[squeak-dev] Re: Board projects (was Re: [Election] Nomination
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Andreas Raab
andreas.raab at gmx.de
Sat Feb 21 21:38:17 UTC 2009
Eliot Miranda wrote:
> So I suggest you augment the above with a significant effort to extend
> the existing web portals with visible and enticing links to content that
> explains community structure and process and extends a welcome hand to
> encourage them to participate. If the community doesn't effectively
> publish its process, no matter how open it may be in reality, it will be
> perceived as being closed and exclusive.
Yes, I am painfully aware of that.
> I imagine verbiage to the effect of
>
> "Squeak is a vibrant and expanding open-source community with
> many members. It has great ways to participate, in existying
> projects, in fixing bugs, in exploring blue-sky and in evolving the
> system both as a platform and as the future of computing. Here's
> (i.e. some link) a great overview of the community. Even if you're
> not ready to get involved now you probably will some time soon; this
> is a great place to be. So if not now, please remember this and
> visit the overview some time when you're interested in getting more
> involved."
>
> would be suitably welcoming. But text to this effect needs to be front
> and centre, not hidden off side pages. Further, the overview needs to
> be well-written, well-structured, concise, informative and up-to-date.
> If we put effort into this I think there will be significant benefits,
> in rates and degrees of involvement, in reduction of conflict, and in
> enabling a more effective debate about evolving community structure and
> process. In short more happy lads and lasses and more Squeak.
Indeed. That is the big picture goal. Your points are all very well taken.
Cheers,
- Andreas
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