On Tue, 01 May 2007 12:00:26 -0500, Michael Potter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, May 01, 2007 at 09:05:28AM -0700, Adam Chlipala wrote: >> I stand by both my guarantee that no one who objects will need to pay a >> penny and by the appropriateness of that guarantee. We should not >> direct any negative vibes toward Rob or anyone else for taking me up on >> it, and here's why: > > This is bad for two reasons: > > 1. Having you carry the group is not fair to you. This may not be fair to him, and I agree with you here, which is why I push to make payments for these services, but this also is not a good reason, in my opinion, to stop this kind of action in the future. Just because it is not fair for one member to accept a higher burden than others, does not mean that such a burden should not be permitted. > 2. Having you pay more implies more power for you, not fair to the group. As a member, I am reading Adam's donation as having no additional constraints or privilege granting power. Thus, I don't think he really has more power other than simple influence, which I don't think is wrong at all. He doesn't have any more tehcnical power than we have given him. If someone did want to donate a good deal of resources and such with constraints and conditions on how they should be used, I think this would be an argument against it, but in general, I think the fairness of Adam's current proposions should not be a motivating factor. [These are just my opinions.] -- Aaron Hsu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little." - Edmund Burke _______________________________________________ HCoop-Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://hcoop.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hcoop-discuss
