https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Meeting:Board_strategic_working_group_2010-01-18 == Roll Call == * Attendees: John Poelstra, Matt Domsch, Paul Frields, Mike McGrath, Chris Tyler, Colin Walters == Working Group Kick-off == * Set ground rules for our meetings going forward ** Start on time/be early *** Communicate in advance if you will not attend so we don't have to go searching for/pinging people in vain ** Everyone helps with meeting notes ** Everyone leaves the meeting with an action item or something to bring back next time--we aren't leaving everything to one person ** Meetings will last 60 minutes or less ** John Poelstra will act as the meeting facilitator with permission to: *** keep the meetings moving *** make sure the meeting ends on time *** publish meeting minutes *** suggest ownership of tasks (among group members) ** We will make decisions by ''consensus'' *** Meaning--everyone agrees enough to support the proposal, even if not everyone is wild about the idea *** The term ''decision'' is used in the context of our working group discusions--not ''deciding things for the board, Fedora, etc. * Our discussions in these meetings are to: ** pull together past unresolved issues while not ''solving'' them ** bring loose items together into formulated proposals the board as a whole can discuss and approve * Initial work will be cataloging all of the issues ** Proposing (not dictating) solutions will be a follow-up step ** Send cataloged list to advisory-board for sanity check to make sure we've collected (not solved) everything == Meeting Outcomes == * Finished in 57 minutes (3 minutes early) * Emphasis of meeting was on setting up structure and how we plan to work issues through * Decided on initial approach: *# Catalog all the issues we understand to have been raised as questions *# Break cataloged issues into two groups: *#* Issues we believe are resolved with a reference to where and how it was resolved *#* Issues we believe are unanswered with references to our ''to-do'' list *# Explain in plain terms why the working group and the Board are pursuing these issues *# Catalog initiatives the board has started, but not clearly resolved *#* For example, website redesign, Chris Aillon's proposal, Spot's Proposal, Persona's, etc. * The rest of the meeting we worked as a group cataloging the issues the board is grappling with ** https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Unfinished_Board_issues == Other Observations/Side Discussion == * Is there a disconnect between what the community thinks the board should do, and what the board thinks the board should do. Dominant views seem to be: ** dispute mediators ** looking out for Fedora's feature * If the community does not agree with the Board's charter they may not agree with its actions * Current board charter: [[Board#Responsibilities]] == Agenda for Next Meeting == # Be ready to publish the list of resolved and unresolved issues to advisory-board list for sanity check # Explain why this working group and the Board are pursuing these issues # Catalog open initiatives == Next Meeting == * Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 15:00 EST _______________________________________________ advisory-board mailing list advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board
