Re: Discussion: Possible GR: Enhance requirements for General Resolutions

2009-01-06 Thread Ron
On Mon, 05 Jan 2009, MJ Ray wrote: > Ron wrote: > > Do you really think it would have been difficult to obtain 2Q seconds > > for a resolution to recall the previous vote, and postpone it until > > some of the more obvious glitches had been better ironed out? [...] > >

Re: Discussion: Possible GR: Enhance requirements for General Resolutions

2009-01-03 Thread Ron
mptively applying the new conditions of this proposal to the vote for the proposal itself (it's a superset of the existing rules so we could easily do that by consensus with the final proposer/seconds). That seems like an easy first test to shake out the fear from the genuine uncertainty. I

Re: Questions for DPL candidates: casting the lead to fathom our course

2007-03-16 Thread Ron
ewhere else. We can always air them later if a good answer fits in a paragraph ;-) On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 11:50:40PM +, Steve McIntyre wrote: > On Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 07:23:06PM +1030, Ron wrote: > >Now that we have collaborative tools such as Alioth, which > >allow any develop

Questions for DPL candidates: casting the lead to fathom our course

2007-03-10 Thread Ron
ple up on the rocks just to find out where they are? Especially when the role is mostly symbolic and its holder is only able to make small course changes before people start falling overboard en-mass or plotting a course of mutiny... Ok, that's more than enough from me (perhaps more than some

Proposal - Defer discussion about SC and firmware until after the Etchrelease

2006-09-14 Thread Ron
rather then 'open the umbrella'... Other than that, I think you're getting us close to a working summary of reality. :-) Cheers, Ron -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Let your computer be the best.

2005-05-22 Thread Ron
The tech edge is here. http://WSSnzkdzBDebkgptifpwivuvmtscwt.ullifull8.com/?qrxjdhtw Ron

Re: Second Call for votes: General resolution: Sarge Release Schedule in view of GR 2004-003

2004-06-30 Thread Ron
They after all are the people who's productivity and good faith we will be messing with -- and they, more than a handful of spinmeister lobbyists, are the users to whom I am bound by the contract that is under discussion. Faithfully, and as pissed at bureaucracy as ever, Ron Who

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates, and a blatantly political answer

2004-03-12 Thread Ron
On Thu, Mar 11, 2004 at 06:25:47PM +, Martin Michlmayr wrote: > * Ron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-03-11 15:24]: > > My concern is that we find a DPL who is *honest* and *enthusiastic* > > about the future they see for the project and who is prepared to > > share t

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates, and a blatantly political answer

2004-03-11 Thread Ron
On Thu, Mar 11, 2004 at 06:25:47PM +, Martin Michlmayr wrote: > * Ron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-03-11 15:24]: > > My concern is that we find a DPL who is *honest* and *enthusiastic* > > about the future they see for the project and who is prepared to > > share t

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates, and a blatantly political answer

2004-03-10 Thread Ron
nthusiastic about taking it on in that spirit until someone with a real and brilliant vision to share comes along again. Beware then Gergelybrush Nagywood, it is too late to nominate anyone else, and you might be left holding the body _and_ the tama when the coroner arrives... Ron (who

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates, and a blatantly political answer

2004-03-10 Thread Ron
nthusiastic about taking it on in that spirit until someone with a real and brilliant vision to share comes along again. Beware then Gergelybrush Nagywood, it is too late to nominate anyone else, and you might be left holding the body _and_ the tama when the coroner arrives... Ron (who

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates, and a blatantly political answer

2004-03-10 Thread Ron
ou say). I hereby offer a premonition. Overfiend will never be DPL until he matures enough to become his own asshole again. (bets or enquiries from the James Randy foundation to private mail please) Ron

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates, and a blatantly political answer

2004-03-10 Thread Ron
ou say). I hereby offer a premonition. Overfiend will never be DPL until he matures enough to become his own asshole again. (bets or enquiries from the James Randy foundation to private mail please) Ron -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: GR: Removal of non-free

2004-01-02 Thread Ron
#x27;t mean that we are any lesser for still being only a part of the way along that road. Our scope is also commensurately greater. Anyway, this got longer than I might have hoped, but I also don't have time for onanistic opinion pieces on these lists very often either. I've got

Re: GR: Removal of non-free

2004-01-01 Thread Ron
#x27;t mean that we are any lesser for still being only a part of the way along that road. Our scope is also commensurately greater. Anyway, this got longer than I might have hoped, but I also don't have time for onanistic opinion pieces on these lists very often either. I've got