[steering-discuss] THD governance, project organization and membership - update needed

2010-11-13 Thread David Nelson
When will appointments be made to key roles in the organization chart? 3) What have you decided about TDF membership rules? I'm sorry to be saying this, but the lack of visible governance by TDF is having repercussions right down the line... David Nelson -- E-mail to steering-disc

Re: [steering-discuss] THD governance, project organization and membership - update needed

2010-11-13 Thread David Nelson
is is where there are problems in respect of the work I'd love to contribute to the project... David Nelson -- E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org for instructions on how to unsubscribe List archives are available at http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/steering-di

Re: [steering-discuss] THD governance, project organization and membership - update needed

2010-11-13 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) Thank you for your answers, Sophie, Charles and Italo. I just read the Community Byelaws draft. When is this likely to be finally adopted? David Nelson -- E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org for instructions on how to unsubscribe List archives are available at

Re: [steering-discuss] THD governance, project organization and membership - update needed

2010-11-13 Thread David Nelson
to maintain this kind of openness about the Foundation's accounts once you arrive at the final legal "incorporation"? In any case, thanks for all your work. ;-) David Nelson -- E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org for instructions on how to unsubscri

Re: [steering-discuss] THD governance, project organization and membership - update needed

2010-11-13 Thread David Nelson
you would have had a draft to put before the world right on day one. But, of course, we don't live in the best of all possible worlds, do we? Never mind. I'm still happy you did it, notwithstanding. Again, thanks for your work, and more power to you. ;-) David Nelson -- E-mail to stee

Re: [steering-discuss] Community bylaws

2010-11-14 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) Could i have permission to proofread the draft community bye-laws purely from a grammatical and punctuation viewpoint, and make the necessary corrections, so as to eliminate these little things from your debate, so that people can be discussing just the real meat of the matter? David

Re: [steering-discuss] Community bylaws

2010-11-14 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 01:07, Charles-H. Schulz wrote: > Oh please do! :) > > thank you, > > Charles. Great, I'll do it now. :-) David Nelson -- E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org for instructions on how to unsubscribe List archives ar

Re: [steering-discuss] Community bylaws

2010-11-14 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 01:07, Charles-H. Schulz wrote: > Le Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:30:58 +0800, > David Nelson a écrit : > >> Hi, :-) >> >> Could i have permission to proofread the draft community bye-laws >> purely from a grammatical and punctuation vie

Re: [steering-discuss] Community bylaws

2010-11-15 Thread David Nelson
removed the note. :-) It was a pleasure. Feel free to feed me more. :-) David Nelson -- E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org for instructions on how to unsubscribe List archives are available at http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/steering-discuss/ All messages you send

Re: [steering-discuss] Community bylaws

2010-11-22 Thread David Nelson
e rise to a difficult situation... IMHO, you would need to establish a clear procedure for this, to avoid some tense deadlocks in the future... HTH. David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/list

Re: [steering-discuss] Community bylaws

2010-11-24 Thread David Nelson
ve done so (over the next 24 hours, because I'm slave to a client for the coming hours). Is that OK? Also, I have an idea about a couple of legal experts I could contact and, if they're willing, invite them to jump in on this thread and maybe help arrive at some really bullet-proof by

Re: [steering-discuss] documentation confcall recording available

2010-11-29 Thread David Nelson
l be taken until I have express agreement from all participants in the call... David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/steering-discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [steering-discuss] Updated draft of the Community Bylaws

2010-12-01 Thread David Nelson
inserted links where there were cross-references in the text... Perhaps we might be able to talk about all this in Friday's SC confcall? HTH. ;-) David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lis

Re: [steering-discuss] Updated draft of the Community Bylaws

2010-12-02 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 04:42, David Nelson wrote: > Hi Charles, SC guys :-) > > On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 01:23, Charles-H. Schulz > wrote: >> David, as usual, please feel free to review the language... thanks! >> >> -- >> Charles-H. Schulz I added

