On Thu, 2004-02-26 at 23:21, Darrin Auxier wrote: > Dave Pawson wrote: > > > At 02:26 25/02/2004, Tammy Fox wrote: > > > >> As people email me asking for tutorials to write, I have been suggesting > >> topics. The problem is that I don't hear back from most people after we > >> agree on a topic. I will go through my email tomorrow and send out an > >> email with a list of topics and volunteers. It would help if the > >> volunteers could give a status report of their tutorial. If people don't > >> respond, then we can assume that they changed their mind, and someone > >> else can volunteer for that topic. > > > > > > Unsure how it would be received, > > but if I saw, on the docs webpage somewhere, > > > > topic X, Dave Pawson (started 1.1.04) > > > > Then I'd be tempted to assume it was still down to me? > > > > What do others think? > > > > regards DaveP > > > > > > > > > Good idea, I like the status report requirement too. Nothing stringent, > just a "still working on it" if nothing else. > If I was working on a topic and I got hit by a bus, somehow I doubt that > my family's first thought would be "we need to alert the Fedora List" > There are a million other reasons why someone might stop (or delay) work > on their project, and this would allow someone else to pick up if need be. > So, if there is no status update after <x amount of time (1 month?)> > then that topic would be up for grabs. > Some sort of communication attempt prior to reassigning it would be good > manners. Sure. I am working on a format for the list as well as the best format to put it in to make it easy to maintain. Tammy
