[News.eclipse.foundation] Re: [EDP] Mentors Council or Coaching Squad?

[Jeff McAffer <jeff_mcaffer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hmmm, I added this to the wiki then found this thread so I will repeat 
here...

I was not at the meeting (unfortunately) but it is fundamentally 
disappointing to me that the Architecture Council did not see mentoring 
and sharing the vision of "Eclipseness" as a role they chose to play. 
Roadmaps and processes aside, the very nature of an "architect" is "One 
who designs and supervises the construction...". I strongly believe that 
it is exactly the role of the Architecture Council to guide projects to 
success through interactions such as mentoring and review participation.

Jeff

Bjorn Freeman-Benson wrote:
> When talking to Jeff McAffer today, he expressed surprise at this:
>
> >  Bjorn Freeman-Benson said:
> >  on behalf of the Architecture Council:
> >  At the October 2006 Architecture Council meeting in Esslingen
> >  (http://www.eclipse.org/org/councils/20061012ACMinutes.php),
> >  the Architecture Council rejected the idea of becoming
> >  responsible for mentoring new projects. 
>
> because he saw this as the perfect role for the Architecture Council - 
> what better way to ensure the architectural coherence of Eclipse as a 
> whole than to ensure the cooperation of the disparate projects?