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Subject:    Re: [Mageia-discuss] About decisions in Mageia
From:       Frederic Janssens <fjanss () gmail ! com>
Date:       2010-09-24 20:29:01
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On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 22:16, Romain d'Alverny <rdalverny@gmail.com> wrote:

> >
> > I completely agree, communities are great, but i think these stuff should
> be
> > advisable only, and we should get board members who can decide on these
> > things, because they are knowledgable in their own area.
> >
> > I don't think the community should be disregarded by the board, but
> sometimes
> > the board should decide differently by the community because the
> community
> > doesn't know everything.
>
> Then it should know.
>
> I know this may sound like an innocent wish, but I mean it.
>
> The "board" will have to motivate every decision/move it takes -
> especially if this very decision was to go against most
> recommandations/wishes from the community (he, who knows, it may
> happen).
>
> We expect Mageia, not to disclose, but to publish all information,
> data, metrics about the project, developement, tasks, maybe about
> product usage and about decisions. Or at least, not to keep them
> hidden on purpose.
>
> That will require to identify what useful metrics are and to
> understand them for what they're worth (and not). That will require
> some education on what metrics we can collect (think about privacy and
> right here), how we collect them, how we use and learn from these.
>
> Not that it will be easy or without mistake at first. But that's what
> we expect as well.
>
> Romain
>
> Great.
I am interested in new technical means by which heterogeneous (in background
and knowledge) groups can meaninfully communicate.
In general, but Mageia seems to me to be in a good position to innovate in
that direction.

-- 

Frederic

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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 22:16, Romain d&#39;Alverny \
<span dir="ltr">&lt;<a \
href="mailto:rdalverny@gmail.com">rdalverny@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> \
wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; \
border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> <div \
class="im">&gt;<br> &gt; I completely agree, communities are great, but i think these \
stuff should be<br> &gt; advisable only, and we should get board members who can \
decide on these<br> &gt; things, because they are knowledgable in their own area.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I don&#39;t think the community should be disregarded by the board, but \
sometimes<br> &gt; the board should decide differently by the community because the \
community<br> &gt; doesn&#39;t know everything.<br>
<br>
</div>Then it should know.<br>
<br>
I know this may sound like an innocent wish, but I mean it.<br>
<br>
The &quot;board&quot; will have to motivate every decision/move it takes -<br>
especially if this very decision was to go against most<br>
recommandations/wishes from the community (he, who knows, it may<br>
happen).<br>
<br>
We expect Mageia, not to disclose, but to publish all information,<br>
data, metrics about the project, developement, tasks, maybe about<br>
product usage and about decisions. Or at least, not to keep them<br>
hidden on purpose.<br>
<br>
That will require to identify what useful metrics are and to<br>
understand them for what they&#39;re worth (and not). That will require<br>
some education on what metrics we can collect (think about privacy and<br>
right here), how we collect them, how we use and learn from these.<br>
<br>
Not that it will be easy or without mistake at first. But that&#39;s what<br>
we expect as well.<br>
<font color="#888888"><br>
Romain<br>
</font><div><div></div><br></div></blockquote></div>Great.<br>I am interested in new \
technical means by which heterogeneous (in background and knowledge) groups can \
meaninfully communicate.<br>In general, but Mageia seems to me to be in a good \
position to innovate in that direction.<br clear="all"> <br>-- <br><br>Frederic<br>



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