Re: [tdf-discuss] [SC] How to define "Membership" within TDF?

On Wed, 2010-10-20 at 22:01 +0200, Mike Dupont wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 8:43 PM, Drew Jensen <drew@baseanswers.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, 2010-10-20 at 19:45 +0200, Mike Dupont wrote:
> > > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 7:19 PM, BRM <bm_witness@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > You can define contribution as documents or commits to a repository or
> > > wiki, or recruiting of new members to a team, you can define karma
> > > like ubuntu lauchpad does.
> > >
> > > I have done alot of advocating and promoting of OOO in Kosovo,
> >
> > Hello Mike,
> >
> > Ok - let's try to refine this.
> >
> >
> > > trying to find translators and also aquiring the source code of the 2.0
> > > translation.
> >
> > That is actively working on the project, IMO.
> >
> >
> > > I have also spent ... time on events and meetings.
> >
> > That is actively working on the project, per the definition at the wiki
> > page.
> >
> >
> > > To  be honest, a facebook app would be the best way to get people to
> > > contribute,
> >
> > Here is an interesting one - let's say that you did not actively work on
> > translations (yet) and you have not started working at the booth in
> > fairs and expos (yet..:) - but you started with your own initiative by
> > creating a Facebook app, in fact let's pull that down a notch and say
> > that you have started a FB fan page which is focused on LibreOffice, and
> > you have dutifully worked that fan page for some period of time. ( let's
> > say 6 months)
> >
> > Now you come and ask for membership - I would say that is probably not
> > enough for me to agree, but it would be a factor I would consider, if
> > you where doing other things also.
> >
> > Just some thoughts on that.
>
> I am not asking for membership, I am stating what minimal things I
> have done for OOO.

Howdy Mike 

I should know better - sorry, the pronoun 'you' - I was talking about
you the individual there. Rather was just postulating to a generic
person. I picked on the fb scenario, where the person(a) _primarily_ and
perhaps exclusively, works in social media promoting
LibreOffice/TDF/ODF, because it is well known to me, having put a few
together, that was the only reason for using it.


> I am able to do coding etc, my role in this project for the albanian
> language will be in recruiting members and finding funding or
> motivation for the localization, until the point that we find someone
> better to take over this.

> My membership is with the flossk.org group that we founded in

Right - and the draft on the wiki quite specifically states that no one
would need to pick a project, joining this one in other words, over
another. So you can be active on multiple projects - of course.

If you look at what is in the email and the wiki page I believe you will
see that translating is most certainly considered contributing.

Same is true for working a LibreOffice booth at a fair or linux fest.

> If I get offered membership, I will hope that it is because I earned
> it, and I am also able to cut code, but am already over committed on
> things right now.

Understond - most here are.

> What we really need to do is come up with ideas on making libreoffice
> smaller and more managable, 

Come on over the the libreoffice ml with the developers, lurk for a
while, who knows you might just have the right idea in the right
conversation..

Best wishes,

Drew



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