On 20200714 02:03:06, Kevin A. McGrail wrote:
Marc and others about voting,
The ASF is a meritocracy not a democracy. Voting privileges are earned by
demonstrating merit on a project. That is the project management committee aka
the PMC. Discussion with the PMC on this change started in early April with a
vote in early May by the PMC.
That raises a question that deserves an answer. Who votes on whether somebody
has earned merit? I suspect it is a closed system. {o.o}
To Marc, your Ad hominem attacks are not needed and I will ignore messages that
use them.
I agree with you here. I am trying to keep my arguments on the technical merit
of this change. I am trying to get them to reconsider their course of action. I
am trying not to lay into them the way I'd love to. And I believe I have slipped
a little. And I am extremely skeptical this change is going to make the project
"more inclusive" and draw in new developers, which I believe was a stated
non-technical aim.
To you and others spouting off, be reminded that this is a publicly archived
mailing list and you will be on the wrong side of history. Consider that when
you post.
That would be wise. But, be aware that this may be taken as a combative threat
by some people. Once you are trying to appease everybody you are doomed to
failure. You find yourself trying to second guess which way to jump regarding
how many of which people will be alienated. It is lose-lose. And it's
heartbreaking to watch.
Regards, KAM
{o.o}
