[ogb-discuss] Call for volunteers

[Sara Dornsife]

Rich Teer wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The OpenSolaris.org web site review committee is looking for 2
> volunteers to join the current 3 members (me, Alan Coopersmith,
> and Alysson Troffer).  The intent of the committee is to review
> the content of those parts of OS.org that are common to the
> community--things like the home page, etc.--so that contentious
> issues can be avoided.
>
> The committee will NOT intended to produce content, but merely
> review stuff for the common areas.  Most stuff will doubtlessly
> be approved without hesitation, but I think its important that
> we have something in place to perform checks and balances.
>
> To be clear: each communittee group will continue to have sole
> discretion over the content of their part of the web site.
>
> The committee is to be made up of 2 OGB members plus 3 others,
> with no more than 2 Sun employees.  We already have 2 Sun
> employees, so the 2 people we're looking for must be employed
> by another organisation.  (This requirement is to head off
> accusations of manipulation by Sun because they are represented
> by the majority of the committee before they can happen!.)
>   

I was going to volunteer as a community member and as a marketing 
professional. I feel I could add value to a committee that is reviewing 
web content (if that is in fact the intent of this committee as I believe).

I don't think it is appropriate to put employment restrictions on this 
or any committee - in the same way that it would not be appropriate for 
a committee to be formed that requires Sun employment.

> Given how infrequently the common bits change, I don't expect
> this position to be a huge time commttment.
>
> TIA to all who volunteer,
>
>