[Bf-funboard] Next steps!

[Jean Montambeault]

Ton Roosendaal wrote:

> Hi,
>
> At the projects site you'll have to make an account first, but that  
> doesn't make you part of the projects itself. Projects at that site  
> consist of Members; for coding projects it means being able to write  
> code to the source tree. But also moderation access to forums, 
> tracker  etc. Members can be allowed in by someone with 'admin' 
> status,  typically the founders of a Project.
>
> Everyone (even without account at the site) can suggest new features 
> in  a Tracker, or post comments or reviews. Also this mailing list 
> still  can serve as a main area for discussion on topics.
>
> The purpose of this Functionality Board also is to give voice to  
> Blender users. Your concerns about Parenting/Constraints are as valid  
> as from any other maillist subscriber or project Member or admins.  
> Hopefully, with the discussions here, and using the tracker, we can  
> find a good means of communicating, and finding consensus on such  
> topics.
>
> People who'll become Member of the project, are volunteers who commit  
> to do actual work as well. Like writing papers, reviewing 
> submissions,  and organizing the feedback in such a way that actual 
> consensis can  happen. The project then serves as a tool, not the 
> platform where  decisions are made.
>
> My proposal was not to give 'voting right' to members only. Nor to 
> the  mailing list, nor as a poll at the forums. My proposal was to 
> have this  decided on a per case base... I don't really know as well 
> yet. Just  hope that we slowly get it all organized, and find out the 
> best way to  proceed.
>
> -Ton- 

    Much, much clearer for someone not used to the boards at blender.org.
And it make great sense too !
;)
    Thanks a whole lot  for your time.

Jean