Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 12:47:12 -0500 (CDT) From: "Jeffrey S. Sharp" <jss@subatomix.com> To: freebsd-small@freebsd.org Subject: On the future of freebsd-small Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007251047020.8871-100000@lepton.subatomix.com>
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Well, it appears that many people would like some radical change to our group in order fire up some genuine progress and keep small FreeBSD from dying. There seems to be a lot of support for establishing some formal organization. I suggest we elect, as Albert said, a 'Captain'. This would be represent quite a jump from where we are now, but we can do it if we try. There are three issues to address: (1) Are we sure everyone wants this? (2) How should the vote be done? and (3) What will the Captain's responsibilities/duties/powers be? (1) COMPLETENESS OF REPRESENTATION Before we do this, we need to ensure that we're doing what a good majority of the active participants on this list want. If anyone does not want to elect a Captain, then please speak up. I suggest we wait 2 days for this. (2) VOTING After we've passed the first question, it's time to start a voting procedure. I suggest this one: 07/27 17:00 GMT - Begin accepting nominations 07/29 17:00 GMT - End accepting nominations; begin voting 07/31 17:00 GMT - End voting; tally I also suggest that we use this list as a voting medium; it's quick, easy to use, and anyone can count the votes. (3) WHAT GOOD IS THE CAPTAIN? When we vote, we need to agree upon what we're getting by electing a Captain. I suggest these basic ideas as to what a Captain is for: * a source for approval for significant commits by others * someone to take patches to for committing * delegation of duties, like finding someone to donate server space or finding someone to maintain a web page. * communication on the group's behalf with the mainline people * administration of voting over future issues, like if or how to change or replace the existing PicoBSD. Unless there are some negative replies to this, let's do it. =============================== Jeffrey S. Sharp (XorAxAx) jss@subatomix.com -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version 3.12 GCS/IT/MU d-@ s-:+ a21 C++(++++) UBL+(+++$)> P L+(+++$)> E+> W++ N+(++) o? K? w++$> !O M(-) !V PS+ PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X+ R(+) tv+ b+ DI++(+++) G++ e> h--- r+++ y+++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-small" in the body of the message
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