[ogb-discuss] OGB Meeting Minutes :: Wednesday 16th January 2008

[Alan Burlison]

Some corrections and comments on last week's minutes:

> 2) Website Community Group Proposal
> 
>    John has talked to Alan Burlison offline about this and his perspective is
>    inline with the editorial committee - if the website is Sun's property, then
>    he sees his job working as an employee, rather than a community member
>    working within a Community Group.

For the record, that's not an entirely accurate reflection of my 
perspective, which isn't inline with that of the editorial committee. 
The phrasing *could* be read as suggesting that I am anti-CG, or that I 
think there is a conflict between Sun and the current Website 
Project/CG, and that certainly isn't the case.

>    Keith agreed that he would be happy
>    disbanding the community if they can't have their opinions or actions
>    honoured by Sun, and that it would be good to wait until we hear from Bill
>    Franklin. Keith commented that this was a little more complicated - if
>    the core contributors had taken the vote to disband or collectively resign
>    then the decision would be cut and dry, but the problem is that they've
>    also refused to recognise the OGB's authority to create the Community Group
>    in the first place.

Personally I have no clear idea what the opinions of remaining 
participants of the Website Project/CG are, could I suggest that the OGB 
asks them directly?

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Alan Burlison
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