>>"Ian" == Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> b) I objected to document being written apparently with the
>> ratification of the *technical* committee, despite this not
>> being a technical issue; and that too was dismissed with ``it is
>> important to do so''; despite no other member of the committee
>> ever having expressed any desire to expand the role of the
>> committee beyond the initial charter.
Ian> Constitution 6.1(5)
Ian> 5. Offer advice.
Ian> The Technical Committee may make formal announcements about its
Ian> views on any matter. ((Individual members may of course make
Ian> informal statements about their views and about the likely views
Ian> of the committee.))
I posit then that there is no indication that these are
anywhere close to the views of the techmnical committee, since there
has been absolutely no discussion of far less the contents, but even
the intent of creating such a document on the committee mailing list.
Can I too start writing up documents and claim that they ar4e
joint recommendations of the Technical committee? Since we are no
longer restricted to technical issues, I have a few choice things to
say about the dcma, the us senate elections, and a local councilman,
(not to mention Kashmir and Iraq), and I'd love to have the tech
ctte seal on these pronouncements.
The right thing to have done, if you wanted the stamp of the
committee, was to actually have sounded out the committee to see if
the members were comfortable witht he intent, and the wording, of
this documents. As one such member, I am comfortable with perhaps the
former, but certainly not the latter.
Ian> Well, no-one but me is doing this.
And there lies the rub. This is a social problem, and the
solution must needs be social, not something that no one but you is
doing.
Ian> I've tried talking to Branden and I've found it unproductive.
Ian> So, what I ought to do at this point is refer it to the project
Ian> leadership, but the project leader isn't answering his mail.
So this document's recommended practices are already falling
flat on their face. Sounds like we need better mechanisms, don't you
think?
Ian> So I'm going to press ahead.
Wonderful. I am in a dispute, I can't work it out, so I'll
just press on ahead and do what I want. I notice that that is not
what this document recommends -- so it is do what I say (even though
it did not work for me), not as I do.
Ian> If you want to do it some different way, go ahead. In
Ian> particular, if you think this ought to be a GR then go and write
Ian> one up and see if you can get your sponsors to agree, and we can
Ian> end up having all the developers vote on every clause.
We nee4d to have a decent document, with input from more than
one person, to present to a GR. I note that you have ignored most of
the people with concrete concerns that have actually posted here.
Ian> Personally I think that deciding process questions (like whether a bug
Ian> should be open or not under some circumstances) by voting is a very
Ian> bad idea. That's what we have the leadership for.
What leadership exactly are you talking about?
Ian> I'm going to digress here somewhat on the `lurkers support me in
Ian> email' question:
I a going to outright reject that these hypothetical lurkers
have any bearing on a public social document that is supposed to
govern the behaviour of the project members. A document like this
needs to be processed in the public arenas; if these groupies
actually do exists, I suggest they make their voices heard.
I am tired of the impression that people have that important
business in the project gets conducted behind closed doors by cigar
chomping old boys of the cabal. So please stand up and be counted,
people.
manoj
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