Re: [steering-discuss] Updated draft of the Community Bylaws

2010-12-02 Thread David Nelson
t be the one to cast the first stone... I noticed that there is no published agenda for tonight's meeting... If I manage to stay awake, I will be there to listen in... David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://ww

Re: [steering-discuss] Updated draft of the Community Bylaws

2010-12-02 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 23:53, Florian Effenberger wrote: > Sometimes, we are refering to "bye-laws". Shouldn't it be "bylaws"? It's one of the various spellings, but it's in Webster's... David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to s

Re: [steering-discuss] Updated draft of the Community Bylaws

2010-12-02 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 23:53, Florian Effenberger wrote: > "Nonetheless" must be "Nontheless" (governance paragraph). "Nonetheless" is in Webster's, too. ;-) David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@doc

Re: [steering-discuss] Updated draft of the Community Bylaws

2010-12-02 Thread David Nelson
Best, > Charles. Sure, OK, Charles, thank you, will do. :-) David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/steering-discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [steering-discuss] Updated draft of the Community Bylaws

2010-12-03 Thread David Nelson
with REVIEWER'S NOTEs to mark-up my changes/suggestions. My humble suggestion would be to hold off on further edits until I "check the draft in" again...? BRB. David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://www.do

Re: [steering-discuss] Updated draft of the Community Bylaws

2010-12-03 Thread David Nelson
e the green light to work on the page until "checking the page back in" by a notifying mail message? There are still some comments by Michael in there... I put them in uppercase for easy location... HTH. ;-) David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to ste

Re: [steering-discuss] Updated draft of the Community Bylaws

2010-12-03 Thread David Nelson
mechanism by which community members could call for a ballot to be cast on a motion put forward by concerned activists (kind of like organizing a petition)? This mechanism would then provisionally block implementation of the contentious decision until the vote has been held. The outcome of the vote would be

Re: [steering-discuss] Updated draft of the Community Bylaws

2010-12-03 Thread David Nelson
le to have sufficient authority to organize and direct work? ;-) I think I don't understand... Could you explain, maybe, please? David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/steering-discuss/ *

Re: [steering-discuss] Updated draft of the Community Bylaws

2010-12-03 Thread David Nelson
stions. But I'd be interested to hear the ideas of Charles and the SC members about the basic idea I'm putting forward... ;-) David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/steering-discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [steering-discuss] Updated draft of the Community Bylaws

2010-12-03 Thread David Nelson
orking for LibreOffice, so one should also expect them to take their "civic rights and duties" seriously and be ready to think about issues regularly, and to vote as often as is necessary. At least they'll be able to claim that there is true democracy... Does anyone feel like answering me abou

Re: [steering-discuss] Updated draft of the Community Bylaws

2010-12-05 Thread David Nelson
announcement via a commonly-consulted public medium, before the decision enters into effect." In my very humble opinion, these final small modifications would ensure the openness and transparency that I know you all want to implement. Would all this be OK? David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instru

Re: [steering-discuss] Updated draft of the Community Bylaws

2010-12-05 Thread David Nelson
7;m with my family. > > Thanks, > > Charles. Oh, sure, great, will do that now. Thanks for your trust in this. :-) David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/steering-discus

Re: [steering-discuss] Updated draft of the Community Bylaws

2010-12-05 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 01:20, Charles-H. Schulz wrote: > I would like -if David is done with the additions- to call for a last > review of the text. Tomorrow morning, we will declare the bylaws > adopted if nothing major is objected. I put them in already. ;-) Dav

Re: [steering-discuss] Updated draft of the Community Bylaws

2010-12-05 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 06:37, Cor Nouws wrote: > (Nothing major: but I still see one occurrence of Chairman, where the > officers are mentioned.) Fixed. ;-) David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive

Re: [steering-discuss] Updated draft of the Community Bylaws

2010-12-07 Thread David Nelson
not prepared things properly, and that it did not have a "draft constitution" to put before people right at the outset. But instead of just standing back and criticizing from a distance, I wanted to get involved in remedying the problem. Anyway, as we all well know, for every guy that say

Re: [steering-discuss] Website status

2010-12-19 Thread David Nelson
y and delegate more work? With all best wishes, ;-) David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/steering-discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [steering-discuss] Re: Website status

2010-12-20 Thread David Nelson
things to discuss. Anyway, I know you'll do what you can, and thank you again for that. In any case, I hope your holiday will be a good one. The site will be in great shape when you get back. ;-) David Nelson On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 15:49, Florian Effenberger wrote: > Hi David, >

Re: [libreoffice-website] Re: [steering-discuss] Website status

2010-12-20 Thread David Nelson
I will follow up on these with Christian. Everyone will react with more immediacy and enthusiasm when it's a "real" live site and not just some "dead" unvisited staging thing. IMHO, we need to switch over as soon as Florian is able to find the time. Many things are depen

[steering-discuss] Re: [libreoffice-website] Website status

2010-12-20 Thread David Nelson
the fix I already requested. So it's a temporary thing. [1] http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/cgi_img_auth.php/6/65/Liboaustralia-screenshot1.png [2] http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/cgi_img_auth.php/1/14/Liboaustralia-screenshot2.png David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail

[steering-discuss] Re: [libreoffice-website] Website status

2010-12-20 Thread David Nelson
e give me a suggestion for the "few lines of text" then. >Twitter and blog in > the "scrolling area" are ok, but I think a "news" area is more important > than those tow. Christian, is there a dedicated news/blogging module for SilverStripe? David Nelson

Re: [steering-discuss] Re: [libreoffice-website] Website status

2010-12-20 Thread David Nelson
cgi_img_auth.php/6/65/Liboaustralia-screenshot1.png [2] http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/cgi_img_auth.php/1/14/Liboaustralia-screenshot2.png P.S. My advice would be not to get into arguments with stupid people deliberately spamming the thread with irrelevant off-topic comments. They do it deliberate

[steering-discuss] Re: [libreoffice-website] Website status

2010-12-21 Thread David Nelson
whether to set this issue aside for someone else to decide about at sometime in the future. I hope you understand my position, guys. ;-) David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/steering-discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [steering-discuss] Re: [libreoffice-website] Website status

2010-12-22 Thread David Nelson
Hi Tom, :-) Interesting thoughts. ;-) But, actually, the site under discussion is http://test.libreoffice.org What are your thoughts on that one? David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org

Re: [steering-discuss] Re: [libreoffice-website] Website status

2010-12-22 Thread David Nelson
project. If you'd like a suggestion of an area to get involved in, you might like to consider the documentation team. Do sign up for the list at documentation+subscr...@libreoffice.org if you have time to give. We're a small team, but we are acquiring some fine members -

Re: [steering-discuss] Re: [libreoffice-website] Website status

2010-12-22 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 18:33, Tom Davies wrote: > PS this is only my opinion and i might be a little bitter and twisted nowadays My favorite cartoon is Dilbert [1] ... At least one knows one isn't alone in one's views. ;-D [1] http://dilbert.com/register/

Re: [steering-discuss] We have a stand at FOSDEM!

