On Fri, 2004-09-24 at 07:18, Niclas Hedhman wrote: > On Friday 24 September 2004 20:02, Brian W. Fitzpatrick wrote: > > Perhaps you could explain to the list why you feel it is necessary to > > air this subject (which was started on a private list) in a semi-public > > forum like [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > What is your goal in doing this? > > The goal initially was to highlight that "The Apache Way" speaks highly of > the > positive sides of meritocracy, but ignores any possible 'misuse' of the > system.
And that needs a semi-public forum to be highlighted? <snip> > Now, since I aired this on community@, I am getting the feeling that this is > a > touchy subject and should not be discussed in open. That worries me more. > What is there to hide? I think you assume that people are trying to "hide" something from the world at large. For one, I think the mail was kept in a private forum to prevent possibly damaging the reputation of some of the people discussed in it. Posting a mail sent to a private list in a public forum is in NO way acceptable behavior. > Why can't I ask for a clarification for everyone in the community at large to > see? You can, but you should damned well ask the author of the original email for permission first (and, ideally, you should also ask the persons who are the subject of the email). > Being 'kicked out' of your own work is a big > thing that I think most active committers would like to know more about. No? Nobody's being kicked out of anything. And if even if someone was, is is *not* your place to bring this message outside of the private forum in which it originated. You seem to be confusing "Open Source" software with "Open up absolutely everything to everyone". The latter does nothing but waste peoples time. -Fitz --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
