James Carlson wrote: > I think that one of the possible disconnects here is that there are a > fair number of non-Sun community members who are looking to the OGB > for a broader view of "governance" -- not just discussions about a > simplified constitution,
The discussions led to a document that would have simplified the community structure based on the reality of how the community actually functions. Then, over time, governance could have grown based on community needs. Although the new constitution flattened and decentralized some things, it also centralized some key processes (membership, project lifecycle, etc) and provided the board with a more focused (and I would argue, more effective) role in the community. Governance should be broad, I agree. But I don`t see that as involving project-level implementations. The board could offer an obviously needed community service by providing a long term view and evolving the various governance-oriented documents to fit that view. Jim -- http://blogs.sun.com/jimgris/