2010-12-22 Thread David Nelson
Merry Christmas, Tom. ;-) On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 21:02, Tom Davies wrote: > Good luck & merry Christmas everyone that is observant and everyone else i > hope > you have a good time too :) > Regards from > Tom :) David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to

Re: [steering-discuss] Re: [libreoffice-website] Website status

2010-12-22 Thread David Nelson
. @Bernard: you too? @christian: you too? If so, when can we give Nik a green light to start work? ;-) [1] http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/User:Nik#Interim_Website_Design_proposals David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archiv

Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: [steering-discuss] Re: [libreoffice-website] Website status

2010-12-22 Thread David Nelson
get it done* without too much futzing around. :-D David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/steering-discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [steering-discuss] Re: [libreoffice-website] Website status

2010-12-23 Thread David Nelson
for you on the site. I mailed you your password, etc. I can tutor you online concerning working on content, if you like, via Skype. Just buzz me if you want that. Until then, you *might* like to submit me any content you want published, until such time as the SC takes decisions about editorial organ

Re: RE : Re: [steering-discuss] Re: [libreoffice-website] Website status

2010-12-24 Thread David Nelson
ry Christmas Day to you all! ;-) David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

[steering-discuss] Review of progress on the libreoffice.org website and theme

2010-12-29 Thread David Nelson
A. ;-) [1] http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/User:Nik [2] http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/cgi_img_auth.php/b/bc/SPECS_InterimSite_101224NS.jpg David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

[steering-discuss] Decisions about libreoffice.org English main site management

2011-01-05 Thread David Nelson
hink you'll lose a lot of the benefit it could otherwise bring the foundation. In any case, may I encourage you to take some clear decisions about this over the next few days? David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfou

Re: [steering-discuss] Re: Decisions about libreoffice.org English main site management

2011-01-07 Thread David Nelson
ebsite and hand it back to you to manage however you feel best. ;-) >        Does that help ? :-) Well, it gives me an idea of you guys' position... Thanks for that... But so far it doesn't actually help as such, no... :-D In any case, thanks for your input. ;-) David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [steering-discuss] Re: Decisions about libreoffice.org English main site management

2011-01-07 Thread David Nelson
ng. What do you say, guys? ;-) Can we try this experiment and see what it produces? David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ *** All posts to this list are p

Re: [steering-discuss] Re: Decisions about libreoffice.org English main site management

2011-01-08 Thread David Nelson
y situation regarding governance. I will start another thread on this subject. I will be listening with interest to the next SC confcall. ;-) David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www

[steering-discuss] Adoption and implementation of the Community Bylaws

2011-01-08 Thread David Nelson
I hereby request you to discuss the issue of formal adoption and implementation of the Community Bylaws during either the next SC confcall or - at latest - during the next-but-one SC confcall (if you need time to prepare), and to take some formal decisions in this respect within a short time frame

Re: [steering-discuss] Adoption and implementation of the Community Bylaws

2011-01-09 Thread David Nelson
antime. I do support TDF. I thoroughly support the values and principles Charles wrote so admirably into the Community Bylaws. And I am very keen to see a true and proper community life and governance started as soon as possible. ;-) David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-di

[steering-discuss] Re: Adoption and implementation of the Community Bylaws

2011-01-09 Thread David Nelson
nce of any legal entity. They are a moral form of governance and organization. Very little is keyed on any legal entity as such. Therefore, may I please enjoin the SC to start with implementation as soon as possible? I truly hope that the dream you envisioned in the Community Bylaws you wrote is no

[steering-discuss] Re: Adoption and implementation of the Community Bylaws

2011-01-09 Thread David Nelson
t; BoD) within 3 weeks after the existence of an official body of Community members. When that happens, I feel sure that LibreOffice will truly take-off as a community, we will see genuine meritocracy, and there will be a healthy situation within the LibreOffice project. David Nelson On Sun, Ja

Re: [steering-discuss] Re: Decisions about libreoffice.org English main site management

2011-01-09 Thread David Nelson
wish, after having pushed so hard to get it to its current state of existence, is that it should be properly managed and developed as a resource for the community. I trust in your intelligence and discretion to achieve that. ;-) David Nelson On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 09:26, David Nelson wrote: >

[steering-discuss] Re: Adoption and implementation of the Community Bylaws

2011-01-10 Thread David Nelson
y and raise your awareness about possible dangers that I see, and about viewpoints that may not have occurred to you. I hope only to see the LibreOffice project and TDF survive and succeed. But I do think the SC needs to take action *urgently*. [1] http://www.itworld.com/open-source/132546/ubuntu-libr

