I notice that I have left something important unsaid. So I am breaking into my weekend thread-penny piggy bank for one more post here today. Then I will catch up on other matters.
First, I want to point folks to this important feature of The League of Crafty Guitarists: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Crafty_Guitarists#Courses>. The motivation for New Standard Tuning is very impressive. For development of software for more than its own sake, I think there is a fourth relationship to be developed. For musicians, it might be in the relationship to music. To be certain, I would add "develop a relationship with the experience of others with the music [the open-source software project]." THE "WHO AM I" PART I stand for anyone moved to participate in an open-source project being welcome, being honored for their contribution, being respected for their effort, and being thrilled to be involved. I stand for no one left out who is willing to play. I stand for the cultivation, encouragement, and flourishing of newcomers. I promise that I will fulfill on that in any project where you encounter me. I promise that when I fall short you can call me on it without repercussion. I promise that when I mess up, I will clean it up. You can count on it. - Dennis PS: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdLIerfXuZ4> -----Original Message----- From: Dennis E. Hamilton [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 10:28 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: What is a good Project Management Committee member? I think the League of Crafty Guitarists is a brilliant metaphor. Thanks Dave. I think it might be good to notice, as well, how audiences respond as participants in such a performance. In pondering the question on this thread, I find that puzzling over roles may be off the mark. I still want to know what would be the evidence of community by how others perceive and respond to the project atmosphere. Today, I will expend my thread-penny on this question: "What has anyone invited/moved to contribute here know they are welcome, know their contribution is honored, and are thrilled with being part of it?" An easy way for anyone to address this question, especially the current committers and PPMC members, is to ask it of themselves. Or we can ask it with someone else's name. For example, "What has orcmid know he is welcome, know his contribution is honored, and thrilled with being part of it?" A greater challenge is having whatever that is work for anyone else I choose to name. Rob, Kay, An, Andrea, Jürgen, Ma, and those who've not yet arrived -- and have it work for me. Since I'm on the PPMC, I have to ask myself this question, "What am I doing to create the [project] world in which I want to live?" Then I get to deal with the gap between my own actions and how I say I want it to be. That's where the not-good-news insights are available. It's humbling. From there, the challenge is finding appropriate action that aligns who I am and how I act that offers up the world I want to live in. - Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Dave Fisher [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 22:42 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: What is a good Project Management Committee member? [ ... ] >> Perhaps a better musical metaphor to aspire to might be Robert Fripp's The >> League of Crafty Guitarists [1] I hadn't thought of them for awhile, but I >> saw them live about 25 years ago. A big circle of guitarists sharing and >> passing on riffs. Here the emphasis is on observation and passing the lead. The guitar players are in a circle and are watching each other. Regards, Dave >> >> Regards, >> Dave >> >> [1] http://www.thelcg.net/music.html
