[Osia-members] OSIA Membership Value & AOSD

[simran]

Dear Grant and Jack,
Apologies if i came off rather brashly for my part… Grant, i understand where
you are coming from… i know it was from a nice place of goodwill and wanting
progress (albeit i suspect some would have chosen different words), and as Jack
mentioned, perhaps it was me that missed the memo on encouraging people to not
having to always propose solutions when they highlight issues; so that all the
issues could come to light easier.
I have been naught by a bystander and wellwisher…. i hope i can do more in the
coming time; but i know myself, i hardly have a right to speak to loud as i'm
not in a position to commit too much time (given the priority of family and then
at least having to work a a couple of days a week to ensure the bills get paid)…
having said that, i know the OSIA membership has amazing talent, goodwill and
that's goodwill not just for FOSS, but that expands into goodwill for everything
as FOSS is itself based on that principle.
Whatever i can do to help, i will… and Grant and Jack, please do accept my
apology if my email was rather brash.
simran.  





On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 7:13 PM, Jack Burton jack at saosce.com.au  wrote:
On Fri, 2018-01-05 at 02:05 +0000, simran wrote: 

> Hi Grant,

> Although i have no doubt you meant the email as a productive source of

> information; it comes across as nothing but arrogant!

> How are "we" who haven't contributed to the organisation, but just been

> recipients of the benefits (invisible and visible; direct and indirect)

> qualified in any way to proclaim from our high horses what the boards should
and

> shouldn't do…




Thanks for your support of OSIA, Simran -- and under normal

circumstances I might be inclined to agree with you.




But right now the interim board is actively *encouraging* members to

speak up with their views (no matter how critical) on what OSIA *should*

be doing in the near future.




This we're doing for at least three reasons:




1. There's a clear & pressing need for transformational change. If that

were not the case, we would never have ended up needing an interim

board in the first place. Which direction that change should be in is

an open question. My personal view is that a return to the strategic

focus that proved successful in 2015/16 is desirable, coupled with

embracing open source methods for management (cf. governance) of the

company. Grant's view is that a return to the great breadth of

activities seen at OSIA about a decade ago (and it seems even further

beyond that) is desirable. Other members may well see different paths

again. All those voices need to be heard.




2. Ron & I both intend to step down on 27 Jan. So right now (with the

exception of Alexar) there is really no distinction between "the

members" and "the new (post January) board".




3. The call for expressions of interest in serving on the new (post

January) board is open. Although ultimately the new board will set

OSIA's strategy, one would expect that they'll do so in line with the

will of the members. So knowing what the general consensus (if any)

among the membership is about OSIA's future direction might help some

members decide whether or not to lodge EoIs.




So (and I hope I don't end up kicking myself for saying this)...




I'd urge everyone on this list to participate in these discussions and

to feel free to be as forthright as you want in doing so, no matter

what your view may be (so long as the arguments you're raising are

directly on-topic of course).
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