We are the Plone Collective. Resistance is futile. Assimilation is inevitable.

Star Trek - The Next Generation (1987-1994)
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We are the Plone Collective.
Resistance is futile.
Assimilation is inevitable.
Alexander Loechel

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● The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy based upon the novel by Douglas
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Spyglass Entertainment, Hammer & Tongs, Everyman Pictures
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I don’t want to sound
like Vogon poetry The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
Touchstone Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Hammer & Tongs, Everyman Pictures

I don’t know the answers
- Well I don’t know the right questions
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

Language is important!
More than just Syntax and Semantics
Words have specific meanings

German example
“eindeutig” vs “eineindeutig”
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)

surjective non-surjective
injective
bijective injective-only
non-injective
surjective-only general
German example
“eindeutig” vs “eineindeutig”
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)

self-perception
Star Trek - The Next Generation (1987-1994) S02E09 - The Measure Of A Man

Lots of our language plays
with science fiction quotes,
especially Star Trek → Borg
e.g. Collective, borg@plone.org
Star Trek - The Next Generation (1987-1994) S02E16 - Q Who

Let’s talk about the
Borg Collective in Star Trek
Star Trek - Enterprise (2001-2005) S02E23 - Regeneration

Drones - no free will
"Without freedom of choice there
is no creativity."
James T. Kirk, "The Return of the Archons"
Star Trek - First Contact (1996)

Assimilation
Enslavement of other
species and cultures
Star Trek - First Contact (1996)

Borg Adaptation

But no capability for
evolution /
research & development
Star Trek - Enterprise (2001-2005) S02E23 - Regeneration

The Problem of missing
evolution capabilities
There is always someone
more powerful or in resistance
● Species 8472
● Starfleet → USS Voyager
● Battle at Sector 001 (Coalitions)
Star Trek - Voyager (1995-2001) S03E26 - Scorpion

Many species/powers in the Star Trek Universe -
which might fit best for the Plone Community?
● The Borg Collective
● The United Federation of Planets
(Humas, Vulcans, Andorians, Tellarites, …)
● The Klingon Empire
● The Romulan Star Empire
● The Ferengi Alliance
● The Cardassian Union
● The Dominion
● The Orion Syndicate
● The Tholian Assembly
● The Breen Confederacy
● The Q Continuum
It is about
values of the
Plone Community

Values
● Respect
● Spirit of Innovation
● Free Choice of Membership
→ Starfleet as acting entity

peaceful exploration
→ no violent expansion
→ collaboration
→ friendship
Star Trek - The Next Generation (1987-1994) S05E02 - Darmok

Plone is like a Flagship
→ Best Personal

The Plone Community is for me a group of outstanding people
● Great knowledge
● Experience
● Spirit of Innovation
● Good vibration (positive energy) Star Trek - The Next Generation (1987-1994)

Individuals are not a
homogenous group
● Different backgrounds
● Different knowledge
● Different beliefs
● Different way of living or sexual preferences
● Anxieties
● Aggressions
● ...
→ everyone is important & a welcomed crew member
Star Trek - The Next Generation (1987-1994) & Star Trek - Enterprise (2001-2005)

Infinite Diversity in
Infinite Combinations
Vulcan IDIC-Symbol

"What makes one man an exceptional leader? We see indications that it's
his negative side which makes him strong, that his evil side, controlled
and disciplined, is vital to his strength. Your negative side removed from
you, the power of command begins to elude you."
Mr. Spock, "The Enemy Within"
Star Trek - The Original Series (1966-1969)

“Things do not happen.
Things are made to happen”
John F. Kennedy
→ Change needs Leadership

Change is the essential
process of all existence.

Humans are allergic to change.
They love to say, "We've always
done it this way." I try to fight that.
The most dangerous phrase in the
language is, "We've always done it
this way."
Rear Admiral
Grace Murray Hopper
(09.12.1906 - 01.01.1992)
Public Domain - Office of the Navy

“The best way
to predict the future
is to create it.”
Peter Drucker
Star Trek - Enterprise (2001-2005) S01E11 - Cold Front

“Any intelligent fool can make
things bigger and complex… it
takes a touch of genius - and a
lot of courage to move in the
opposite direction.”
Albert Einstein
Star Trek - The Next Generation (1987-1994) S06E02 - Realm of Fear

Time to Improve
→ community & technology
changes we should adopt

Highest Priority:
Accept that we
can not do everything

The energy we are forced to invest in
unnecessary actions can't be used for
product development
● infrastructure liability
● maintain deprecated packages
Star Trek - Into Darkness (2013)

Key Element is Standardization
● Mindset
● Documentation of Processes → Explicite Knowledge for the crew / community
● Work can be deligated → more people could contribute
Messuable Quality → Capability Maturity Model Integration

Good Example
svn.plone.org → github.com/plone
Star Trek - Enterprise (2001-2005)

Make a Technology Switch → Standardize
Make development more
lightweight & quicker
Get rid of old (deprecated) products:
● zc.buildout
● zc.buildout recipes
● plone.recipe.codeanalysis
● Zope/Plone specific test frameworks
● Archetype
● ...
Use common tools
● pip → pip installable Plone
○ -r requirements.txt
-c https://dist.plone.org/.../constraints.txt
-c project_constraints.txt
● ansible
● tox
● pytest
● black
● pre-commit
● mypy
● plonecli
● plone.bobtemplates
● pyramid style configs
● JavaScript Frontends
● CI-Services
● make

