On 3/20/06, Craig McClanahan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At Apache, committers are a self-selected meritocracy.
That is a contradiction in terms (what is sometimes called an "oxymoron"). I'll take your word that they are self-elected (honestly, I don't know). Therefore, meritocracy is not involved, self-interest is. To be a meritocracy, more than the already elected committers would have to participate in the election. > If you cannot > convince existing committers that you belong, then you don't belong. Much better explanation, although I would replace "then you don't belong." with "then they make sure you are not allowed in." to be more thruthful. > Deal with it. Or go away. Almost a perfect exposition of your attitude. My only quibble is that the only way to "deal with it" is to "go away", so the "Or" implies a false dichotomy. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
