[OOTB-hive] My challenge to all members of the Order of the Bee

Tue May 29 17:08:42 BST 2018

Hi all,

Thank you Jeff for putting together some points of challenge and commitment
for all.
As member of the Community (not only as Alfrescan) I think that now it's a
good timing for a discussion about "what's next".

>From my point of view the OOTBee has been a success, after some years of
existence, and now it would be a good timing to define its future.
>From this point of view: I'm in (in my role of Alfrescan and member of the
Community).

Me and Kristen (but we can extend the list with other names, internal and
external to Alfresco) are already thinking about new initiatives, but of
course we need you (OOTBee or whatever it will be) to be more effective.
An example: how can we succeed in having more local meetups (and staying
where the developers are) without people like Ana Gouveia supporting us
with a venue each couple of month in the London area?
This is only an example (and probably I'm doing something wrong quoting one
person only), but this is the level of commitment we might need.

I'm sorry to hear Angel's lack of confidence and all the changes that
happened (and are happening) into Alfresco as an organisation are not
helping to understand.

With this email I would like to ensure my availability to contribute to
this initiative.
Looking forward to hear about the next steps.

Cheers,

-F

Il giorno mar 29 mag 2018 alle ore 16:37 Angel Borroy <
angel.borroy at keensoft.es> ha scritto:

> Thanks for making real all the feelings about OOTB we are sharing.
>
> In my opinion, there is no future for Alfresco and the Community. Despite
> Francesco, Kristen et al are doing a lot to empower the Community, the new
> (old?) Direction of Alfresco is targeting the product to a fake “Open
> Source” company. My guess is that Alfresco Community will be useless in a
> year or two. During this transition many Community developers (like me)
> will find another technologies to work with. So, in the end, the Community
> will die by its own.
>
> Taking this into account, I feel that OOTB mission is far ambitious, as it
> will become harder and harder with the time.
>
> We had wonderful (and joyful) years for the OOTB, achieving incredible
> goals. But this time is past.
>
> Probably this is why I’m (also) rejecting the nomination for the Board,
> because I think that Alfresco Community has no future.
>
> Don’t misunderstand me, I’ve met incredible people in this organisation
> and I’ve been pleased to collaborate with them. Moreover, I’ve learnt a lot
> and I’ve grown as person and developer. So I have only good feelings around
> OOTB.
>
> Anyway, I’ll be ready to collaborate with the new Board if this
> organisation continues operating.
>
> Best,
>
> Angel Borroy
> keen*soft *a *UST **Global *company
>
> email:   angel.borroy at keensoft.es
> web:     http://www.keensoft.es
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> On 29 May 2018 at 16:11:09, Jeff Potts (jeffpotts01 at gmail.com) wrote:
>
> The Order of the Bee began during a time of great uncertainty for our
> community. It was started, in part, as a reminder to Alfresco Software,
> Inc. (and to ourselves) that there is a group of people, distributed across
> the globe, that care deeply about both the software and the community of
> people involved in making, using, implementing, and customizing that
> software.
>
> Since then, The Order has achieved many things. It organized and executed
> two outstanding events. It took ownership of the Support Tools project and
> drove it forward. It served as a "brand" with which those truly passionate
> about the community could identify.
>
> Today the future for Alfresco and the community is no more certain than it
> was in 2014. Yet, I feel like our organization has lost its way. The board
> never meets formally. The subcommittees have mostly stopped work. Even
> simple, focused efforts aimed at getting more people involved and producing
> output fell flat.
>
> As we look to electing a new board I would like to challenge each of you
> to think about the following:
>   * Does this organization still make sense?
>   * If so, does the mission need to be adjusted?
>   * If the mission is still good, how will we execute differently in order
> to achieve it?
>   * If changes are needed, what are those changes?
>
> I am raising this during the elections because I think it is important for
> board candidates to express their thoughts in these areas. But it is not
> the board's sole responsibility to set and drive the mission--they are just
> custodians.
>
> *My challenge is for all members to consider why this organization exists,
> whether it should continue to exist, and, if so, what needs to change to
> move it forward and how you will help make that happen.*
>
> Jeff
>
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