On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 4:06 AM, Shane Curcuru <a...@shanecurcuru.org> wrote: > Rich Bowen wrote on 11/1/17 3:05 PM: >> On 10/27/2017 08:43 AM, Shane Curcuru wrote: >>>> We are, of course, primarily focused on Apache Software Foundation >>>> projects. However, because we believe that the Apache Way is, in >>>> fact, the >>>> best way to manage a software project, we strive also to make these >>> s/the best way/one of the best ways/ >>> >>> We have a great method, but it's not the best of all possible ways for >>> all communities. I think making the mission a superlative will bring >>> more flak than it brings value. >>> >> >> I believe it's the best way, but, ok. > > I believe it's the best way for most people too. But not all. And > there are several other models out there that work quite well and have > passionate evangelists for their models as well. > > My point is that the ASF at it's roots is here to serve the communities > that choose to join us. We definitely can do better with a more > coherent and polished message, and about being organized at spreading > our message - which ComDev is quite nicely doing these days! In > particular, your proposal to better show how our model is practiced is > super important. > > But we're not an advocacy group, and our culture is not one to > proselytize. I dunno, maybe I'm over-sensitive to the inevitable > pushback from some of the other communities out there with their own > organized stories to tell.
I think there's a difference between trying to convert and trying to share best practices. I read Rich's email as trying to achieve the later. But I agree we really should avoid any kind of exclusionary tone. Nobody and not a single organization has a monopoly on the definition of doing Open Source right. Thanks, Roman. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
