> from: Greg Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 10:55:09AM 0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I'm trying to participate, but the board has already taken the decision to > > go ahead. You are asking for a debate about the details of Apache Commons. I > > want to be able to reject it outright. That was denied me. Forgive me if I'm > > a little peeved :-( > > Fair enough. I'm not sure what the solution may be, moving forward. > > Certainly, your voice about rejecting it is now heard :-), but what would > you have said if a poll of ASF Members was taken and the majority said to > create the Apache Commons? What if a poll of committers said the same? Is > the problem associated with the *decision process*, or with the outcome? The > solution to your peeved-ness varies on that answer.
I would like to think that I would accept it. Democrarcy is democracy after all ;-) (And I know that some j-c committers are in favour) What I haven't seen is any good arguments as to why a-c is a step forward for j-c and not a big step back. Stephen
