Hi Al,
thanks for this posting. I definitly think we need to focus on the product and how to get it out, fast.
Just accept Ben's decision, however it was motivated, but continue to listen to his advise and if you don't think it is valid tell him accordingly and why. If Ben (but not only him) thinks his advise is not heard, state your opinion on the bboard. This way the community has a way to see how the TAB makes up it's mind and why, if, they reject proposals.
And last but not least, maybe I'm wrong, but is "I will not participate in the governance effort" equal to "I will only contribute to dotLRN if paid for it {by the governance board}".
Looking forward to work with the EB on marketing issues and help fix a couple of bugs once we get our sites over to dotLRN / OACS.