Innovation drivers
and adoption rate

Always know where
your towel is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Back to Leadership

Commitment vs Obligation vs Duty
“The needs of the many
outweigh the needs of the few,
or the one”
Spock
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Long term involvement
is like a 5 year mission

Life?
Don’t talk to me about life!
● 6 years on the Board
● 3 years VP
● Never missed a board meeting
○ Being on travel / parental leave in Japan (3 am)
○ Bleeding ear
○ Death of relatives

Signs you need a break
● Losing interest in things you’re usually passionate about
and that usually bring you joy
● Short temper and easy to provoke
● Taking everything personally
● Constant overthinking
● Emotionally overwhelmed
● Always exhausted/tired
Alex Muench

Open source projects like Plone are
100 % voluntary work
No professional security net for developers / contributers
→ Leadership has to
take care of their team

Acknowledgement is important
Zope/Plone on Python 3
Alessandro Pisa, Alexander Loechel, Andreas Jung, Christian Kreutzer, Christian Theune, Christine Baumgartner, Cillian de Róiste, Davi Lima,
Daniel Havlik, David Glick, Fred van Dijk, Georg Bernhard, Gil Forcada, Godfroid Chapelle, Hanno Schlichting, Harald Frissnegger, Jan
Mevissen, Jens Klein, Jens Vagepohl, Johannes Raggam, Joni Orponen, Jörg Zell, Jürgen Gmach, Katja Süss, Maik Derstappen, Manuel
Reinhardt, Markus Hilbert, Matthew Wilkes, Martin Häcker, Maurits van Rees, Michael Howitz, Michael Töpfl, Nathan Van Gheem, Robert
Niederreiter, Patrick Gerken; Paul Roeland, Peter Holzer, Peter Mathis, Phillip Bauer, Roel Bruggink, Stephan Klinger, Steffen Allner, Sune
Brøndum Wøller, Thomas Lotze, Thomas Massmann, Thomas Schorr, Tres Seaver, Jens Vagelpohl, …
Volto
Timo Stollenwerk, Víctor Fernández de Alba, Rob Gietema, Ramon Navarro Bosch, Andrea Cecchi, Asko Soukka, Nathan Van Gheem,
Roel Bruggink, David Glick, Albert Casado
Framework Team
Eric Bréhault, Gil Forcada Cordinachs, Jens W. Klein, Franco Pellegrini, Alessandro Pisa, Johannes Raggam, Timo Stollenwerk, Eric Steele
Admin & Infrastructure Team
Paul Roeland, Steve McMahon, Martin Opstad Reistadbakk, Sven Strack, Érico Andrei
Security Team
Nathan Van Gheem, Jens W. Klein, Alexander Loechel, Maurits van Rees, Eric Steele, Steve McMahon, Alec Mitchell, T. Kim Nguyen
Star Trek (Kelvin Timeline, 2009)

Acknowledgement is important
Plone Foundation Board of Directors
(Thank the people I served with)
● Paul Roeland
● Carol Ganz
● Érico Andrei
● Steve McMahon
● Cris Ewing
● Tom Kapanka
● Andy Leeb
● Chrissy Wainwright
● T. Kim Nguyen
● Philip Bauer
● Víctor Fernández de Alba
Total Board Members 2004-2019: 43
Served Terms Persons
1 20 .
2 5 .
3 5 .
4 2 .
5 3 .
6 4 .
7 3 .
8 1 .
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Alan Runyan, Alexander Limi, Matt Hamilton, Geoff Davis, Robert Boulanger,
Bernard Bühlmann, Mark Murphy, Mark Barrenechea, Sam Greenblatt, Paul
Everitt, Joel Burton, Ben Saller, Jodok Batlogg, Munwar Shariff, Jacqueline Arasi,
Toby Roberts, Andy McKay, Francesco Ciriaci, Geir Baekholt, Nate Aune, Sasha
Vincic, Darci Hanning, John Stahl, Steve McMahon, Calvin Hendryx-Parker,
Roberto Allende, Mark Corum, Carol Ganz, Paul Roeland, Erico Andrei, Marizio
Delmonte, Sjoerd van Elferen, Elizabeth Leddy, Matthew Wilkes, Cris Ewing, Tom
Kapanka, Andy Leeb, Alexander Loechel, Chrissy Wainwright, T. Kim Nguyen,
Jennifer Myers, Philip Bauer, Victor Fernandez de Alba, Jens Klein, Fulvio Casali

Open Source is an Obligation
Board business can be hard:
Trollius event
Victor Stinner deleted the trollius package from pypi, causing several
Zope/Plone builds to fail.
German Criminal Code (StGB - Strafgesetzbuch) § 303b - Computer sabotage
Penalty: up to 5 years / 10 years jail
→ please deprecate a project / package the right way:
● Communicate, warnings, a stripped down release that throws errors
● Never delete any released package from pypi / package managers
● Never delete public repositories
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

CC BY-SA 3.0: ISS-42 Samantha Cristoforetti Leonard Nimoy tribute
(https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ISS-42_Samantha_Cristoforetti_Leonard_Nimoy_tribute.jpg)
For me it is
time for new shores

“You can take the man out of Plone
But you could not take the Plone out of the man.”
Laurence Rowe - Plone Open Garden 2015 - Sorrento

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - So long and thank’s for all the fish - The final message of God
CC0 - https://pxhere.com/de/photo/363385

Live long and prosper
Star Trek (Kelvin Timeline, 2009)

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