[Squeakfoundation]Guides frozen at 6!

[goran.hultgren@bluefish.se]

Ned Konz <ned@bike-nomad.com> wrote:
> On Monday 18 November 2002 01:22 am, goran.hultgren@bluefish.se wrote:
> > So, Tim, Daniel, Ned, Craig, Doug - let me hear your voices.
> 
> I don't have any strong feelings about it.
> 
> I do think that having fixed personal roles that are unique to each 
> Guide (or Mousekeeper or whatever) might be too inflexible.

My original idea with the roles was not that this is the only thing I or
you will do - but that if someone wonders - "Hey, what is happening with
SM?" - then there is at least one person to ask and to expect an answer
from.

Being responsible for an area is not the same as doing all the work
there.

> I think it's important to first identify the different things we think 
> need to be done.
> 
> Getting people to sign on to these tasks would be next. Some of the 
> roles are bigger than what one person can handle, and others are 
> small but best shared by more than one person.

Again - having the role doesn't mean that you need to *do* it, just make
sure it *gets done*. Perhaps this distinction was not clear when I
started blabbering about roles - obviously I am not getting through with
this "role thing" so please feel free to drop it or pick it up as you
please.

> And especially if we want to limit the number of Guides, we need to 
> get more volunteers from the Squeak community. Regardless of official 
> status, we've got a number of interested, enthusiastic people in the 
> Squeak world who can help. But we have to be able to propose a clear 
> vision, and then be willing to provide some kind of leadership (or to 
> find someone who is willing to do so).
> 
> I think that the Guides should carefully decide what tasks are most 
> important, and spend our first effort getting them going.

I agree. Ned, can you list them on the Swiki (a first draft that is)? In
not so many words, though. Like "Fixing a bunch of things in the image
making it package friendlier" is one item. "Adding versions and
dependencies to SM" is another.

Then we can all chip in and help filling the holes.

regards, Göran