On Jan 23, 2008 4:31 PM, Eric Boutilier <Eric.Boutilier at sun.com> wrote: > > Shawn Walker wrote: > > On Jan 23, 2008 3:29 PM, Eric Boutilier <Eric.Boutilier at sun.com> wrote: > >> Shawn Walker wrote: > >> > On Jan 23, 2008 1:29 PM, Eric Boutilier <Eric.Boutilier at sun.com> > >> wrote: > >> >> Shawn, > >> >> > >> >> Sidenote: In your last post, you majorly conflated other peoples' > >> >> concerns with my concerns. Maybe something I said prompted that... > >> >> but whatever. The important thing is, you wrote: > >> > > >> > I was addressing concerns in the email that you had posted that was > >> > from you and Peter. > >> > > >> > I wasn't trying to address any issues outside of the email you posted. > >> > >> One of us is mixed up then. Let's take that offline though. > >> More below... > >> > >> > > >> > > >> >> I'd say that's extremely promising news, and potentially extremely > >> >> /excellent/ news if we hear from them directly. > >> > > >> > I want to be clear that neither Erast's or Moinak's assent to be a > >> > contributor to the group is strictly an indication of agreement and > >> > willingness to be part of the proposed Community Group. > >> > > >> > >> Oh. :-( > >> > >> -1 from me to the proposal. (On the same grounds that I expressed in > >> the last paragraph of the June e-mail that I copied here earlier today.) > > > > Sorry I completely botched that and just realised it now. > > > > The difference one word makes: > > > > "I want to be clear that Erast's *AND* Moinak's assent to be a > > contributor to the group is strictly an indication of agreement and > > willingness to be part of the proposed Community Group." > > > > Nice! So that covers the three major (IMO) distros. (Moinak of > course, being a top rep simultaneously for BeleniX /and/ Indiana). > > So a cautious +1 to the proposal from me. What's still missing in my > opinion, is public commentary from Erast and Moinak, and a more > balanced representation of the 3 major distros (which simply means, > at least one other Indiana principal, in addition to Moinak, accepting.)
Currently, the following individuals have agreed to accept contributor grants should the community be instantiated: * Shawn Walker * Erast Benson * Sara Dornsife * Moinak Ghosh * Jim Grisanzio Of the remainder, I am conversing with two others, another one has declined, and the rest have not yet responded though I look forward to their response. -- Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst http://binarycrusader.blogspot.com/ "To err is human -- and to blame it on a computer is even more so." - Robert Orben
