Dear Wouter, On Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 03:28:54AM +0200, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > Shouldn't it be very easy to find out what the discussions were, > > rather than have to ask those who discussed behind closed doors as to > > wha t the current situation is? > > It depends on what the problem is. > > If the problems are purely of a technical nature, then sure, things > should be discussed in the open. > > But it is my experience that often, problems that keep dragging on for > months on end are /not/ purely of a technical nature. When the problem > at hand is basically "I think $FOO is an arse, but I don't want to say > this in front of everyone," then it does make sense to discuss things > behind closed doors. [snip] Thanks for clarifying your opinion; the follow up helped me understand your point of view much better. Kumar -- Sic transit discus mundi -- From the System Administrator's Guide, by Lars Wirzenius
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