO.o project. > > > > Right. But I hope it is clear to everyone that the main difference > between OOo and AOO is not the lack of titles. The main difference > is the lack of a large number full-time, professional developers and > QA from Sun. Adding or subtracting titles, or swapping them around, > does not change that. Adopting the Apache License or the MPL does > not change that. Having a PMC or an Advisory Board does not change > that. This is not to say that the PMC Chair is not an important > role. It is. But it does not change the basic facts on the ground. >
Agree 100%. > So let's get this election over with and get on to dealing with the > critical tasks ahead. > Yea, let's vote and move on to get a signed win release and more. I mention that not only because it's a pragmatic thing, actually it's a missing piece that would help to avoid false positive issues like those we experienced with Chrome users some time ago. Roberto > > Regards, > > -Rob > > > > > On 13 January 2015 at 09:45, RA Stehmann < > anw...@rechtsanwalt-stehmann.de> > > wrote: > > > >> On 12.01.2015 23:22, Louis Suárez-Potts wrote: > >> > >> > Of course, the community could create such roles—Marketing Leads, say. > >> Done that before, and it works fine. But I’m also keen—and I think > others > >> are, too—in keeping to a minimum bureaucratic structures. (Not because I > >> dislike bureaucracy—I don’t, in theory, as a means of resolving > >> differences—but because titles and roles tend to calcify, and that I > don’t > >> think anyone likes.) > >> > >> In the "historic" germanophone community we have roles called > >> "Ansprechpartner". That means a person, to whom topics can be addressed. > >> We have "Ansprechpartner" (contact persons) for marketing, QA; Mac-port, > >> website, translation etc.. > >> > >> So it was clear, that these persons had adopted a special responsbility, > >> but there was no special power given to them. > >> > >> I think, it might be a first step, if some of the PMC members would > >> tell, for what topic they can be a contact person. Maybe we can add this > >> in the list of the PMC members on the website, improving transparency, > >> like we do it for mailinglists, blog, svn, bugzilla, wiki and social > media. > >> > >> Kind regards > >> Michael > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Ian > > > > Ofqual Accredited Qualifications > > <https://theingots.org/community/index.php?q=qualifications> > > > > Headline points in the 2014, 2015, 2016 school league tables > > > > Baseline testing and progress measures > > <https://theingots.org/community/Baseline_testing_info> > > > > The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, Unit 4D Gagarin, Lichfield > > Road Industrial Estate, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7GN. Reg No: > > 05560797, Registered in England and Wales. +44 (0)1827 305940 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >
