Thank you so much for you’ve written a very clear response that responds to the core of my argument.
The specifics of these activities/responsibilities/abilities is exactly what I’m contesting. I hope you agree that any responsibility or ability that is designed for reps alone is not available for mozillians. (I used the word denied, because in some sense it is in fact denial).
So, which activities should be restricted to reps alone? From the “narrow focus” of the reps program I think this refers to community mobilization.
Now, who are “mozillians”? They are community members. What does a “community” mean? A community is just groups of individuals working together for one mission. Why can’t mozillians do community mobilization?
You say they should become a reps to be able to have access to the tools required for effectively mobilizing community? Fair enough.
That’s when the question of efficiency comes in. How efficient is the reps program in expanding? How scalable is the model? Are there excuses made with the words “reps are volunteers too”? You can read my thread about the program in India
When there are inefficiencies in the system we should not attribute it to individuals. We should attribute it to processes and structures.
It is in that context that I raise the point of noting down the abilities/responsibilities that we are not letting mozillians take on.
It is when such a list is in place that we can think of what alternatives there could be.
Indeed the Reps program can address many issues. There may also be some issues that need a redesign of the reps program itself and I don’t know if the program has enough processes to do such a self-correction.
I’ve asked in the governance mailing list the same question. Only Ruben replied and that reply did not talk about radical participation not being a main goal.
If radical participation is not a goal and mozilla just wants to continue with the few (dwindling) contributors it has now then I’m of course wrong in asking for any of these changes.
Regards,
Akshay
Just a Mozillian who doesn’t want to see the community go extinct.