Thread: Organizational Structure (was TSG) for CSSU?
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2012-02-20 , 14:51
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Originally Posted by Jaffa View Post
I don't consider mentioning MAG & merlin1991 as "ironic". They're part of the "core devs" making decisions and doing work.

Is it an election or a selection? If the former, who can vote? If the latter, who decides? What if someone is (s)elected who can only point and say "do this"? The CSSU developers (and contributors in other ways) are volunteers.
It's a nomination process and self-organization by the project. I doubt if votes will be necessary. At least I will defer to the judgment of those most involved and I think others will too if they see a TSG or other action taken.


Buzzword overload. What's "kp"?
kernel power

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=71879

It would be helpful if you could be clearer about the problems you are you trying to solve; before focusing on a solution. I'm not suggesting it is any of these:

Is it things not being done for the CSSU by Nemein?
Is it architectural decisions on the CSSU not being made (can you point to threads where someone arguing for something did so lucidly and got no resposne/was shot down)?
Is it project management around promoting things to stable from testing?


The solutions for each of these may be different, or they may be an all encompassing TSG.
A discussion of what needs to be addressed is good. But I don't think we should get into some of the details out of concern that what should be a structural and organizational process will instead become personal.

It's not specific problems (although 1 and 3 on your list are problems AFAICT). Can we talk in general terms that, although CSSU started organically, it has grown to the point that we need to think about organizing, coordinating and supporting it a little better? Can we say we could make CSSU more open and transparent without anyone taking offense? Now that official support for N900/fremantle has ended, CSSU is the only path forward for thousands of N900 users.

My suggestion is a common aspect of software projects, a TSG. I think its main task should be coordinating and communicating technical decisions regarding the project. But other proposals could work as well if anyone has any. I also think that we will see more devs and other people support the project when they see more organization. The point is well taken that a solution can't be imposed, but I think there is a desire for a something to be done.
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