Re: [steering-discuss] libreoffice.org e-mail accounts

2011-01-14 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) Small idea: have you considered using Google Apps for the project's mail needs? *So* easy to set-up, *so* easy to maintain, feature-packed, and I'm sure they will give TDF a free upgrade to an enterprise account. Lots of other benefits, too. David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instr

Re: [steering-discuss] libreoffice.org e-mail accounts

2011-01-14 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) If it's not a "real" libreoffice.org or documentfoundation.org account, I don't think anyone will be interested. I know I wouldn't bother using one of these "libreofficecommunity.org", etc., accounts myself i'd just use my own mail account

Re: [steering-discuss] Minutes of SC call 2011-01-13 for review

2011-01-14 Thread David Nelson
m me first. No just jumping in. ;-) And, of course, we will be paying attention to feedback from the community. SC, is the above a reasonable interpretation of your intentions? [1] http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Call-for-volunteers-to-work-on-the-libreoffice-org-website-content-tp2258026

Re: [steering-discuss] libreoffice.org e-mail accounts

2011-01-16 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 20:53, Volker Merschmann wrote: > Don't you think that the rule that active contributing is mandatory > for membership does apply? Else there will be members of different > degrees. :-( +1 David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to stee

Re: [steering-discuss] connecting external services to our domain

2011-01-17 Thread David Nelson
lfresco is a not-inconsiderable process, and that you want a minimum of 1 Gigabyte of memory, with 2 to 3 being recommended to me for a busier system. My server has excellent 24/7 technical support. Thoughts? David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoun

Re: [steering-discuss] connecting external services to our domain

2011-01-18 Thread David Nelson
I can satisfy this constraint, or should we just set this idea aside? If you don't want to assign the subdomain 'alfresco.libreoffice.org' and if the docs team seems interested in using the site on my server, what would be your thoughts if I renamed the domain to 'libreoffice.my

Re: [steering-discuss] connecting external services to our domain

2011-01-18 Thread David Nelson
Hi Florian, :-) Ah! Now I understand why you kept me waiting for 2 weeks for any kind of reply to my request! :-D http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/ODFAuthors-Site-with-workflow-tp2282617p2282617.html David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h

Re: [steering-discuss] next SC call tomorrow, 1700 UTC

2011-01-20 Thread David Nelson
call for this one time? This would really be an important call for the website team... Could you maybe do the SC call at 9 pm GMT, for instance? David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org

Re: [steering-discuss] next SC call tomorrow, 1700 UTC

2011-01-20 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) Could you maybe make it 2 hours later? This would be likely to be a long call. David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ *** All posts to this list

Re: [steering-discuss] next SC call tomorrow, 1700 UTC

2011-01-20 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) If you could have the SC call at 19.00 UTC it would be so great... This is a very special conversation we want to have tomorrow, and it's likely to be lnngg... David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive:

Re: [steering-discuss] connecting external services to our domain

2011-01-20 Thread David Nelson
e.org. What do you think? ;-) David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [steering-discuss] next SC call tomorrow, 1700 UTC

2011-01-20 Thread David Nelson
Hi Charles, :-) I understand that Mike is rescheduling the call. I'll fit in with whatever time is chosen. (It will be about 2 a.m. my time, most likely, if 19.00 UTC is chosen.) David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive:

Re: [steering-discuss] connecting external services to our domain

2011-01-20 Thread David Nelson
beyond my death, in any case. Up to then, things should be OK. But, seriously, I would always cooperate in all good faith in a handover, and would always make best arrangements not to damage the LibreOffice project's interests. I *care* about the project, and I *care* about my reputation. ;-) Fl

