[cab-discuss] Draft ballot?

[Ian Collins]

Glynn Foster wrote:

>Hey,
>
>Stephen Hahn wrote:
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>>* Ian Collins <ian at ianshome.com> [2007-02-05 11:43]:
>>    
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>>>Sorry, I must have missed that in all the noise.
>>>
>>>I just felt excluded from something I've been contributing as much as I
>>>can to over the past 20 months.
>>>      
>>>
>>  There are numerous Community Groups out there able to nominate Core
>>  Contributors, including the OGB/CAB.  If your contributions are in a
>>  specific area, I would start a discussion with the existing Core
>>  Contributors there; if you've mostly been in the main forums, then
>>  approach one or more OGB members with your case. 
>>    
>>
>
>Sorry all, but I have to agree with Ian, and I can understand his reactions to
>it [http://www.gnome.org/~gman/blog/26012007]. As I see it, it's not a fair
>reflection of the people involved in the community at all - in most cases, it's
>the result of some pretty bad feedback from the various communities, with not a
>lot of thought going into the list and its consequences [1]
>
>Quite what can be done at this stage, I have no idea.
>
>  
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Thanks Glynn, I wish I'd seen your blog earlier.

While I'm unable to offer an alternative proposition at this stage, I
think this cause disenfranchises active members of the community who,
like me, are unable though personal circumstances to devote the time and
effort required to becoming a core contributor.  It will be seen by the
world at large as yet another means of keeping non-Sun people out of the
project governance.

I fear another storm brewing on discuss when this is announced.

Ian