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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">I'd like to see this lead by a committee with a written governance structure. That way we don't have to worry about this in the future, and it's not on one persons shoulders. My complaint right now is I don't know who to take things to.</font><br>
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<tt><font size="2">"Garrett D'Amore" <garrett.damore@dey-sys.com> wrote on 09/02/2012 11:46:39 PM:<br>
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> Just a quick note to since I'm the PL for illumos - or I was until <br>
> recently. We've made some adjustments which basically make that role<br>
> obsolete by creation of a very simple governance structure that <br>
> reflects a meritocracy. It is also split between two bodies, one <br>
> that addresses technology and another that handles non tech issues. <br>
> About the only real thing my role does now is that as founder I will<br>
> have a permanent seat on the foundation. Otherwise I am now just <br>
> another contributor. <br>
> <br>
> The point is, I don't think you need to worry frantically about <br>
> replacing Alasdair with another PL. I would instead work hard to <br>
> find parties who can help fill other gaps in release engineering, <br>
> formal QA, and product packaging. I think also a project planner <br>
> would be helpful to the project, but not one who makes decisions for<br>
> the project but rather one who helps coordinate the product plans <br>
> and communicates this eg by producing gantt charts and acting as <br>
> secretary at team meetings etc. <br>
> <br>
> I am not offering to help with any of these as my plate is already <br>
> overfull. I am just offering my perspective is all. <br>
> <br>
> - Garrett<br>
> <br>
> Sent from my iPhone<br>
> <br>
> On Sep 3, 2012, at 7:22 AM, Nick Zivkovic <zivkovic.nick@gmail.com> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> > On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 9:50 PM, <chrisjones@unixmen.com> wrote:<br>
> >> Although I am relatively new to the project and it is true I have not<br>
> >> contributed any code, I would be prepared to take on the role if there was<br>
> > <br>
> > IMHO, a project lead should be one who contributes code and packages<br>
> > to OI. Otherwise, the project lead is just an expendable figure head<br>
> > with no real purpose.<br>
> > <br>
> > In order to set a release schedule, and so on, you have to be<br>
> > intimately familiar with the code that is being released.<br>
> > <br>
> > Before this discussion devolves into a governance orgy, I think that<br>
> > all we really need is people who write code, and make it publicly<br>
> > available, in a roughly synchronized way.<br>
> > <br>
> > We should have a network of developers. Not a hierarchy.<br>
> > <br>
> >> no one else suitable. Just some food for thought I guess. I think the real<br>
> >> question is who is going to select the new Project Leader?<br>
> >> <br>
> > <br>
> > Even if a new project leader is selected by the community and sworn<br>
> > in, what difference will it make, other than making OI's situation<br>
> > _seem_ less dire?<br>
> > <br>
> > I think a de facto project leader will emerge from the ranks of<br>
> > programmers pretty much automatically. Most likely it will be the<br>
> > programmer that has had or is having the most profound impact on the<br>
> > OI project.<br>
> > <br>
> > But that's just my theory.<br>
> > <br>
> >> <br>
> >> Regards<br>
> >> <br>
> >> Chris Jones<br>
> >> <br>
> >> <br>
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