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

[Ed Merks <merks@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Bjorn,

I certainly didn't mean to suggest that blame for the council being 
ineffective lies at Kevin's feet for not being present.  It's apparently 
seen as ineffective even when he is present. ;-)  The point is more that 
spotty attendance or representation really won't help the council 
function as well as perhaps it could.  So while listening to Kevin 
explain things from the platform's perspective isn't a prerequisite for 
effectiveness, it surely wouldn't hurt either... 


Bjorn Freeman-Benson wrote:
> Ed Merks wrote:
> > Certainly strong
> > technical representation from the platform is important if not 
> > essential to the functioning of the AC.  
>
> I have to disagree - I think that the AC needs to be effective whether 
> a platform representative shows up or not, just as it needs to be 
> effective whether an EMF representative shows up or not. If the AC 
> requires the presence of a platform representative, then it becomes 
> "projects listening to Kevin explain things" and, while interesting, 
> that's not an effective collaborative community body.
>
> - Bjorn