On Monday, March 13, 2017 4:33:54 PM EDT Rich Freeman wrote: > On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 3:28 PM, Thomas Deutschmann <whi...@gentoo.org> wrote: > > Looks like we are disagreeing about the role of a project lead. > > > > The primary goal of any Gentoo project is to group people working > > towards the same goal(s) in small, manageable groups. It shouldn't need > > a lead in most cases to control the project members. > > > > A lead is only needed if the team can't get a decision. > > That isn't the only reason a team might need a lead. A lead might > also be necessary if the larger distro doesn't trust the members of > the team to make their own decisions.
There is also the idea that Team Leads work with other Team Leads to resolve conflicts and/ or for integration. Technical conflicts, but could be other. Rather than individual team members hashing it out with each other voicing individual opinions rather than the collective opinion of the team funneled through the leader. Intended more for organization than control. Like when I interact with a client, usually easiest to have a single point of contact. Rather than have every employee interacting with me directly. Essentially the contact becomes the client "lead". In a Utopian world all Team Leads may meet with the council as part of a bigger picture. Everything coming together as one. Part of the idea behind the GLEP I suggested about reporting. -- William L. Thomson Jr.
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