Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is from the linux kernel mailing list. I find it pretty completly sums > op my thoughts on all the new constitution and voting and policy voting > stuff that we've been setting up. I haven't been vocal about this, but I > think we've been moving in the wrong direction.
Perhaps. Remember that a lot of the focus on debian is still: the individual developer does the development. Debian as a whole doesn't *do* development, we do testing and coordination. But probably this is meaningful for projects like dpkg. > Of course, this came up on linux kernel because Linus is showing signs of > burnout - just like Bruce burnt out. The benevolent dicator system isn't > perfect. Of course, Linus is now a father and has a full-time job. The demands of which are likely to reduce his sense of humor for people saying that it's too much work to send him a patch when he's getting so many that a number of them drop on the floor, and even those that don't may sit in his queue for a while. -- Raul