Hi, >>"Ted" == Ted Whalen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Ted> Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> I think if we ratify the constitution, we can get the tech >> committee to take over the policy managers job. One of the >> objections people had was that the policy manager was one lone >> individual, and they felt that they were at the whims of that >> individual. The tech committee is supposed to be made up of people >> who have displayed a modicum of technical competence, and they are >> not individuals either. Ted> I've generally found that rudderless committees lead to impasse. Ted> Perhaps if we redesignate the 'policy manager' the 'policy Ted> chairman'. Moving the position away fron definition of policy Ted> and final decision making and towards /leadership/ of the policy Ted> group. Groups without well-defined leaders, without people who Ted> set and enforce an agenda, tend to sit around and bicker. (cf Ted> debian-devel) If we're going to have an anarchy, let's at least Ted> designate a 'chief anarchist'. Have read the constitution? If the technical committee is rudderless, we have a serious problem. Secondly, the tech committee has a chairman. There are well defined procedures for conflict resolution in the committee. So most of your objections are groundless where it comes to this proposal. manoj -- You will be recognized and honored as a community leader. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]