Re: [OSCOM] Re: Michi resigns from OSCOM [Fwd: [Board] OSCOM ordinary meeting of members minutes]
Michael Wechner <[email protected]>
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Seth Gottlieb wrote: > I also would like to see more open source projects getting > involved. The website is not clear how people can join and does not > seem to invite participation. Not to talk about myself, but I asked > for my feed to be included twice and got the feeling that there was > some selection committee for inviting new members. Anyway, those are > my observations as an outsider. see the Bylaws of OSCOM re becoming a member: http://www.oscom.org/get-involved/organization/bylaws.html but yes, I think OSCOM should make it easier for people becoming involved. Michi > > --Seth > > > Chalu Kim wrote: > >> >> >> Seth Gottlieb wrote: >> >>> Hi Sandro, >>> >>> I am interested in participating in this dialog of the future of >>> OSCOM on the mail list or wiki or whatever you choose. As for me, I >>> would like to see OSCOM pursue the following: >>> >>> * Develop and promote a message of "why open source.". In >>> particular, fight the fear. It would be great to come up with some >>> empirical rebuttal to the proprietary software industry's claim that >>> open source is actually more expensive because it is essentially >>> un-finished and requires a disproportionate amount of effort to >>> install and integrate. >> >> >> >> Has this been done all along? Not to everyone's satisfaction, I am sure. >> >> It would be interesting instead to see what types of people are using >> and what they are complaining about. Something from grunt's point of >> view... >> >>> * Promote collaboration and fraternity between developers across >>> projects. * Participate in and endorse (or reject) standards >>> (JSR170, OSR101, iECM) >>> >> I think OSCOM has served this by being a conduit or remaining >> neutral. Also, there are lots of posts of encouraging JSR and OSR >> already. >> >>> :Let me know if I can be of any help. >>> >>> --Seth >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Sandro Groganz wrote: >>> >>>> Hi! >>>> >>>> Pdm wrote: >>>> >>>>> Here is a good idea: open a wiki where we can all contribute to >>>>> write up a plan for OSCOM >>>>> that should give you some input to fuel your good thinking over >>>>> the next couple of weeks... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Good idea, indeed! Yet, I did not even think about the proper way >>>> of channeling the discussion, but this is definitely a good and >>>> simple one. >>>> >>>> So we actually have to main issues: >>>> >>>> - discuss the future of OSCOM? >>>> - how we want to structure and keep track of the discussion? >>>> >>>>> I look forward to seeing our future all laid out >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I can't promise that there will be no more uncertainties :) >>>> >>>> Sandro >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> General mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://oscom.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/general >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > -- Michael Wechner Wyona - Open Source Content Management - Apache Lenya http://www.wyona.com http://lenya.apache.org [email protected] [email protected]