On Sun, 2007-11-18 at 10:28 -0800, Karsten Wade wrote: > Right after reminding us that steering committee (FDSCo) elections are > due right away[1], Paul asked on IRC this morning if we should consider > reverting to a SIG status: > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DefiningProjects#SIGs > > I have concerns about that reverting concept based on the way a SIG and > a project are described there, but I think I have a grasp on what Paul > is saying. > > A SIG has fewer requirements for leadership to do stuff such as: > > * Hold and attend regular meetings > * Hold elections > * Report across to other projects in a predictable manner > > We don't seem to be doing any of those three very well. I'd be tempted > to follow the Fedora guideline of "when you cease being effective as a > leader, quit and get out of the way." Another option is for more of us > (including me!) to be stronger leaders and embrace the role of making > the project details work, to support all of you in the great work you > are doing. > > Regardless, these are matters that shouldn't directly affect our ability > to produce content. But they do affect how we move into the future. So > far, being a project seems to have helped our growth and focus. > > What next? > > A. Revitalize the Docs Project leadership, hold elections, and keep > things moving > > ... or ... > > B. Reduce complexity and scope of leadership to focus on a SIG and just > getting stuff done > > I've been trying to find my way back to A, and if that is our consensus, > I'll work harder at making it happen. > > thx - Karsten > > [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/Policy/FDSCoElections > -- >From my point of view I'm not to sure of the history and my comment is probably invalid. Is there a reason why meetings are attended? Times, days of the week? I know I can't attend meetings because of the time. Are there sufficient people in the docs.project to actually be a project? If not switch to a SIG and request that the marketing group start marketing for more volunteers. Can we have a calender to plan stuff similar to how packaging has a target of what needs to be done. The only difference for us is that we are dependent on other people in some parts of the docs areas. Plus a lot of the stuff that is created is a revolving calender. My $0.02 Marc -- fedora-docs-list mailing list fedora-docs-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-docs-list
