On Monday 18 October 2004 19:05, Santiago Gala wrote: > El lun, 18-10-2004 a las 11:08 +0200, Stephen McConnell escribió:
> > Seems to me that he's talking about a very real dark-side of the > > ASF. > > Facts? I would like to see something substantial. Perhaps this is "culture", I don't know. But I have the distinct feeling that more stuff than necessary are pushed into private forums. I happen to think (and I think Steve is of the same opinion) that there is very little in OSS that needs the secrecy. Other people in ASF is obviously of a different opinion, as my bashing on community@ some weeks ago made brutally obvious. Do I really think there is a big conspiracy behind it all? No, I don't. Everyone is acting at each instance independently and in a belief it is the right way. So do government agencies when they gradually eat away your liberties, each change for a 'good cause'. In a democracy, there are organizations that track this and raise the flags, run debates and so on. But then again, one should not compare ASF with a democracy. One should compare it with a company, where secrecy is the norm, and chain of command is from above downwards. Cheers Niclas -- +------//-------------------+ / http://www.bali.ac / / http://niclas.hedhman.org / +------//-------------------+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
