[g11n-in-discuss] Draft OpenSolaris desktop contributor and core contributor guidelines

[Ken Mays]

> *5. Deployer *
> a person who has deployed OpenSolaris Desktop, not OpenSolaris.
> (Their experience should be shared in some public forums, blogs 
> or otherwise,
> not sure should there be a minimum number of depoyment)
>Don't know what you are driving at here. If somebody works for a large 
>company and deploys to thousands of desktops, then should they be given 
>a grant on OpenSolaris.org? If so, if somebody is blogging or discussing 
>OpenSolaris Desktops elsewhere, then I think that the Advocacy community 
>is a better fit here. - Doug Scott

I think a 'deployer' is more of a 'distributor'??? Yet, the meaning may slip into those who BUILD and/or develop OpenSolaris-based distros (i.e. near equivalent to Martux, Belenix, Nexenta, Schillix) and/or distributes distros (i.e. Genunix, ISVs, independent distro providers), or just deploys/implements OpenSolaris-based distros within a mid-to-large corporate/educational/non-profit environment.

Now "core contributor" is usually someone who submits patches, documents, tests, builds, modifies, implement, and/or develops code related to desktop technology associated with the desktop-discuss community - involved in a "contributor" type role at least 2-3 years (i.e. or through a contributor-type status (i.e. consultants/developer/package maintainer(s) through a Sun partner/ISV channel or Sun-employee involved in desktop technologies) and seen as a SENIOR contributor. I'd consider a 'core contributor' is somewhat known by the original developers (or ISVs) of the desktop-related code and has some sort of relationship or influence in the involvement of desktop-related code for patches/features/roadmaps/implementations/ports...

I hope that adds some clarity on the subject...
Ken Mays
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