On 09-Mar-05, 20:35 (CST), martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why the need for a closed council, which will surely employ closed > means of communication among its members? Why not consult in public > so we all know how our project is actually being led?
Perhaps becuase it's easier to hash out ideas in a small group for eventual discussion by Debian-at-large? The problem with the large Debian mailling lists is that there is always someone more interested in perceiving words in the most unfavorable form, rather than actually getting work done. Since the DPL can't actually do much of anything without much broader consensus, I don't see the real problem. (To be clear: I *don't* think Martin is one of those people, and this is not aimed at Martin.) The reality is that anyone running for DPL probably has an idea about who in Debian they respect, and who they'd go to for ideas and second opinions. All Project Scud has done is make that idea public. We, the voters, can look at that list and decide if we also respect those people or not. Steve -- Steve Greenland The irony is that Bill Gates claims to be making a stable operating system and Linus Torvalds claims to be trying to take over the world. -- seen on the net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]