[GRASS-dev] Comment regarding PSC election

[Moritz Lennert]

On 26/07/16 09:21, Veronica Andreo wrote:
> Hello Nikos, Lu
>
> Thanks for your answers :)
>
> I didn't intend to create any mess neither disrupt nor put in danger the
> ongoing election process, but to merely express my opinion. I'm sorry if
> I made a mess by doing so. It's a pity that the matter didn't reach dev
> or user lists before so I could have said it earlier, though I
> understand not everything is to be discussed publicly.

No mess at all. Your points are perfectly valid and merit discussion.

>
> Yes, Lu, I understand there must be rules, of course... But that doesn't
> mean they are always fair/inclusive or that one has to agree with all of
> them or that they cannot change in the future (I passed 18 long ago :))
>
> I could also ask for add-ons writing access, but even if I was granted
> that, it would feel like fake... since indeed I've never contributed an
> add-on. I don't think it is wise either to inflate developer community
> with ppl that have not contributed an add-on, and that would not even be
> fair to those that have indeed done so. I would just like to have the
> right to vote as the (bothersome) user I am... I mean, maybe I'm the
> only one, dunno, but if not interested or committed to the project why
> would someone else or anyone in any case want to involve him/herself
> into this? :P
>
> So, in conclusion, not to make it endless, it would be great if upon
> request/approval users could vote either in this occasion or in future
> elections... GRASS is shipped with contributors and contributors-extra
> files, maybe those are good starting points, no? :)

This is indeed the direction the PSC is thinking about right now.

The big question is obviously the definition of the community, and of 
its members. We don't have such a definition for GRASS at this stage 
(e.g. equivalent to the charter membership in OSGeo), and so the easiest 
(but as you highlight probably not the best) was to use svn-access as a 
proxy.

Thanks for being "bothersome" ! ;-)

Moritz