Re: [steering-discuss] connecting external services to our domain

2011-01-20 Thread David Nelson
Hi Andreas, :-) You're obviously entitled to your opinions, and I'm obviously entitled to mine. ;-) But this is a request that I'm submitting to the SC for their consideration. David Nelson On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 22:02, David Nelson wrote: > Hi Florian, :-) > > All t

Re: [steering-discuss] connecting external services to our domain

2011-01-20 Thread David Nelson
have an in-house documentation team that is really specialized in the product. David Nelson On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 22:02, David Nelson wrote: > Hi Florian, :-) > > All the active members of the docs team have accounts on the Alfresco > site I'm hosting right now. There is a ge

Re: [steering-discuss] connecting external services to our domain

2011-01-20 Thread David Nelson
continue a discussion of the relative merits of the two products, may I ask you to reply to this post in a *new and separate thread*? Thank you for your understanding if so. ;-) David Nelson On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 22:02, David Nelson wrote: > Hi Florian, :-) > > All the active members of

[steering-discuss] Re: [libreoffice-website] Hassles and woes - and how to solve them

2011-01-22 Thread David Nelson
blog posts coming at the rate of about 3 a week... That would only be one blog post per SC member every once in a while... Could be very beneficial to community life? 2 cents. ;-) [1] http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2011/01/22/hassles-and-woes-and-how-to-solve-them/ David Nelson -- U

Re: [steering-discuss] help in blog moderating

2011-01-26 Thread David Nelson
Hi Florian, :-) I could volunteer as well, if you like. David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [steering-discuss] About Membership Committee

2011-01-27 Thread David Nelson
umentation team contributors are currently in disgrace? ;-) David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [steering-discuss] On forums for LibreOffice

2011-01-27 Thread David Nelson
Hi Charles, :-) In that case, would it be a good idea to have a link to them in the text of the "Get Help" page? If so, can you give the links you suggest? David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List arc

Re: [steering-discuss] About Membership Committee

2011-01-28 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 20:45, Andre Schnabel wrote: > I'd guess sooner or later three MC members will not be enough to process > all the applications and review all types of activities. If you need a hand, please feel free to invite me. David Nelson -- Unsubscribe inst

Re: [steering-discuss] SC Vote on first members of TDF

2011-01-29 Thread David Nelson
ep forward towards the community's organization. Viva LibreOffice! David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

[steering-discuss] Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: LibreOffice Community starts 50, 000 Euro challenge for setting-up its foundation

2011-02-17 Thread David Nelson
doing > that ? At present, I have no access as author to the TDF website, and > don't see any real need to have one. Couldn't I just send someone the > translation ? If you like, you can send it to me and I'll post it Monday or Tuesday. David Nelson -- Unsubscribe

Re: [steering-discuss] proofreading the German bylaws

2011-04-24 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) I had another read through the bylaws, and there is one section that might be usefully updated: Continuity of Membership. The clause granting merit for past OOo contributions and qualifying former OOo people is surely past now? Does that clause still have utility? David Nelson

Re: [steering-discuss] Suggested blog about MC work and philosophy

2011-04-24 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) I took the liberty of proofreading the post a bit and editing slightly. See below, plus attached ODT file. HTH. David Nelson TDF has new members The opening of the membership process was announced last Tuesday (http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2011/04/19/the-document-foundation-is

[steering-discuss] Fwd: [libreoffice-website] General appeal on communication style (was: Re: Litmus to remove form the main site)

2011-04-26 Thread David Nelson
ear but it seems that the lessons have not been learned. MC, SC, could we perhaps hear your thoughts about this? David Nelson On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 21:09, Nino Novak wrote: > David, > > please bear with me as I am not an native English speaker, so therefore > I might pick the wrong ex

Re: [steering-discuss] proofreading the German bylaws

2011-04-26 Thread David Nelson
ho started with the project after the project launch to forever give free entrance to people from OOo. David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listar

