Re: [libreoffice-projects] [Proposal] A central employment-office-like web structure for TDF/LibO volunteers

Hi Gianluca,

On 16/05/2011 10:32, Gianluca Turconi wrote:
> Sophie Gautier wrote:
> > So that could be a task for somebody who has recurrent time slots
> > available to [partly] manage the tasks planning. If the tool really
> > provide efficiency in time management, we should be able to avoid
> > harassing volunteers already overwhelmed.
>
> Are we talking about "coordinators", aren't we?

Yes
> If so, that may work as long as the "lower levels", this is to say who
> really wants the help for a project, sends his/her requests for help to
> the coordinators. This is an (little) overload too. However, I think
> it's bearable.

Or the "lower levels" could add the request to the wiki, but the 
coordinator check that's it's well filled, there is enough information 
on the duration, etc, somewhat the same way a moderator on a forum 
organize and tag or remove the posts.
> So, the work flow should be:
>
> a) Maintainers/current contributors sends their requests for help to -->
> coordinators who add those requests to the "employment system" so that
> --> wannabe contributors can choose the task to which they want to
> contribute;

yes or see above,
> b) after wannabe contributors have chosen the preferred task, they
> contact --> the coordinators who will communicate to --> the
> maintainers/current contributors that somebody else has completed or
> wants to collaborate to a task.
>
> It may work, if everybody do everything in the right way. :)

:) yes, but I think it's good also to have this person the coordinator 
who has an overall vision of the system and the workflow, more than only 
people who have a fragmented view, because resources can be moved from 
one task to another sometime, or tasks can overlap.
> We should discuss about how huge and difficult could be such
> coordination work. What skills are needed for such role? Knowledge of
> the TDF/LibO project as a whole? Technical skills? Others?

Knowledge of the project and a good understanding of what are the 
different tasks or development areas on the product, not necessarily 
technical skills, understanding is enough. Coordination could be a 
greedy task, imho, so also there should be a good communication between 
the different coordinators, may be irc channel/meetings. I should have a 
look at Mediawiki and there organization, may be we could pick ideas.
> Once determined how many "coordinators" are needed for the start-up of
> the project, we may discuss about the technical feasibility (wiki or
> bugzilla?) and the recruiting campaign for those coordinators.

Yes. I'm more for a wiki than a bugzilla, unless you know one that has a 
very nice interface and is not frightening for non technical contributors.

Kind regards
Sophie
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