[oi-dev] New Project Lead?

[Garrett D'Amore]

Just a quick note to since I'm the PL for illumos - or I was until recently. We've made some adjustments which basically make that role obsolete by creation of a very simple governance structure that reflects a meritocracy. It is also split between two bodies, one that addresses technology and another that handles non tech issues.  About the only real thing my role does now is that as founder I will have a permanent seat on the foundation. Otherwise I am now just another contributor. 

The point is, I don't think you need to worry frantically about replacing Alasdair with another PL.  I would instead work hard to find parties who can help fill other gaps in release engineering, formal QA, and product packaging. I think also a project planner would be helpful to the project, but not one who makes decisions for the project but rather one who helps coordinate the product plans and communicates this eg by producing gantt charts and acting as secretary at team meetings etc. 

I am not offering to help with any of these as my plate is already overfull. I am just offering my perspective is all. 

  - Garrett

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On Sep 3, 2012, at 7:22 AM, Nick Zivkovic <zivkovic.nick at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 9:50 PM,  <chrisjones at unixmen.com> wrote:
>> Although I am relatively new to the project and it is true I have not
>> contributed any code, I would be prepared to take on the role if there was
> 
> IMHO, a project lead should be one who contributes code and packages
> to OI. Otherwise, the project lead is just an expendable figure head
> with no real purpose.
> 
> In order to set a release schedule, and so on, you have to be
> intimately familiar with the code that is being released.
> 
> Before this discussion devolves into a governance orgy, I think that
> all we really need is people who write code, and make it publicly
> available, in a roughly synchronized way.
> 
> We should have a network of developers. Not a hierarchy.
> 
>> no one else suitable. Just some food for thought I guess. I think the real
>> question is who is going to select the new Project Leader?
>> 
> 
> Even if a new project leader is selected by the community and sworn
> in, what difference will it make, other than making OI's situation
> _seem_ less dire?
> 
> I think a de facto project leader will emerge from the ranks of
> programmers pretty much automatically. Most likely it will be the
> programmer that has had or is having the most profound impact on the
> OI project.
> 
> But that's just my theory.
> 
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Chris Jones
>> 
>> 
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