On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 08:39:10PM +0800, Paul Wise wrote:
> You covered some of this in your platform, however:
>
> What worked during your previous term, what are you particularly glad
> to have achieved?
Thanks for the question :-).
I'm particularly happy about:
- non-packaging Developers GR, as documented in my platform I believe
that will turn out to be very important in the long run
- relationships with the external world: with Ubuntu and more generally
with other derivatives, with FSF, with SFLC, with other distros
(e.g. cross-distro meeting and Debian presence), with some upstreams
(e.g. the GNOME foundation)
- accountability ("bits from the DPL" in various forms)
- work on delegations (although more is needed to catchup with the
actual difference "powers" DDs have)
- spreading the "Debian verb" (talks, speeches, blog posts)
- occasional "(preventive) flame taming" on various lists
- sprints
- Squeeze! (even though my merits are quite limited on this, how could I
*not* mention it? :-))
> What didn't work during your previous term, was there anything you
> felt you missed or did sub-optimally?
I think many things could have gone better:
- some overzealous reaction form my side on conflicts which have been
brought on various forums. I can pinpoint at least a couple of
occasions where I've chimed-in too early, while I've should have
waited a bit more too gather a more informed opinion
- spreading the "Debian verb": I would have loved to blog more and more
regularly, as in the FOSS ecosystem as it looks today, doing that is
becoming more and more important to let others know Debian and its
values
- enabling more autonomy in various teams. I've joined various teams,
wherever I thought it was a priority for Debian to work on the
respective areas, in order to: (1) better understand the inner working
of the given teams and (2) propose specific activities wherever I
thought it was needed. In some cases, with very little input the teams
have become completely autonomous (reducing my workload :-)). In some
others they have been not. As much as I'm happy to be present and
remain active, I take that as a symptom of the fact that I haven't
been able to propose some sort of "governance structure" independent
of myself, which is sub-optimal.
- accountability: I've done my best on that side, but I believe a little
more can be done to improve upon that, as long as it remains a
one-person show. That, again, is sub-optimal, because while I've
enjoyed taking and broadcasting DPL activity logs, it is not something
that everybody like. The accountability of DPL activities cannot
depend on whether the DPL in charge "likes" it or not. Other projects
use periodic IRC meetings of various kind of "boards", with public
minutes, to improve accountability. I've been pondering for a while
about something similar, although I haven't come up yet to some actual
scheme to propose.
- money accountability (see platform)
Cheers.
PS It turns out that I'll be quite busy for the rest of this week, so
there might be some delay in my answers to campaign questions.
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