On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 10:02:32AM -0800, Alan Coopersmith wrote: > The system for choosing core contributors is notably flawed in that > it only recognizes people working with Communities, not Projects or > distros. (For instance, Roland wasn't initially listed because
This is not a flaw in the process but a flaw in the leadership of the various Communities which should be following more closely the various Projects which are or should be relevant to their areas of interest. > ksh93 is a Project, not a Community, and hasn't been affiliated with > any Community groups, yet he's one of the biggest contributors in That's the defect - I'd like to know why the System Administration Community, to name but one obvious example, has endorsed other projects but not that one (it's their prerogative to make that choice, but it seems as likely as not that it represents ignorance or incompleteness rather than a conscious choice). One would expect that with that recognition of the project itself would come contributor and core contributor status for some or all of the major participants in the project, provided that it is seen to have made significant progress toward integration. > reality. Similarly, is your qemu project affiliated with any > community? If so, ask the leaders of that community why you weren't > included.) Exactly - that's the right place to start, not with the OGB and not with the process itself. If the Community leaders are unresponsive or don't appear to have any sound rationale for denying endorsement, escalation to the OGB may be appropriate. The OGB should never force a Community to endorse a Project; presumably the Communities are the repository of technical knowledge and leadership and are expected to make value judgments about the viability and desirability of ongoing work. But denying endorsement by failing to maintain awareness of relevant projects, because of personality conflicts, or for other reasons not related to a project's technical merit is a problem well within the OGB's mandate to address. Suffice it to say that dealing with Community failure is one of the deeper challenges facing the new OGB. Community leaders are advised to put their houses in order sooner rather than later, and to seek dissolution if adequate leadership cannot be found or a sensible definition of scope cannot be agreed upon. -- Keith M Wesolowski "Sir, we're surrounded!" FishWorks "Excellent; we can attack in any direction!" _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
