It is a nice idea and I have proposed it in the past however most likely such organization will devolve to the current status-quo with core;however, if the oversight committee is composed of individuals from companies using FreeBSD it may actually work for committee should have a vested interest in FreeBSD.
Vince Vielhaber wrote: > On 03-Jun-99 Jaye Mathisen wrote: > > > > I second this. Even if it's a bit painful, somebody who has been working > > diligently at this needs to be able to be make their work usable quickly. > > I would guess that not too many things hinder progress, or quash desire > > more than fixes to problems languishing. > > > > There has to be some middle ground somewhere that lets Matt get his fixes > > in quickly, and still doesn't ruffle too many core feathers. > > > > I had the opportunity to hear some of the core side recently, and I > > certainly sympathize or empathize with the issue, but nobody else has > > stepped up to fix the NFS problems, and I would like to see this > > opportunity capitalized on. > > Not knowing the FULL story from both sides, I feel it'd be inappropriate > if I were to comment on it. However knowing Matt's coding abilities, > having seen the eruption here a few months ago, and the past splits that > IIUC were due to core problems, perhaps an oversight board (for lack of > a better description) consisting of zero core people and zero committers > may help to stop or solve some of these erruptions before they spill out > into the public's view. Who does a coder, committer, core member, etc, > have to turn to if (s)he feels (s)he's getting the shaft? Not anything > aimed at you (Jordan) or David, but let's face it - you two have enough > to do without having to worry about the petty crap that seeps out as well. > > Vince. > -- > ========================================================================== > Vince Vielhaber -- KA8CSH email: v...@michvhf.com flame-mail: /dev/null > # include <std/disclaimers.h> TEAM-OS2 > Online Campground Directory http://www.camping-usa.com > Online Giftshop Superstore http://www.cloudninegifts.com > ========================================================================== > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
