> ----- Original message ----- > From: "Gabriel M. Beddingfield" <gabrb...@gmail.com> > To: "Dave Neary" <dne...@maemo.org> > cc: meego-community@meego.com > Subject: Re: [MeeGo-community] Intels Tablet UX > Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:48:31 -0600 (CST) > > Nobody from Intel or Nokia can say a single thing without "the > community" scrutinizing their every word and action. This is crap. > It needs to stop. It does not create a community that is conducive > to open development. >
I have to go with Leinir's excellent points on this and diverge with you Gabriel. This isn't about "us vs them". Intel is a part of the community. And as for "their every word and action being scrutinized", that's inflammatory and hyperbolic. Let's avoid extreme dialog. Yes there will always be malcontents who are never happy and do indeed question everything and anything, but they are always a tiny (but loud) portion of a community and, to be blunt, don't hold opinions worth losing sleep over. In fact anyone engaging in counterproductive activity (Dave's antipatterns) and little else isn't a true community member IMO. They are trolls. On the other hand, community members who aren't beholden to corporate sponsors/participants are obliged to keep corporate interests in check and drive a high degree of transparency. Without it, you have no community-- just a mob fed by walled gardeners. A productive community requires leadership and, yes, management to stay on track and also make sure minority voices (contributing ones) are heard and heeded. The MeeGo community did get off to a rough start, and there have certainly been too many instances of "because we say so" from administrative quarters, and it is only by virtue of volunteer will that we are developing into a true community. Let's err to that. Randy -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com _______________________________________________ MeeGo-community mailing list MeeGo-community@meego.com http://lists.meego.com/listinfo/meego-community http://wiki.meego.com/Mailing_list_guidelines
