[IAEP] next SLOBs meeting reminder/agenda: 2009-10-30

[Mel Chua]

Three quick notes about our next meeting (same time, same place - 
#sugar-meeting at 1400 UTC Friday 30 Oct):

1. A place for the agenda is here. 
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board/Meeting_Log-2009-10-30. If 
you'd like to add something for consideration for the agenda, see 
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board/Minutes#How_to_add_topics.

You'll notice that I'm proposing that we dedicate our next SLOBs meeting 
entirely towards solidifying a clear way for SL community members to 
request, and SLOBs to make, decisions - one that doesn't necessarily 
rely on 100% SLOBs attendance + consensus (or confirming that that's the 
only option that we want, if that's the case). It doesn't mean the 
decision-making procedure will be perfect - only that it be operational, 
working, and able to amend itself by meeting's end.

*Please* speak up if there is something more urgent that should trump 
this, or if you disagree; I personally think a way to make decisions is 
a prerequisite for handling the other urgent issues we have coming up 
(such as SoaS trademarking) well, but suggestions on how to do this 
better are *always* welcome.

2. In order for this to work, a few things have to happen.

* We need 100% SLOBs attendance and participation (and consensus on the 
final set of options) at the next SLOBs meeting.

* We need a good laying-out of options on 
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Requesting_a_SLOBs_decision. I'll call for 
help on Planet and the mailing lists again shortly.

* We need everyone who's going to participate in the discussion (SLOBs, 
anyone who wants to chime in at the meeting, anyone who can't make the 
meeting but wants to chime in on the mailing list beforehand) to read 
and consider http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Requesting_a_SLOBs_decision, 
and be up-to-date on that page at meeting time.

That's it. I believe this will bootstrap SLOBs into being able to move 
*far* more easily and efficiently in the future. But it does mean that, 
for one week, we *may get nothing else done.* (Or rather, may have to 
get everything else done on mailing lists rather than at our meeting.)

That's the tradeoff I would choose, and the one I propose - I'm curious 
to hear what others think, though, so please fire away.

--Mel