Chris Gianelloni wrote: > On Thu, 2006-08-24 at 14:54 +0100, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: >> Most of these problems could be solved if we had a council that was far >> less spineless, a council that's prepared to address the *real* issues >> rather than doing nothing, a council that shows leadership and provides >> direction where it's needed without screwing things up where it's not. > > I definitely agree here. What has made me decide to run for the council > is my wish to see things improve before we honestly do start > hemorrhaging developers. We have seen indications that it is coming, > but it hasn't started quite yet. A strong leadership is needed to give > us direction where needed, and also to leave people well enough alone > where it is not needed. I hope that all of the people elected to the > council are capable of doing both, as it really is what Gentoo seems to > need. > > I also would much rather see us return to a system where the merit of > ones work plays a more important role in the voice one has on global > issues. Perhaps the idea of "one man, one vote" simply doesn't work > well amongst a large group of volunteers with vastly differing levels of > involvement. Perhaps more voting is the answer. Truthfully, I do not > know. However, I lean on the side of a strong set of leaders having the > authority to make decisions, with limited voting only to establish the > leaders. After all, if they're voted into office by the majority, then > the majority must want them to represent them, right?
Yes, yes, yes! Thanks, Donnie
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