On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Noah Slater <nsla...@apache.org> wrote: > On 15 March 2013 20:13, matt j. sorenson <m...@sorensonbros.net> wrote: > >> What I get back is "this is what we've always done, so this is what we'll >> always do", which is fine. >> > > I think that's a little unfair, Matt. > > Admittedly, my first instinct is to say "this is policy, it's not changing, > suck it up." But only because explaining policy takes time, and well, I am > a pretty lazy person. But I very specifically went out of my way so as not > to prop up my arguments by saying that they were policy and therefor were > beyond reproach. I explained what our goal is wrt communication, and why > the mailing list policy supports that goal. And even made it explicit that > policy can be changed. (Just to make DOUBLE sure, in my own mind, that I > was not resting on the "this is how we've always done it, so this is how > we'll always do it" line of argument.) >
Just a note, but if you mean the "all project changes go through dev@" policy then I'd point out that while its theoretically true, that change would be akin to convincing the world that the sky is no longer blue. > >> And I apologize if I'm rocking the boat too much. >> > > CouchDB is a do-ocracy. And that includes boat-rocking. > Plus who ever wrote a book about calm waters? "Today I went sailing and caught a whale. The end." probably wouldn't have done much for Melville's career. > -- > NS
