On Tue, 25 Aug 2015, at 06:09 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: > [BCC to the AOO PMC] > > From the Chair, > > It occurs to me that the role of the Chair of the Apache OpenOffice > Project Management Committee is often seriously over-estimated. There is > also a level of prestige that may be associated with it that tends to > give more weight to what I might say than otherwise.
Why? I really do not get how you might come to that conclusion. As there is no prestige, or weight to be added when doing day-to-day activities. > It is important for me that others understand that for the most part, the > PMC Chair is no different than another member of the PMC, other > committers, and the many other contributors in the Apache OpenOffice > community. Exactly! This is in direct contradiction of your opening paragraph. > I don't want to have my communications to now be taken with > more authority than they would were I not the Chair. For anyone who knows how the ASF works they will know that this is not even possible. As you are no more senior, and therefore carry no more authority. > So, when I am speaking as the Chair, I will always introduce my emails > with "From the Chair." That means I am operating in the context of my > responsibilities as an Officer of the Foundation. Wow. I find this whole line of thinking extremely disheartening and quite frankly condescending and disingenuous. It borders on the ludicrous. > In all other cases, there is no distinction. If it is about PMC matters, > it must be regarded as only something any PMC member could do or say. Again, how does PMC chair change this? It does not. > And in all cases, for weighty matters consensus is sought and you will > usually know how that has or has not been achieved in the usual way that > [PROPOSAL], [DISCUSS], and [VOTE] mail threads are handled. > > Thank you for the support that I have been offered and the trust you have > placed in me as I undertake this new role. I do hope this PMC can see it's way past all this rigmarole and to a lighterweight, flexible and frankly functional (not combative) future. > > - Dennis Many thanks, -- Tony --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
