[osol-mktg] Re: [ug-discuss] Advocates (Advocacy) Community Group

[Jim Grisanzio]

FYI:

The OGB will vote on this formally when they have a full meeting (one 
member is out of town). Two members have said that the proposal looks 
fine, so we should be in good shape.

Also, Ben Rockwood has proposed that the Immigrants Community be part of 
the merger: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/immigrants/

Ben's proposal on the OGB list:
http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/ogb-discuss/2007-May/000520.html

I think it's fine, but I wanted everyone to see in case anyone had an 
opinion either way.

Jim
-- 
Jim Grisanzio, Sr. Program Manager, OpenSolaris Engineering
http://blogs.sun.com/jimgris





Jim Grisanzio wrote:
> Hey ...
> 
> Although I see consensus for "Advocates" as a name for the new community 
> group we've been discussing, I know at least a few people have mentioned 
> "Advocacy" as an option. Either way, I think we can move on from the 
> other names and decide between these two. Agree?
> 
> So ... using "Advocates" for the moment, this is what we have right now:
> 
> We have consensus to merge the User Groups Community and the Marketing 
> Community into a new community called Advocates. Also, we have consensus 
> to move the user groups to projects, all of which will be endorsed by 
> the Advocates Community.
> 
> Below is a draft description of the new community. I'm leaving out the 
> "merging" stuff since it's been discussed, it's confusing, we have 
> consensus, and it's easier to just draft something fresh.
> 
> Advocates Community Group
> 
> The Advocates Community Group exists to help people around the world get 
> involved in the OpenSolaris Community. We welcome participation from 
> people of all languages and cultures and people with all levels of 
> technical and non-technical skills. Everyone has something to contribute.
> 
> In here you will find independent user groups, presentations, news, 
> articles, blogs, technical and non-technical content, videos and 
> podcasts, events and conferences, metrics and graphics, swag, badges, 
> buttons, and a variety of promotional projects.
> 
> Our defining guidelines and values are simple: we embrace the 
> OpenSolaris Principles http://opensolaris.org/os/about/ and we are a 
> community group in good standing under the OpenSolaris Constitution 
> http://opensolaris.org/os/community/ogb/governance/
> 
> Join us and participate ...
> 
> Something like that. It's just a suggestion.
> 
> Advocates Community Leaders: (names TBD)
> 
> Below is an implementation sequence off the top of my head that I think 
> we'll have to go through. See if it makes sense.
> 
> Implementation Sequence: (most of which will be done manually)
> 
> * Brief the OGB about our merger plan and get final approval.
> * Establish leaders -- merge, add new, delete old.
> * Merge Marketing and UG Community lists for contributors and core
>    contributors and maintain as one list.
> * Draft Community Mission Statement.
> * Create a new community -- Advocates Community -- and migrate content.
> * Create a new list -- advocates at opensolaris.org -- and merge names.
> * Start migrating existing user groups to projects and begin the
>    creation of new user groups under a new process based on the OGB's
>    project creation guidelines.
> * Endorse all user group projects.
> * Establish URL re-directs for migrated content.
> * Migrate Marketing & UG Community content to the Advocates community.
> * Migrate additional content: Articles and Newsletter
> * Delete old Marketing & UG communities and lists.
> 
> 
> Missing anything?
> 
> 
> Jim
> -- 
> Jim Grisanzio http://blogs.sun.com/jimgris
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