Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 09:24:45AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > I would certainly not like to vote for someone who just said "I'll > support whatever the project supports", since that would not be a > "leader" at all, but a follower :) Or perhaps that means he thinks it's an issue for the develope

Re: Vote Tallied

2001-03-13 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 02:14:26AM -1000, Brian Russo wrote: > CONSPIRACY!! > I demand a manual recount.. Aside: check out www.gwbush.com. Cheesy, but there's a few funny bits. Like the bumper stickers: "One Person, One Vote (may not apply in some states)", and "Don't Blame Me, I voted with the

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 09:24:45AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > I would certainly not like to vote for someone who just said "I'll > support whatever the project supports", since that would not be a > "leader" at all, but a follower :) Strange enough, this is what the constitution expects the lead

Re: Vote Tallied

2001-03-13 Thread Brian Russo
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 09:26:37PM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 02:14:26AM -1000, Brian Russo wrote: > > CONSPIRACY!! > > I demand a manual recount.. > > Aside: check out www.gwbush.com. Cheesy, but there's a few > funny bits. Like the bumper stickers: "One Person, > On

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Joseph Carter
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 12:51:11PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > I would certainly not like to vote for someone who just said "I'll > > support whatever the project supports", since that would not be a > > "leader" at all, but a follower :) > > Strange enough, this is what the constitution e

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Ben Collins
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 12:51:11PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 09:24:45AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > I would certainly not like to vote for someone who just said "I'll > > support whatever the project supports", since that would not be a > > "leader" at all, but a f

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Ben Collins
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 09:21:36PM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 09:24:45AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > I would certainly not like to vote for someone who just said "I'll > > support whatever the project supports", since that would not be a > > "leader" at all, but a fol

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Brian Russo
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 10:38:02AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 12:51:11PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 09:24:45AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > > I would certainly not like to vote for someone who just said "I'll > > > support whatever the proj

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Ben Collins
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 05:50:23AM -1000, Brian Russo wrote: > On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 10:38:02AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 12:51:11PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 09:24:45AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > > > I would certainly not like to

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Michael Stone
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 10:45:47AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > understand that :) Rest assured that my only intention is that I firmly > believe the leader should have an opinion and beliefs. Developers vote OTOH, is it really necessary for the DPL to have a strong opinion on *every* issue? I kno

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 10:38:02AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > You misunderstand. Having an opinion and trying to "lead" the project does > not mean overriding the Developers' final decisions. Obviously the DPL > can have one opinion, and lobby for one result, while still making > decisions based

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Ben Collins
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 07:54:46PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 10:38:02AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > You misunderstand. Having an opinion and trying to "lead" the project does > > not mean overriding the Developers' final decisions. Obviously the DPL > > can have on

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Brian May
> "Ben" == Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Ben> I would certainly not like to vote for someone who just said Ben> "I'll support whatever the project supports", since that Ben> would not be a "leader" at all, but a follower :) The leader has to make the right decision. Thi

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 09:24:45AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > I would certainly not like to vote for someone who just said "I'll > support whatever the project supports", since that would not be a > "leader" at all, but a follower :) Or perhaps that means he thinks it's an issue for the developer

Re: Vote Tallied

2001-03-13 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 02:14:26AM -1000, Brian Russo wrote: > CONSPIRACY!! > I demand a manual recount.. Aside: check out www.gwbush.com. Cheesy, but there's a few funny bits. Like the bumper stickers: "One Person, One Vote (may not apply in some states)", and "Don't Blame Me, I voted with the M

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 09:24:45AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > I would certainly not like to vote for someone who just said "I'll > support whatever the project supports", since that would not be a > "leader" at all, but a follower :) Strange enough, this is what the constitution expects the leade

Re: Vote Tallied

2001-03-13 Thread Brian Russo
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 09:26:37PM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 02:14:26AM -1000, Brian Russo wrote: > > CONSPIRACY!! > > I demand a manual recount.. > > Aside: check out www.gwbush.com. Cheesy, but there's a few > funny bits. Like the bumper stickers: "One Person, > One

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Joseph Carter
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 12:51:11PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > I would certainly not like to vote for someone who just said "I'll > > support whatever the project supports", since that would not be a > > "leader" at all, but a follower :) > > Strange enough, this is what the constitution ex

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Ben Collins
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 12:51:11PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 09:24:45AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > I would certainly not like to vote for someone who just said "I'll > > support whatever the project supports", since that would not be a > > "leader" at all, but a fo

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Ben Collins
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 09:21:36PM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 09:24:45AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > I would certainly not like to vote for someone who just said "I'll > > support whatever the project supports", since that would not be a > > "leader" at all, but a foll

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Brian Russo
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 10:38:02AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 12:51:11PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 09:24:45AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > > I would certainly not like to vote for someone who just said "I'll > > > support whatever the proje

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Ben Collins
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 05:50:23AM -1000, Brian Russo wrote: > On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 10:38:02AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 12:51:11PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 09:24:45AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > > > I would certainly not like to

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Michael Stone
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 10:45:47AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > understand that :) Rest assured that my only intention is that I firmly > believe the leader should have an opinion and beliefs. Developers vote OTOH, is it really necessary for the DPL to have a strong opinion on *every* issue? I know

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 10:38:02AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > You misunderstand. Having an opinion and trying to "lead" the project does > not mean overriding the Developers' final decisions. Obviously the DPL > can have one opinion, and lobby for one result, while still making > decisions based o

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Ben Collins
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 07:54:46PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 10:38:02AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > You misunderstand. Having an opinion and trying to "lead" the project does > > not mean overriding the Developers' final decisions. Obviously the DPL > > can have one

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-13 Thread Brian May
> "Ben" == Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Ben> I would certainly not like to vote for someone who just said Ben> "I'll support whatever the project supports", since that Ben> would not be a "leader" at all, but a follower :) The leader has to make the right decision. This