[IAEP] Sugar Labs and the Community

[Jim Gettys]

On Thu, 2008-12-04 at 14:54 +0000, David Farning wrote:
> When we were setting up Sugar Labs a few months ago, it seemed that
> the distinction between the Sugar Labs Foundation and the Sugar Labs
> community was important.  But, now it just seems confusing:(

Here's the problem.

You only care when things *aren't* going well.  And getting people to
pay attention to governance when they are going well is very hard.

I have the scars of X's history to be paranoid, to hope to avoid future
scarring....
                           - Jim

> 
> Kind of like when you build house.  You think a lot about the frame.
> Once the house is built, the only time you think about the frame is
> when you are looking for a stud to hang a picture:)  Or a really heavy
> snowfall:(
> 
> Would it make sense to eliminate the distinction between Sugar Lab and
> the Community and use the term Sugar Labs Foundation when talking
> about the Legal entity.
> 
> After all, Sugar Labs is our brand and the Community is our biggest asset.
> 
> thanks
> david
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