Re: abandoning the rules of discourse (repost)
On Thu, 23 Oct 97 23:33 PDT, Bruce Perens wrote:
>From: ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk (Ian Jackson)
>> You might also find that becoming a developer would enhance your credibility.
>
>There's a little trust issue standing in the way of that, I fear.
Let me clarify this for everyone. Bruce has made it clear that I, and some other
people in agreement with me are not welcome in HIS project, and that any work we
do for it will be rejected.
If Bruce did not hold the position he does, I would be maintaining at least one
normal package, several linux-router packages, as well as writing/maintaining the
crypto wrapper I mentioned in some crypto policy discussion last week. (That
everyone but Bruce seemed to think was a good idea.) You might also have
noticed my discussion in this poilcy suddenly dropped off, because Bruce began
filtering my mail again.
So Ian, have you finially seen the error in your theory? The project leader already
has the ability to effectivly banish people from the project. (IE make them
non-developers) Now you also wish to create a policy to only allow developers on
the lists. By what critria and who decides WHO is a developer? Things like this
should not even be brought up in a FREE software project....
How you've been able to justify Bruce's actions thus far I'd like to know. (Seeing
as how you yourself wish to take his position)
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