Re: Nominations for NetBeans Governance Board

Hello Tom,

This may seem a bit pedantic, but I wanted to point out that I believe what had been discussed earlier was the Governance model itself. Not the Governance Board Model. One is inclusive of the other but not vice versa. As per the current Governance model, and has been pointed out earlier, the Governance board is primarily an arbitration body.

Regards,
Ashwin.

On 08/03/2011, at 3:54 AM, Tom Wheeler wrote:

> I can appreciate what you're saying, however, I would like to point
> out that we've discussed on this list how the current Governance Board
> model is outdated and needs to change.  As those message show, both
> Oracle and the community agree on this point.
> 
> Personally, I'd like to see that change manifest itself with the
> Governance Board taking a broader and more active role than it has in
> the past.  I'd like for the Governance Board to work towards
> encouraging broader community participation (or at least making it
> possible) at every level in the NetBeans Project, not just for
> submitting patches and sending tweets.
> 
> On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Geertjan Wielenga
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 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.)
> 
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