Re: [Debconf-team] Unfinished tasks from DebConf6
I'll use this email to reply and voice my opinion on this discussion.
On Tue, 2006-07-25 at 23:58 +0200, Alexander Schmehl wrote:
> Hi!
>
> * Andreas Schuldei <andreas@schuldei.org> [060725 23:21]:
>
> > I am sure there are people who disagree with that, but then it is
> > my perception that counts in this regard, because it is also my
> > time and my engery.
>
> Yes, it is your time, energy and decission. And yes, we accept your
> decission. But please understand, that it is our decission to tell you,
> how disapointed we are of you by first failing to lead the team, then
> not even helping us to get the job done, by helping us creating a list
> of open tasks.
First of all, I haven't been to DebConf6 and haven't seen much of how it
was organised.
But I did see DebConf5 in full, including Andreas' leadership. To me it
seems the very harsh criticism is misdirected, at least some or most of
it.
Andreas has done a wonderful job organising great Debian conferences.
Perhaps you disapprove of his leadership style, but does that mean you
should hang all current and past problems on his shoulders?
DebConf, as Debian, is a communal effort and the final responsibility
falls on those involved in it. If something is amiss or plain wrong, we
fix it together. We don't start blaming a single person, that's just
plain wrong. No single person can organise a DebConf, it's the causal
effort of our community that converges into a successful DebConf, and
that includes participants as well as organisers.
>
> I don't think that's to much to ask from a former leader to help get a
> clean "transfer of duty" so to speak.
> Okay, so let's go on, and do it without him.
In principle you are right, but in this case I am not entirely sure.
Each of you in this thread make it seem as if it was a clean choice by
Andreas to stop being involved.
While I might not know about all issues involved, to me it seems he had
no choice but to resign. It seems to me that some people have made
certain moves that have resulted in his 'forced' resignation.
I am not saying that Andreas would not have made mistakes himself. But
it is clear to me that it's not his actions alone that caused the mess
we are in now.
Based on my perception I have decided not be involved in DC7 until the
dust has settled even more, and depending on what happens/happened at
that moment I might not be involved at all.
Just my thoughts,
Aschwin
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