Ned Ludd wrote: [Mon Apr 03 2006, 09:40:54PM EDT] > Umm ok. I've decided that root is root no matter how you look at it > and it's not worth getting into a vertical pissing contest over.
Having root doesn't equal having authority. One of the issues right now is whether Infra has assumed authority on the basis of power. If they didn't have root, wouldn't their decision to grant themselves authority look rather silly? A contrast between Infra and the Council is that the former is a team that has chosen itself (like any other team in Gentoo), the latter is elected. The Council has been granted authority by the Foundation members. Infra has power by virtue of being entrusted with the keys to the Gentoo infrastructure, paradoxically it has no authority beyond the decisions that fall in its domain, those necessary to the daily running of the Gentoo infrastructure. Suspending a Ciaran's access falls on the line. IMHO it was an overstep, an abuse of power, but an understandable mistake. I disagree with Infra's refusal to restore Ciaran's access when it was first requested by Ferris. I know Devrel and Infra have now reached an agreement, but frankly I think the situation still stinks, because it's skirting the agreed-upon Devrel process by suspending Ciaran before the conclusion of the trial. Your statement essentially says that power and authority are the same thing, and there's no point quibbling over it. I don't buy it. Aron -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list
