Re: long term goals of debian membership
Glenn McGrath <bug1@optushome.com.au> wrote:
> A great idea is worthless unless people actually do the work to
> implement it.
True. But a great idea can be ruined by poor implementation. Take, for
example, the Windows registry:
A common database provided by the operating system and available for all
applications to use and coordinate with each other - A good idea.
The Windows Registry - A poor implementation.
See?
Anyhow, this is getting off topic. Working to speed up the procedure for
allowing talented, interested, devoted persons to join the ranks of
developers is a good thing to do. (I myself have recruited a talented
person who is currently waiting to gain his status of developer; so I
understand the frustration.) Working to permit just anyone to join,
however, is a bad thing. We could afford to let anyone join back in the
old days (when I joined), but Debian has too much exposure now to throw
caution to the wind.
- Brian
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