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color=#0000ff size=2>Well,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640401123-27072008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2> The other day I counted my emails. I had well
over 2000. You see, every email that goes to openmoko comes to
me.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640401123-27072008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2> I read each of
these. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640401123-27072008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2> If you want to start a wiki about OM.
Sean is the CEO, I am the VP of marketing, Wolfgang is the VP of Engineering. we
announced this a long</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2> while ago in the press.
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640401123-27072008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>If you address a question to me I will route it in due
course.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Steve</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> community-bounces@lists.openmoko.org
[mailto:community-bounces@lists.openmoko.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>rakshat
hooja<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, July 26, 2008 3:51 AM<BR><B>To:</B> List for
Openmoko community discussion<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Community contributions to
core apps & features. (Was: Terminalfor ASU)<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV class=Ih2E3d><BR><BR></DIV>It is already linked from the front page, but
clearly from not those<BR>places it should be from :)<BR><BR>But you have good
points. Openmoko is open, but its development is not<BR>exposed in the open as
much as I'd like for an open source project to<BR>be. The Openmoko folks are
still a bit "mysterious" to me, with the<BR>exception of the few who regularly
post on these mailing lists.<BR><BR>I think the line between Openmoko employee
and a contributing, trusted<BR>community member should be made more fuzzy.
More SVN / GIT rights to<BR>the people, more contributing directly to <A
href="http://svn.openmoko.org/"
target=_blank>http://svn.openmoko.org/</A><BR>instead of just "external"
projects at <A href="http://projects.openmoko.org"
target=_blank>projects.openmoko.org</A> etc. </BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR><SPAN class=HcCDpe><SPAN class=lDACoc></SPAN></SPAN>You are right but I
think that the problem lies in the fact that Openmoko has not been able to
provide any entry point where new people joining the list (after the release of
the freerunner) can figure out who and where to ask what question. The Openmoko
people are pretty open and if you will ask for something long enough you will
get an answer/ access from them. <SPAN class=nfakPe>Michael</SPAN> Shiloh of
Openmoko used to interface with the community and answer their questions after
getting the information from the developers in a regular community update. I
think Steve and Michael still do that? Maybe we should have a page on the wiki
describing who does what at Openmoko and who to address what question to and
also an introductory email for new subscribers listing out similar things.
<BR><BR>It has been almost an year since I wrote my first email to Openmoko
(actually to Sean to which Michael Shiloh replied) I can assure you that
Openmoko people try their "hardest" to be open and responsive to community
suggestions/ questions. But often it takes time for the question/ request to
reach the correct person who can answer it / respond to it.
<BR><BR>Rakshat<BR><BR><BR></DIV></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>