Mark Martin wrote: > Stephen Lau wrote: >> Hi, >> I'd like to object to the latest change made to the homepage: >> the free CD icon. >> >> We had worked out an agreement with Tim Cramer before to have >> homepage content reviewed by the website group. Michelle's use of >> the review process for the Feature Spot block on the homepage has >> worked quite successfully (and I'd argue without any noticeable >> delays for her) within the framework of this review process. >> >> The last time this happened (with the Virtualbox/OpenStorage >> callout boxes), we again worked out a successful arrangement with Tim >> Cramer to have the "Sun Sponsored Links" area in the homepage which >> Sun was free to use for any and all content it wished. >> >> While I'm not opposed to having an icon to request a free CD >> (anything to further OpenSolaris adoption is fine by me), I must >> object to yet another blatant disregard of the policies and process >> we've setup. I'd like to raise this up to the OGB, but thought I >> would bring it up first in our group discussion list to see if anyone >> else would like to bring it up to the OGB instead. We have quite a >> few Contributors and Core Contributors on this list who I imagine >> share my concerns. >> >> Bottom line: We've got policies and process that work. Let's >> use them. > > Stephen, > > I have already asked Bonnie for clarification on how this change came > about. I'd like to understand if the blatant disregard is > unintentional, misguided, accidental or just plain arrogant -- I'm > trying to give her (and others?) the benefit of the doubt. I'd like > to give her a day or so to respond, and I'll be more than happy to > bring this up to the OGB myself with some facts in hand. I'm willing to say the first and second times were either unintentional, misguided, or accidental. But the third time something happens I'm inclined to believe whoever making the decision up high is either arrogant or stupid. > I completely concur that this is a violation of the agreements that > were made between many parties, Mr. Cramer included. I am astounded > that the memory here is so short for folks. November, 2007 was a > banner month for ill-will generation and negative press for this > "community". > > Honestly, though, what's the remediation? I mean, really? It's > become the *other* elephant in the room. We escalate to the OGB where it is either removed, or escalated to Sun via the OGB liason (Vincent Murphy, since Tim Cramer has left) where they can disband the OGB and its illusion of any sort of control.
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