Re: [OSCOM] Does OSCOM really matter?

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>>Which groups are really harder to reach, why?
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>Reaching the other groups, like consultants, journalists, and
>users/customers is a matter of mindshare. If they hear the word OSCOM
>with enough frequency, it'll get noticed. One of the things we can do
>is list and link to it. 
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I think you are hitting jugular.

OSCOM is a bit of introverted organization with meritocracy run by 
people with self interests. People are almost tenured here.
I don't think that is healthy. You need to bring "different thinkers". I 
did not mean me by the way.

It means to bring people of different walks of life to reach those 
groups; users group and consumers. Well, that is my idea when I first 
started New York Zope users group.

It grew into Content management users group. In fact, I am throwing the 
towel like Michael on Zope users group from tenured self-proclaimed 
position to "Open-source Users Group"  to represent "the silent majority".

>Of course if someone from one of these groups goes to the OSCOM site,
>there has to be something interesting. But I like the text that's
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>"OSCOM organizes events, promotes standards, and undertakes projects
>to further the state of the art of Open Source Content Management. "
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That sounds great.
Kit, let's start "CMS Users with open-source slant" if OSCOM does not 
transform itself .. Sorry to be l'agent provocateur but I don't think 
OSCOM will be able to do so without radical changes. Mostly procedural.

Currently, it is a deja vue all over again, execution mode and all.

I would love to see different DNA; artist, photographers, information 
architect etc etc.
It is much richer.  Instead of which platform, we can do case studies 
and become a conduit of helping organizations non-partisan fashion and 
so on.  Put outreach program. I think letting "penguin day for 
non-profit" speak for content management isn't quite a justice for all 
the effort we put into or the care we feel about user community.

As far as users are concerned, CMS developers are bit aloof and most CMS 
tend to be still too complicate for them. That is an impression.

What we lack is not developers but "master builders" who can content and 
needs into working and productive environment. They are not the same beasts.

>I hope we can realize more of these activities in the future.
>kit
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