[oi-dev] New Project Lead?

[Andrew M. Hettinger]

+1

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.

Andrew Hettinger
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"Garrett D'Amore" <garrett.damore at dey-sys.com> wrote on 09/02/2012 11:46:39
PM:
>
> 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
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> 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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