On Wed, Dec 29, 1999 at 11:51:33PM -0500, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> Robert Woodcock <rcw@debian.org> writes:
> > On Wed, Dec 29, 1999 at 07:07:54PM -0500, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> > > OK. Whose fault is it?
> > With all due respect, I don't believe it matters.
> The only thing that matters of itself is that new developers get added
> promptly.
Amen.
> In a democratic organization, two other things matter: first, people
> have a right to accountability from those they elect, and second,
> people have a right to know who NOT to elect in the future.
`Elect' ?
Interesting concept.
Kind of implies having so many people willing and able to do a job that
we've got to cull some of them.
It'd be nice if that were the case.
> To make those judgments, people have the right to at least an
> explanation of the problem (which has not been forthcoming) or the
There aren't enough people doing work. The people who understand how to
get this right are busy.
Saying `hey, you suck at new-maintainering' and other junk isn't exactly
the best way to encourage them to work on it, either.
Cheers,
aj
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