[ug-discuss] Advocates (Advocacy) Community Group

[Simon Phipps]

On Apr 26, 2007, at 15:37, 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:

While both are good, I prefer "advocacy" since it describes the work  
product of the community, and that's the way all the other  
communities are named (after their work product rather than their  
workers).

>
> 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?

Nothing springs to mind.  Great job, Jim.

S.