Cory, You are a well respected member of this team and your opinions and/or concerns are appreciated. I believe your desire is the group of folks who subscribe to this list and are collectively referred to as the Artwork Team discover additional ways to add value to Ubuntu.
I support that desire. IMO what ever we do must add value to the Ubuntu community or we should stop doing it. Mark Shuttleworth does a good job speaking of the importance of the community in the following podcast. http://ubuntupodcast.net/2009/04/02/ubuntu-podcast-episode-24-mark-shuttleworth/ The question becomes how do we build the Artwork Team to become a more effective community. I believe we start by stating "everyone is welcomed and encourage others to join". We should then add we support the larger community of Ubuntu, and the greater community of open source. Finally, we should state clearly the desires (goals & objectives) of the team. Folks will contribute if they feel their contribution counts. IMO using and advocating the use of open source products adds value to Ubuntu. Using and advocating the use of open source products available from the Ubuntu repositories adds more value. Logistically, there really isn't any other choice other than open source products if an individual chooses to work as part of the team. By taking a leadership role in this area I believe your concerns will be satisfied. If folks are not using the desired products we should see that as an opportunity for change. Thank you for bringing this forward and for your contributions to this team. John -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art