LEADERSHIP and a ROADMAP

[Daniel Sobey]

Hi list,

It's a great idea on paper but i do not see it working with a community
our size.
Currently we have 24 people in #ubuntu-au-chat and 38 in #ubuntu-au, we
have around 300 people on the mailing list.
At release parties we do get 20-30 people to meet up in but I don't see
that anywhere near big enough to support anything like lug style
meetings. Australia is also quite big with people in the capitol cities
and not a lot else. Perhaps Sydney or Melbourne might have the numbers
but if only 2 places have the council what is the point?

We do need to change, but just adding 3 layers of bureaucracy will not
help, perhaps in 5 or 10 years when our community has grown it will be
needed but not now.

So the question is if the current system is not working, or not working
as well as it should why is the proposal is to replace 1 person with
potentially 9 people.

There is some space for more people to step up into leadership but i'm
not sure if anyone has come forward and offered themselves up. Perhaps
part of the problem is that no one has come up with ideas and everyone
is looking to Melissa for everything. Her approach is to let everyone do
what they want and leave them up to themselves. 

I think there is a place for leadership but there is little point in
adding another layer. If you think you have something to contribute go
ahead and contribute, we need all the help we can get. You do not need
to be approved before doing anything just make your suggestion and the
community will help as much as we can.

The question we should be asking is what needs to be done and what isn't
being done with the current system and how adding this will help.

Regards,
Daniel