[Ambassadors] How do you enforce someone to work on something?

["Sankarshan (সঙ্কর্ষণ)"]

Hi,

You raise interesting questions, and while I won't try and respond to
all of it, I'd like to take up the $subject.

In my mind one does not 'force' or compel anyone to work on something.
Especially when that something is The Fedora Project. I think we tend to
hold on to the notion that the inherent robustness and the sound
principles underlying the community architecture within Fedora make it
possible for anyone to find something they excel in and they end up
contributing. Sometimes it does take time, sometimes such contribution
and participation happens in the flash of an eye, but it does happen.
And, repeated instances of such events is what makes a vibrant community
rich with shared experiences.

Yuan Yijun wrote:

> As title, suppose an ambassador wants to do something, and he or she
> finds me, but I cannot tell because I don't know what he or she can
> do, how much time this guy can afford to contribute, how much money,
> etc. I can only tell them, do whatever you want, make yourself happy
> with Fedora. This helps, because I am doing the same thing, and I know
> one can find enjoyable things in a lot of activities. It does not help
> us to increase capacity and ability though. We don't have an idea of
> who "we" are, what "we" have, what "we" should or can do.

And you are doing the perfect thing here. Asking fellow Ambassadors and
contributors to find their own path in the project is one of the tasks
of a mentor or a guide and in choosing to do so, you are doing a very
noble and fulfilling task.

> We are some ambassadors, are setting up a website, we can enforce the
> working group members to work on the website, at least in the lifetime
> of this working group (3mo to January). How can FP or FAmSCo help us?
> How can we ask the other Chinese ambassadors to work with us? To ask
> or answer those questions, does it matter who we are?

It does matter who you are. It does make a difference as to what you do.
It does reflect your desire to understand more of Fedora that you raise
these queries. As to how other Chinese Ambassadors can work with you, it
would be based on how much you interact with them or, how much value
they see in joining hands and forming a team based on collaboration.
Sometimes it takes time to get collaboration and then there are times
when a single meeting seems to resolve crisis.

You would have to find your own way.

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