[steering-discuss] SC Meeting 2011-05-12 recording incomplete

2011-06-01 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) The recording of the SC meeting of 2011-05-12 placed on the wiki is incomplete. Please, would it be possible to have the recording of the entire meeting posted? David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more

[steering-discuss] Recent incomplete or non-existent records of SC meetings

2011-06-01 Thread David Nelson
/Talkyoo-537138-2011-03-16-1403977.mp3 David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ All messages

Re: [steering-discuss] Recent incomplete or non-existent records of SC meetings

2011-06-01 Thread David Nelson
eetings and the falling attendance are both indisputable... David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steeri

Re: [steering-discuss] About elections

2011-06-07 Thread David Nelson
Hi, I remember that, some time ago, Michael Meeks suggested OpenSTV as a tool (http://www.openstv.org/). -- David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-09 Thread David Nelson
Hi, When you've made your edits, can I have permission to proofread and make minor grammar/spelling corrections? -- David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-09 Thread David Nelson
fore starting work and after finishing work. :-) -- David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ All

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-10 Thread David Nelson
HI, On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 22:22, David Nelson wrote: > Otherwise, I was only going to add a clause about transferring TDF's > funds into my personal bank account every 6 months... For those of you that didn't realise, that was a joke... Someone just mailed me off-list who d

Re: [steering-discuss] FYI: Apache Incubator is now voting

2011-06-11 Thread David Nelson
gt; the final ballot. It's true that this could be a good way to "take the temperature" in the community about issues being voted on... Maybe our LibreOffice SC could think about this before the bylaws are fully stabilized? -- David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-13 Thread David Nelson
Hi Michael, On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 23:20, Michael Meeks wrote: > Hi David, > >        Thanks for these, really makes it cleaner, I applied them all - they > seem un-controversial etc. Cool, thanks. :-) -- David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steeri

Re: [steering-discuss] grammar mistake in the bylaws

2011-06-15 Thread David Nelson
Hi Florian, On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 18:45, Florian Effenberger wrote: > Each organization *appoints* a single representative to the Advisory Board > based on a yearly fee to be determined by the BoD. Correct. -- David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-dis

Re: [steering-discuss] Re: screen-shots Documentation Team

2011-07-08 Thread David Nelson
enience?) If you accept the subject for the agenda, I will be there to listen in and, if invited, debate the angles. -- David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List ar

Re: [steering-discuss] Re: screen-shots Documentation Team

2011-07-08 Thread David Nelson
d opportunity to put this issue to rest, one way or another, once and for all, by asking the SC to adopt a position. :-) -- David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquett

Re: [steering-discuss] wording on TDF website

2011-07-11 Thread David Nelson
ith "meritocratic organization created by". Maybe that would solve the problem? (Did you notice the removed comma, which was unneeded?) -- David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoun

Re: [steering-discuss] Re: screen-shots Documentation Team

2011-07-11 Thread David Nelson
request to the SC to take a decision on this issue in a private session. IMHO, it would be good to put the subject to rest once and for all. -- David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfou

Re: [steering-discuss] Request for changes of Membership Committee

2011-07-11 Thread David Nelson
ere to be composed of more than 4 members... I feel that at least 6 to 9 members would ensure better processing of MC business, and would ensure better quality decision-taking (better assurance of impartiality, etc.). -- David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+

Re: [steering-discuss] wording on TDF website

2011-07-12 Thread David Nelson
Hi, Well how about "meritocratic community created by" then? -- David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoun

Re: [steering-discuss] Re: screen-shots Documentation Team

2011-07-12 Thread David Nelson
27;ll add it to the next agenda and would be there to listen, and to present both sides of the issue, if invited. But if it's going to be a private session then maybe non-SC members won't be party to the discussions? -- David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions:

Re: [steering-discuss] Re: screen-shots Documentation Team

2011-07-12 Thread David Nelson
hat might ensue? In any case, I'll add it to the next agenda and thank you for your permission for that. -- David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archi

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