> -----Original Message----- > From: Branko Čibej [mailto:br...@apache.org] > Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 9:31 PM > To: dev@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Re: volunteer activity tracking > I'm not sure what you mean by "legally acquired merit."
I mean that community members became PMC members in the way the Apache rules dictate. > > Or are members of the PMC not allowed to have different > opinions when voting? > > > They surely are, but a healthy community will reach a > consensus through > discussion, not by majority fiat through a vote. This is actually a > crucial point and what the ASF is all about: and, if you find yourself > making decisions by voting, rather than the vote being just a way to > formally confirm prior consensus, then something has gone very wrong. I think so as much as you do. Unfortunately, I also feel that some project or PMC members (not all) are not welcome to make critical remarks. So far, I still hope I'm wrong. > Different opinions /should/ be ironed out through discussion. > If they're > not, eventually the community will break up. If the community finds > itself unable to form consensus about some topic, it's better to > postpone any decision, or explore alternatives. > > > > And if they may, may they not have different opinions in > the future than at the time when they became a PMC member? > > > Of course they may. That's a normal consequence of learning, > after all. Thank you. It's good to hear that there are people who see it that way. greetings, Jörg --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
