>>>>> "GD" == Garrett D'Amore <gdamore at opensolaris.org> writes:
GD> I think the time has come to draft a constitution amendment limiting GD> the number of CC's that each CG can nominate, thereby ensuring that GD> no one CG (or small group of CGs) can effectively stymie the GD> governance process. If the problem is non-participation, I'd rather deal with that directly (e.g., require some minimum level of participation to maintain CC status). Limiting CC nominations would be more appropriate for dealing with other issues, such as concerns that certain community groups have undue influence. But of course this begs the question of how one determines the appropriate level of influence and how to quantify it. And as Justin pointed out, it'd be helpful if we better understood why core contributors aren't participating. I suppose it could just be logistical (people are out of town, they didn't realize they need to show up, they're not comfortable with IRC, etc.). I suspect it's more a matter of not being interested in community-wide governance (as opposed to governance in the technical area that they work in). If that's the case, then more fundamental changes to the constitution may be needed. mike
