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[Thorsten Wilms <t_w_@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 2009-10-16 at 10:52 +0100, Mark Shuttleworth wrote:

> I don't think we can succeed if we work on a list that is free for
> everyone to throw their ideas onto. I'm thinking that we need to
> create an invitation-only list (which is publicly archived) alongside
> this one.

A while ago I advocated such a split for ubuntu-art. Luckily the
signal-to-noise ratio on the list improved such that it is no longer
needed :)

Sometimes barriers are a solution, not a problem.

> My current view is that we need a core team that meets in person
> fairly regularly and has a shared set of language and tools. That team
> needs to be open to participation from the community, but it also
> needs to have a shared set of values, so it frankly would not be open
> to folks who have a completely different vision of the future.

That set of values and the vision of the future should be documented
(public), then ;)


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