[steering] proposed letter to theforum

[Martin Burns]

On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, javier velasco wrote:

>
>
> Martin Burns wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Lachlan Cannon wrote:
> >
> > > javier velasco wrote:
> > > > Looks good to me, thanks Marlene and Martin.
> > > >
> > > > I think 5 days is OK.
> > >
> > > Me too, let's get this moving.
> >
> > Everyone happy that we've accurately reflected what we're proposing?
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> meo's case is more of a grey area and could open up for confusion,

I'm not sure it is. The current meo doesn't do much to develop community,
and it costs us money. Ergo, kill meo-as-is and replace with something
which brings in money (could fund all of evolt) and does more for its
users.

>the
> letter enumerates the options we're weighting but isn't fit for a simple
> yes/no answer, rather opens up for discussion. maybe it could include:
> "we need to find a way to lower the cost of keeping m.e.o. running, we
> need your agreement to contunue the discussion for taking one of the
> following paths (further decision will also be consulted)"

I think we've had that further discussion, and keeping meo running as it
is (ie a developers' sandbox without letting people use it for production
hosting) isn't viable.

> But if you want to get picky, one thing that I felt strange is that
> there's not a *boldly explicit question* about what to vote on.
> Something like:
>
> "Wee need you to vote for or against this general proposal, by replying
> this email with either AGREE or DISAGREE, within the next 5 days"

Yes, good.

Cheers
Martin


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