Re: tb's questions for the candidates
On 09 Mar 2004 18:51:38 -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG <tb@becket.net> said:
> Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> writes:
>> In other words, do you perceive a concrete need for such process
>> now? If not, do you think we are facing an imminent or serious
>> threat of abuse of power on someone's part in the absense of such a
>> process?
> Hey, I'm asking the questions here! :)
> Seriously, my point is suppose someone does something horrible. Not
> abuse of power per se (we know how to deal with that), but something
> else. I don't know what. Do you think we should not worry about
> process until we are faced with John Q. Developer, a big fight on
> the mailing lists, and the sudden need to think up how to decide if
> JQD stays or goes?
If the dewveloper has done something horrible, why would there
be disagreement as to what to do about them (apart from perhaps a
difference in degree)? I think we are far better off treating the
situation on its merits, rather than tying our hands with some
overweening bureacratic rule book that probably can't even begin to
cover the nuances of the situations that can develop.
I would rather leave some trust in the individuals who
comprise Debian, rather than give in to paronia and try to restrict
any options they have with a thicket of rules and regulations and
rules lawyers.
manoj
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