On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 6:39 PM, Max Spevack mspevack@fedoraproject.org wrote:
On Wed, 14 Dec 2011, inode0 wrote:
introduction of APAC members has changed the dynamic but FAmSCo needs to figure out how to cope effectively with that fact of life.
A few months ago, I sent out some of my thoughts of what I thought FAMSCO should think about and do in the coming year.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-October/018319.htm...
Reading this thread brings me back to that email, in particular the part of it where I talk about having a strong focus on identifying key Ambassadors in each region of the world, and in connecting potential Fedora contributors in those regions of the world to the global Fedora community.
Thank you Max, for some good ideas. I think the ideas you list are definitely valid and very apropos. We've already discussed some of them when we were in townhalls, so it seems very relevant.
Sidestep the timezone problem by ensuring that the majority of what FAMSCO members are doing is working with, and providing a leadership presence, in their own region.
But what do I work on, you ask? Again, I reference you back to the 4 main categories that I discussed back in October.
Use the mailing lists (this one as much as possible, but also the famsco list) to share the key points of what is going on, and come up with a way to get status updates pushed out to the list, rather than in an IRC channel.
It will lead to more discussion, better discussion, and a larger group of engaged Ambassadors.
So then what do you do with the FAMSCO meetings?
One of several things:
- An open conversation for anyone who wants to show up at that time, FAMSCO
or non-FAMSCO.
A chance for a subset of FAMSCO to work together on a single topic.
An opportunity to lock down a fixed time each week during which a Red Hat
contact is available to focus entirely on FAMSCO issues.
etc.
In our conversations about scheduling a time, I suggested that the majority of our communication would be by email. Although we should be attending at meeting times to which we agreed, it should be more of a response to the discussions we've been having in email from the previous weeks discussions. The meetings could and should also serve as a Q&A period for ambassadors
My point is, all the tools exist for FAMSCO members to collaborate strongly together outside of IRC. Try it -- but try it in an organized and simple fashion by choosing one or two things to start with -- and change the culture of FAMSCO so that the mailing lists and the wiki are more important, and visible, collaboration points than any one IRC session.
This is easy to say, and hard to do, because it breaks the habits that FAMSCO has fallen into over the past few years. That's why I'd say start small, prove that it can work, and grow.
--Max
Thank you Max, for the strong encouragement, input and leadership over the years. I for one always appreciate the input you provide.
Cheers,
Clint