On Wed, Dec 29, 1999 at 11:51:33PM -0500, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > Robert Woodcock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Wed, Dec 29, 1999 at 07:07:54PM -0500, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > > > OK. Whose fault is it? > > With all due respect, I don't believe it matters. > The only thing that matters of itself is that new developers get added > promptly.
Amen. > In a democratic organization, two other things matter: first, people > have a right to accountability from those they elect, and second, > people have a right to know who NOT to elect in the future. `Elect' ? Interesting concept. Kind of implies having so many people willing and able to do a job that we've got to cull some of them. It'd be nice if that were the case. > To make those judgments, people have the right to at least an > explanation of the problem (which has not been forthcoming) or the There aren't enough people doing work. The people who understand how to get this right are busy. Saying `hey, you suck at new-maintainering' and other junk isn't exactly the best way to encourage them to work on it, either. Cheers, aj -- Anthony Towns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://azure.humbug.org.au/~aj/> I don't speak for anyone save myself. GPG encrypted mail preferred. ``The thing is: trying to be too generic is EVIL. It's stupid, it results in slower code, and it results in more bugs.'' -- Linus Torvalds
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