On Tue, Jan 06, 2004 at 12:37:07PM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote:
> > So far, people seem to be taking the position that it will better to
> > first vote on whether or not we're going to move in this direction (a
> > super majority decision) and then, once that decision is made to focus
> > on the details.
> 
> Cut first, measure later?

An interestingly reversed metaphor.

It is the process of voting which will enable us to measure what we want
to do.  How we *act* upon that measurement is the "cutting".

Passing a GR, in and of itself, does nothing tangible, just as the
Social Contract has no force without a group of developers who pledge to
uphold its meaning through their works.

Similary, slavery is outlawed in every nation, but notoriously continues
to be praticed, sometimes quite overtly[1].  It takes more than a piece
of paper or exhortative words to make things happen, as I'm sure you're
aware in your capacity as Release Manager.

[1] http://www.infoplease.com/spot/slavery1.html

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