Mark Martin wrote: > Members of the Board, > > I would like to bring to your attention the recent addition of a > "download icon" to the site-persistent navigation bar of the > opensolaris.org web site. I humbly request that you insist -- either > directly to the website group responsible for its addition or through > our liason to Sun[1] -- that this icon be removed immediately and the > change be put through the regular review process. The website review > process has been in place for many months and has been working really > rather well until this change. This process has been shaped by at > least two similar /*painful*/ incidents and the agreements that were > made following them. > > Failing that, I see no reason to consider the website community group > an equitable member of this community. It appears that it is possibly > one or more of the following: > a) negligent > b) failing to follow it's own documented and publicized process > c) a victim of people circumventing its responsibility and authority > (and by extension, the community as a whole). > > While I would steadfastly maintain that the individual contributors of > this group are excellent, proficient, and hard-working men and women, > I believe the truth here is that the core contributors are employed by > a single employer, and will very likely always serve the whims and > needs of that employer to the possible detriment of the community and > even if it means breaking the rules and procedures the group has set > out for itself. I'm sure an extenuating factor is that this employer > owns and apparently controls the infrastructure supporting the vast > majority of the communities efforts and work. > > Again, I ask that swift action be taken on this matter given the fact > that this type of breach of trust has occurred before and agreements > and concessions have already been made regarding this type of action. > > Respectfully submitted, > Mark Martin >
+1 from me. I'd like to have the icon immediately removed and put through the normal review process any other homepage content goes through. If Sun so desires: they can put the 'free cd' icon in their "Sun Sponsored Links" section of the homepage until the review is done. I'd like to have this discussion on list now so that we can vote at next Wednesday's meeting. If the Website CG can not comply with this request, then we can discuss terminating the Website CG's charter. cheers, steve -- stephen lau | stevel at opensolaris.org | www.whacked.net
