On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 7:22 AM, kcrisman <kcris...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > It sounds quite ominous. >> >> I thought the exact same thing. Very unimpressed. >> > > Though keep in mind it's probably a first draft.
I would say that it's primarily a sounding board for the BDFL for when executive decisions need to be made. It's also a place for conflict resolution that is best handled off-list or to put an end to bikeshedding and a stabilizing force for, e.g., when new spkgs are proposed whether they're for the long term benefit of Sage (as opposed to the submitters, who are have a strong bias for, and the rest of the crowd, who either doesn't care or says "that sounds good" without much personal investment.) - Robert -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org