On Sun, 16 Aug 2009, Peter Tribble wrote: > On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 6:53 PM, Peter Tribble<peter.tribble at gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> I plan to send this as is to all the listed communities, with the exception >> of >> Chinese Users (has no mail list). For Approachability I'll add a note that >> we've had communication from its leadership that it should go. This should >> also go to somewhere common (osol-discuss or osol-announce?) so that >> people who aren't currently members of the affected communities but who >> may wish to participate in the process can do so. > > A hopefully final form of words, in which I've added what the community > ought to do to avoid the termination option. I've also turned the last > paragraph round so it doesn't read like an ultimatum, which has been > bothering me for a while: > > The [insert name here] community has less than the required minimum of > 3 Core Contributors to govern its affairs and, according to the OpenSolaris > constitution, should be terminated. The OpenSolaris Governing Board can > deal with the situation by: > A) Terminating the community > B) Designating at least 3 new Core Contributors in order to > revitalize the community, or > C) Merge this community with another (possibly as a project). > > If community members step up and make a good case for options > B or C within the next 30 days (either by guiding the OGB as to who > the new Core Contributors should be, or by advising the OGB what > nature of merger would be in the best interests of the affected > community) then the OGB will work with the community to take that > option forward. Otherwise, the OGB will ask the website community > to terminate the community group, following the procedure set forth > here: > http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/web/infrastructure-setup/
Hi Peter - I really like this new wording. Thank you for sending these out. Valerie -- Valerie Fenwick, http://blogs.sun.com/bubbva/ @bubbva Solaris Security Technologies, Developer, Sun Microsystems, Inc. 17 Network Circle, Menlo Park, CA, 94025.
