<quote who="Tammy Fox"> > On Wed, 2005-03-30 at 09:08 -0500, Paul W. Frields wrote: >> On Tue, 2005-03-29 at 16:19 -0500, Tammy Fox wrote: >> > Thanks to everyone who has helped with the Fedora docs project. After >> a >> > slow start, I think we are steadily gaining momentum. >> > >> > >From the Red Hat side, Karsten Wade has really stepped up and >> > demonstrated leadership potential. So much potential in fact, that I >> > have decided to turn over leadership of the project to him. Most >> > projects change leadership once a year or more, and I think this is a >> > great idea for our project as well. In the future, the project leader >> > will change on a yearly basis, if not sooner. >> >> Congrats, Karsten, and I hope to keep working with you as an editor. I >> am a little worried about considering an annual change, but that may >> simply be because of our slow start. In our office, when project >> leadership changes that often on a project that runs at a cooler >> temperature, it usually signifies decreased viability. If things heat up >> here over the next year, though, this concern is probably moot. >> > > I think changing leaders once a year will keep the project running at a > good pace. The trick is that the leader must understand that his/her > primary goal is forward progress--helping writers find editors, helping > topics find writers, and having the final word on decisions in debate. > Since the steering committee members won't change out every year, they > can offer the consistent leadership I think you are looking for. > >> > I will take more of a technical perspective, offering editing >> assistance >> > and programming skills should any of our custom DocBook scripts and >> > stylesheets need updating or modifications. >> >> And let's not forget, although it is not related directly to the FDP, >> the outstanding work you've been doing on the Red Hat Magazine. If any >> of the list members haven't checked it out, you should. >> > > Thanks for noticing. ;-) > >> > In the next few weeks, Karsten will put together a steering committee >> > for the Fedora docs. The committee will meet on a regular basis to >> > discuss tasks that need to be done to move the project forward. Expect >> > to hear more about it from him shortly. >> >> Thanks for all you've done, Tammy, and for your continued assistance. >> >> -- >> Paul W. Frields, RHCE > > Thanks Paul. Your kind words are appreciated. Sorry Tammy, I forgot to say well done in my original reply. You helped me out a lot when I first started doing DocBook stuff and when I submit my patches to the Documentation guide. I really appreciate your work and will be following the Red Hat Magazine. Will you still be the Editor of that? Gavin. -- Kind Regards, Gavin Henry. Managing Director. T +44 (0) 1224 279484 M +44 (0) 7930 323266 F +44 (0) 1224 742001 E ghenry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Open Source. Open Solutions(tm). http://www.suretecsystems.com/
