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On 09:05 Fri 10 Jun , Dane Smith wrote: |
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> Part of me thinks this is a good idea for the simple reason that some |
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> people seem to have issues with QA/DevRel. Perhaps if the lead were |
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> "appointed by council" there would be less raging every time the team |
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> tried to do anything. But then again, we can't all play nice over a |
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> freaking ChangeLog, even with Council making the call, so I somehow |
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> doubt this will fix *anything at all* |
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> Having said that, council appointments for the team lead may not be a |
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> bad idea. |
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We're starting to get into -project material here, but given the thread |
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started here I'll keep it here... |
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I like the idea of appointed leads instead of holding elections, it fits |
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into my big picture of less bureaucracy and more meritocracy (see my |
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email re running for council on -project). Appointments would be made by |
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the "next level up" from the lead. So project leads would come from the |
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council, subproject leads from the project, etc. |
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> Perhaps do council appointments if the lead steps down / if the team |
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> calls for a re-appointment (there would need to be rules for this |
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> part. I don't want to see a new "appointee" merely because the lead |
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> upset one person. Perhaps if more than 50% of the team or like 10 |
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> other developers are asking for a new lead or some such foo.) |
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I'd suggest that there shouldn't be any "term limit" on a lead, and no |
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need to have re-elections or re-confirmations yearly or otherwise. A |
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majority of the team can petition the council for a re-appointment at |
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any time, but the council is not required to act on it. Unpopular |
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actions doesn't equal wrong actions. |
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> Lastly, given that it will be the lead for a given team, I think that |
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> team should have the ability to pick their "candidates" to go to |
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> council, and maybe just give Council the vote on who gets it. Or, have |
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> council appoint people they think are fit, and the team can vote from |
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> there. Either way I think would work alright. |
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Perhaps interested people on the team could just say they want to be |
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lead, and the council would pick one of them. I think leadership should |
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come from the top. |
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Thanks, |
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Donnie |
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Donnie Berkholz |
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Sr. Developer, Gentoo Linux |
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Blog: http://dberkholz.com |
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