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Re: Amendment to GR on GFDL, and the changes to the Social Contract



Thomas Bushnell BSG <tb@becket.net> writes:

> Brian Nelson <pyro@debian.org> writes:
>
>> Thomas Bushnell BSG <tb@becket.net> writes:
>>
>>> Brian Nelson <pyro@debian.org> writes:
>>>
>>>> I completely agree, and hereby question whether the secretary is capable
>>>> of being impartial in this case given his personal interests[1] in this
>>>> issue.
>>>
>>> You may question it, but it doesn't affect the case.
>>
>> Weeee, look at me!  I'm Thomas Bushnell and I reply to every single
>> message on every single Debian mailing list, regardless of whether I
>> have anything useful to say!
>
> Huh?  You seemed to be saying (using quite formal language like
> "hereby") that your questioning should have some effect.

It was a jest, partly at Manoj's writing style because I knew he'd read
it, and partly at the overall absurdity that seems to be plaguing the
project. The point still stands, however.

> My point is that it does not, and need not.  It has only whatever
> effect Manoj chooses to give it.

The secretary is supposed to "make decisions... preferably consistent
with the consensus of the Developers".  By speaking out against it, I'm
trying to change the consensus.

-- 
Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat.



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