Contrary to what Mr. "CrashAndDie" stated, there's one poor sucker for punishment who was on the previous council and is running again. But honestly, I won't mind if I'm not elected. I've got a few bruises from this last round, too. But I was told that I should run again by the same person who put me up to it the first time, so I'm doing it again.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im">On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 11:07, Ryan Abel <<a href="mailto:rabelg5@gmail.com">rabelg5@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im"> 4. Where would you like to see the Maemo Community in 6 months?<br>
<br>5. Do you have any specific ideas about how to get us there?<br>
<br>6. What do you believe to be the biggest problem facing the Maemo Community today?<br>
<br>7. What role do you envision for the community council you would serve on?</div></blockquote><div class="im"><br>I personally think the biggest problem with the Maemo Community is the biggest problem with any community; it's the people. <br>
<br>People are so messy, noisy, argumentative, cliquey, and unpredictable that it makes the community frequently very frustrating, stressful, and overwhelming.<br><br>On the other hand, the people *are* the community. So I guess we'll work with what we've got. And what we've got is pretty good, I would say. This community is better than most I've been in.<br>
<br>I'm very proud to be a part of this great community.<br><br>There's one thing I'd like to see happen as the community matures; I'd like to see the fragmentation (continue to) decrease. I'd like to see the mailing lists, IRC, and the forums come closer together.<br>
<br>I see quite a bit of progress in this area. I hope to see more in the future.<br><br>As for the role of the council, I think that the council's role has become a lot clearer to me lately. I hope to see the council continue to act as the community's proxy to Nokia and the "outside world" when the whole community can't be involved, and I hope to see the council help Nokia understand and communicate to the community. This is most important when sensitive information is involved. <br>
<br>Oh, the council is excellent training for learning what you can and cannot say when dealing with sensitive information.<br><br><br>On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 11:22, Sebastian 'CrashandDie' Lauwers <<a href="mailto:crashanddie@gmail.com">crashanddie@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote">On another note, will any of the candidates be present at the Maemo
Summit in Amsterdam next month, and if so, what will be your main
focus, and/or presentations if you have any.<br></blockquote><div> </div>I'll be interviewing Ari Jaaksi regarding Nokia and the Maemo community.<br>
</div><br>I'm also looking forward to attending the sessions, meeting lots of people that I've only met online, and drinking some beer.<br><br><div><br>On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 4:10 AM, Andrew Flegg <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andrew@bleb.org">andrew@bleb.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="im">
9. What do you think of the <a href="http://maemo.org" target="_blank">maemo.org</a> sprint process? Have you ever attended one of the IRC meetings? If so, what did you think? How could the process be improved?<br>
</div></blockquote></div><br>Well, I'm not going to post any links, but I started my first stint on the council with a unpleasant bang; I wasn't happy with the sprint process and I didn't phrase my displeasure very well. It caused quite a mess. <br>
<br>Since then, the process has improved, but I still would like some way to see the progress of each sprint task by clicking on a button. It would be really nice to see all the Quaiku updates for that sprint task when you click on that sprint task ID...<br>
<br><br>-- <br>enthusiast, n. "One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar fervor of mind; an ardent and imaginative person."<br>