Hello Bret and All Mr Hess was writing to the 1000+ Debian developers so the subject line *may* have made instant sense to them, but I take the wider point.
We had better explain the 'so long and thanks for all the fish' quote as well (looking at your sig) for the benefit of others. In one of the volumes of the *The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy*, a very funny mock science fiction story, the dolphins all suddenly disappear. They have in fact left Earth because they know that the planet is about to be destroyed to make way for a hyperspace route. They send the message 'so long and thanks for all the fish' to the humans by swimming in a certain configuration (I recall). Mr Hess has made some definite choices about work/life balance [1] and I'm sure he will find an outlet for his considerable talents. I think that Mr Hess's approach to things is to focus on the *rules that define the process* (i.e. the Debian constitution) rather than any specific contingent features of the way the process is unfolding at present (the init/integration thing). If there are any long time users here, I too would like to know more about the Constitution and the history. I did find a chapter from someone's thesis [2] which seems to describe the transition from a small community of developers working on 'rough consensus' to a larger and more formal organisation. It is a bit academic but seems to ring true in the present circumstances. [1] http://joey.hess.usesthis.com/ [2] http://www.law.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/ECM_PRO_067658.pdf Cheers On 8 November 2014 07:31, Bret Busby <bret.bu...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 08/11/2014, Carl Fink <c...@finknetwork.com> wrote: >> Anyone else read the subject line and think, "Why would I care that Joey is >> gay?" >> -- > > I read the subject line, and got the impression that someone had been > released from prison. > > Clarity and unambiguousness are important in email message subject fields. > > -- > Bret Busby > Armadale > West Australia > .............. > > "So once you do know what the question actually is, > you'll know what the answer means." > - Deep Thought, > Chapter 28 of Book 1 of > "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: > A Trilogy In Four Parts", > written by Douglas Adams, > published by Pan Books, 1992 > > .................................................... > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > https://lists.debian.org/CACX6j8OJppp0Fn2S5KQ7b65_rp-MgUQ36V3TjYLg=e=k0om...@mail.gmail.com > -- Keith Burnett http://sohcahtoa.org.uk/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CAA6tw_HtpnBYdrqXeBa=yicoz0ipv8he7f6jdd1-0-b0yos...@mail.gmail.com
