On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 02:51:12PM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 07:54:46PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 10:38:02AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > > You misunderstand. Having an opinion and trying to "lead" the project does > > > not mean overriding the Developers' final decisions. Obviously the DPL > > > can have one opinion, and lobby for one result, while still making > > > decisions based on what the developers wish. > > > > Granted. If the meaning of "support" in your mail was just having an opinion > > and advertise it, there is nothing wrong with that. When supporting means > > actively leading the project in that direction, then I think there is some > > weight in the constitution against that. > > > > Until now, we have ever found out early enough when someone was visibly > > acting against the majority of the developers, for sure ;) > > Actually the paragraphs you quoted from the constitution merely state that > the DPL should not base his decisions on his opinion. That does not > prevent the DPL from actively trying to sway support for one side of an > issue or the other. It just means when it comes right down to the actual > decision, that the Developers at large weigh heavy on the process, and > the outcome.
I think now you misunderstood ;) I do not disagree with you. When I wrote "actively leading the project in that direction", I meant making decisions that lead the projct in that direction. > I would think that removing the DPL's right to an opinion, and the right > to express it in project matters, would be stripping him of the "L" in > "DPL". Nobody says a DPL should not have an opinion and express it, too. It would be silly, as the DPL is not an expert machine, but a human. Thanks, Marcus -- `Rhubarb is no Egyptian god.' Debian http://www.debian.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] Marcus Brinkmann GNU http://www.gnu.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.marcus-brinkmann.de