[advocacy-discuss] [website-discuss] Thoughts on an opensolaris.com

[Simon Phipps]

On Mar 16, 2008, at 14:32, Alan Burlison wrote:
> When we started out we were told to head in a specific direction,  
> and I feel we have successfully done what we have been asked to do.

I broadly agree, yes. I actually hear that sentiment often. I have to  
keep reminding myself that it's important to be positive, even when  
people are choosing to react negatively.

> The fact that we now need something different is not a failing of  
> what we have done so far, it is a sign of growth.

I agree. In particular, we have to deal with a community with a vast  
number of registered users of whom a tiny proportion are participants  
in the community. We also have a situation where the vast majority of  
the people actually working on the code from day to day are silent in  
the community.  It seems to me that the sort of dual focus Glynn  
suggests has promise as a vehicle for addressing this. I'd suggest we  
evolve the good parts and positively correct the bad parts of what he  
is proposing.

S.