Re: Nominations for NetBeans Governance Board

> And since the Governance Board requires a person appointed by Oracle
> (thank you for updating the company name), I would like to suggest the
> following people to Oracle as being ideal appointees; again, in
> alphabetical order by last name:
>
> - Jesse Glick
> - Jiří Kovalský
> - David Strupl
> - Jaroslav Tulach
> - Geertjan Wielenga
>   

Thanks, I appreciate the vote. However, this is the function of the 
governance board: "The Board has the high-level duty to ensure that the 
netbeans.org project is run in a fair and open manner. The Board exists 
as a last resort to resolve disputes and grievances." (See 
http://netbeans.org/about/os/governance.html.)

In other words, being on the governance board means being (1) an 
arbitrator and (2) in extreme circumstances only -- almost never will 
the board play a role at all. It only comes into action when there are 
disputes. And I have no problem with that, I think that's fine. The 
board plays an important role. It is the same thing as a judge in a 
court -- for most people, that's not a place where one spends a lot of time.

I'd rather focus on places where people DO spend a lot of time -- e.g., 
on Twitter, blogs, NetBeans Zone -- writing tips & tricks and articles 
containing code that people can use.

Again, I think the governance board is important, but I also think that 
slightly too much stress is being placed on it. The real place of action 
should, at least in my opinion, be in the places where most influence 
can be brought to bear -- so I'm going to continue focusing on that, 
more than on anything else.

Gj