Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 05:50:23AM -1000, Brian Russo wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 10:38:02AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 12:51:11PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote:
> > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 09:24:45AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote:
> > > > I would certainly not like to vote for someone who just said "I'll
> > > > support whatever the project supports", since that would not be a
> > > > "leader" at all, but a follower :)
> > >
> > > Strange enough, this is what the constitution expects the leader to do.
> > >
> > > 5.3. Procedure
> > >
> > > The Project Leader should attempt to make decisions which are
> > > consistent with the consensus of the opinions of the Developers.
> > >
> > > Where practical the Project Leader should informally solicit the views
> > > of the Developers.
> > >
> > > The Project Leader should avoid overemphasizing their own point of
> > > view when making decisions in their capacity as Leader.
> > >
> > > I would certainly not vote a candidate who is not familiar with this
> > > paragraph of the constitution, or who is not willing to follow it.
> >
> > You misunderstand. Having an opinion and trying to "lead" the project does
> > not mean overriding the Developers' final decisions. Obviously the DPL
> > can have one opinion, and lobby for one result, while still making
> > decisions based on what the developers wish.
>
> is this just a euphemism for "pandering to the mob" ?
> i.e. no conviction in your beliefs.
> sure, dpl should weigh developers decisions, no doubt there.
>
> but the way you say "making decisions based on what the developers
> wish", i interpret that to mean he will essentially translate their
> desires => his actions, which is not necessarily good.
>
> perhaps you really meant "weigh the desires of the developers
> carefully/heavily" ?
I guess that's a better way to say it. Obviously the DPL should not make
decisions based soley on his own opinions. He should make decisions
based on the developers' concensus, and on what he believes is best for
the project. These two factors are a balance that is difficult to
maintain. It is this ability to balance these factors that makes for a
leader.
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