Jim Grisanzio wrote:
> Glynn and some others have been talking about SIGs as one of the 
> collective types we should have. In the current proposal, I have 
> Communities replacing Community Groups. So, now we have Communities vs 
> SIGs hanging out there. From a practical perspective, I see the two 
> groups as absolutely identical under the new structure, so we don't need 
> both of them. Let's pick one right now.
> 
> We may be able to clarify things by choosing SIGs over Communities. The 
> term Community Groups has always been confusing since we also refer to 
> the entire OpenSolaris community as a community. So, if we replace 
> Communities with SIGs, it becomes easier to explain the OpenSolaris 
> community as consisting of a few groups -- Projects, SIGs, User Groups 
> and an Electorate. Now the term /community/ refers to one thing -- the 
> /entire/ community. Easier? I'm sure Glynn already made this point, but 
> can we decide this one issue in this thread before the vote on Monday? 
> Shouldn't take more than one day to decide this, I would imagine.

+1 - I would certainly support this.

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Shawn Walker

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