On Thursday, January 31, 2013 03:30:42 PM Daniel Holbach wrote: > Hello, > > On 31.01.2013 15:08, Scott Kitterman wrote: > > While the advisory team can, > > and should, encourage and support applicants, I think we should be careful > > to avoid making them an intermediary. > > I wasn't trying to say that this should be a mandatory step. > > If you go back to my original mail I mentioned that I'd love to see the > process simplified, so adding a meeting or another step in the > application process is not in my interest. > > > Here are some problems which I currently see: > > - contributor A applies and gets rejected > - after seeing contributor A fail, contributor B is suddenly > unsure about applying and feels "well, there's still sponsorship" > - contributor A might lose interest > - DMB never hears back from contributor B > > These are the social implications of (probably any) application > processes in general, and it's made worse by a public process. > > > Sure, we're all individuals in the project and individual ties between > people are important, but as an individual you can't always be in touch > with everyone and in a fast-paced project sometimes there's nobody who > reaches out to either A or B and Ubuntu as a project is off worse. > > The Advisory Team set out to try to close those social gaps, so if the > DAT reached out to possible applicants, the DMB could have a first look > at applications and/or upload history and mention if they have concerns > or questions, so when contributors apply they have a little bit more > reassurance. This would be an optional step, not a requirement. Having > these communication channels would probably help bringing the DMB and > contributor B in touch and hopefully avoid a case of contributor A. > > Let me know what you think.
I agree about the problem statement and what you are trying to accomplish. What I think is important though is that the DAT should be there to support the applicant and, if needed, encourage the applicant to discuss matters with DMB members. To put it a bit differently, I think the DAT should be there as part of the support system for the applicant, not as a substitute for the applicant communicating with people. Scott K -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
