[ogb-discuss] [opensolaris-summit] My comments (very subjective) on proposed Summit topics

[Peter Tribble]

On 9/25/07, Stephen Lau <stevel at sun.com> wrote:
> Joerg Schilling wrote:
> >
> > I believe there are two problems: missing visibility of the OGB and missing
> > power of the community.
>
> Why do you perceive the former to be a problem?  Visibility of the OGB
> is a double-edged sword.  Yes, we want people to know there is an OGB so
> that they know there is a path of appeals and such; but we don't want
> the OGB to be so visible to the point that it is "in-your-face"[1].  The
> OGB has taken the view that the community is to be self-governing.

But does the community know that it's supposed to be governing itself?

I suspect that most members of the community simply don't understand
what powers, rights, and responsibilities they have, nor how to exercise
them.

So how do we encourage communities and individuals to take up the
reins of governance?

-- 
-Peter Tribble
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