On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 5:23 AM, Gavin McDonald <ga...@16degrees.com.au> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > So here is the original report as submitted to the board, and I annotate > inline the changes > I suggested be considered. > > As originally stated, please feel free to incorporate any or none of the > changes at your leisure - > I won’t be offended :) > > The intent of my changes was to put a more positive angle to some aspects of > the report - potential > newcomers read these publicly published reports too, so some encouragement > for possible > contributions can be made there as well as on the mailing lists and wikis et > al. >
As another commenter on the board report.... here is my original mail to that list in full: Thanks, --tim ************************* Hi Jan, I hope you'll take a moment and re-read Gav's email. It strikes me that his constructive feedback is less about a board report and more about leadership in general. Beyond the board report, there's a saying that a leader's attitude is contagious. And, your PMC is the leadership of your project. Unfortunately, and to Gav's point, that contagion works for both positive and negative attitudes; so while you think you're giving an honest assessment, the negative tone with which you do it may be fueling a downward spiral instead of helping turn it around. He offered good ways to get the gravity of the situation across without causing harm. Without speaking for him, when he said "I think that the community that remains would rather see a more positive spin..." I think he didn't mean to suggest literally the community was at odds or didn't review what you sent - he meant the broader community would be better off [i.e. healthier] with a more positive tone. It's also helpful to note that nothing that's been said has anything to do with being direct or honest; it has to do with tact. Anyway, I hope that you'll reconsider the tone of the report with the positive energy I've known you to have in other challenging situations. --tim --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
