On 14.08.2011 19:31, Roy Bamford wrote:
> On 2011.08.14 15:35, Petteri Räty wrote:
>> On 14.08.2011 17:19, Roy Bamford wrote:
>>>
>>> What do you mean by control ?
>>>>
>>>> My proposal is:
>>>>
>>>> Devrel: 1 year term. Developers are nominated by others or they 
>> can
>>>> self-nominated
>>> Why do devrel members need to be developers?
>>> Users with the correct skill set can do the job just as well, if
>> they 
>>> are interested.
>>>
>>
>> And when the users start to do the job they would become developers 
>> in the broader sense of the term (for example in many places on our 
>> web
>> site Developer means anyone with @gentoo.org email).
>>
>> Regards,
>> Petteri
>>
> 
> As I understand your reply, it would be possible for a suitably 
> skilled user (no @gentoo.org) to become a member of devrel and for that 
> user to become a staff member of Gentoo as a result of joining devrel.
> 
> i.e. there in no requirement to hold a @gentoo.org before getting 
> actively involved in devrel.
> 

Correct.

Petteri