Re: [Debian account] I request your attention
On Wed, Aug 08, 2001 at 06:01:29PM -0700, Philip_Brown wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 06, 2001 at 08:29:21PM -0500, W. Paul Mills wrote:
> > Well, I'm just an outsider looking in, but...
> >
> > They better be willing to discuss it, or Debian will fail under
> > it's own weight, never to be seen again. AND, I am afraid that
> > the whole concept will go with it. Not a good thing.
>
> Generally speaking, organiations "fail under [their] own weight",
> BECAUSE OF being "willing to discuss" things. the problem being, too much
> discussion, not enough inciteful action.
>
> Hence the often-forgotten slogan of Debian.
> ["We belive in..."]
"... rough consensus and working code." That's an IETF slogan, isn't it?
Although it's very applicable.
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Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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