[Squeakfoundation][ANN][IMPORTANT] Mission statement
Roger Vossler
squeakfoundation@lists.squeakfoundation.org
Thu, 14 Nov 2002 16:50:28 -0700
Hi Gang,
Very nice document. Congratulations to you all. Well done.
I have three comments as follows:
1. The squeakfoundation mailing list should NOT be readonly. Moreover,
It should be devoted
to all of the non-technical stuff concerning Squeak (political,
social, cultural, organizational,
funding, policy, major and minor decisions, et al) while the squeak-dev
list should be reserved
for technical stuff.
2. From organizational psychology we learn that the optimal size of
Cabinets (government
types) or other group governing/administrative bodies is 7 members. 5
is too small. 9 tends
to be too large. The larger they become, the less effective they are.
You need an odd number
to avoid deadlock and to have a tie-breaker mechanism. The reason for a
smaller number,
like 7, has to do with lines of communication.
3. Name: DynaMice? Fearless Squeakers? Mice that Roar? Cheese Board?
<grin>
Cheers, Roger.....
On Thursday, Nov 14, 2002, at 07:13 America/Denver,
goran.hultgren@bluefish.se wrote:
> Fellow Squeakers!
>
> (This is a LONG post, but VERY important so please read it!)
>
> Now the group of people referenced earlier as the Squeak "board" has
> come up with a mission statement and it is included below. First let us
> give you all a quick background.
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