Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-14 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 02:51:12PM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > 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 overridi

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-14 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 10:45:47AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > People seem to be very afraid of a dictoral leader, and I guess I can > understand that :) Well, we don't really seem to need one. We rarely need the technical committee, either. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-14 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 07:09:39AM -0800, Joseph Carter wrote: > on this matter. I think nobody denies that Ian wrote the constitution in > an attempt to effectively castrate the DPL and leave him all but powerless > in practice, Huh? > share their opinion. What we need is someone willing to

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-14 Thread Joseph Carter
On Wed, Mar 14, 2001 at 11:23:28PM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > > on this matter. I think nobody denies that Ian wrote the constitution in > > an attempt to effectively castrate the DPL and leave him all but powerless > > in practice, > > Huh? Ian Jackson was a non-leader. He was the comple

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-14 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Wed, Mar 14, 2001 at 10:09:26AM -0800, Joseph Carter wrote: > I'm sure at least two of our candidates will be strong leaders, though one > of them has a so far undiscussed potential conflict of interest regarding > his position in his employer's company. Hmm, well that's an interesting comme

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-14 Thread Joseph Carter
On Thu, Mar 15, 2001 at 08:08:31AM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > > I'm sure at least two of our candidates will be strong leaders, though one > > of them has a so far undiscussed potential conflict of interest regarding > > his position in his employer's company. > > Hmm, well that's an intere

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-14 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 02:51:12PM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > 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 overridin

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-14 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 10:45:47AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > People seem to be very afraid of a dictoral leader, and I guess I can > understand that :) Well, we don't really seem to need one. We rarely need the technical committee, either. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-14 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 07:09:39AM -0800, Joseph Carter wrote: > on this matter. I think nobody denies that Ian wrote the constitution in > an attempt to effectively castrate the DPL and leave him all but powerless > in practice, Huh? > share their opinion. What we need is someone willing to l

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-14 Thread Joseph Carter
On Wed, Mar 14, 2001 at 11:23:28PM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > > on this matter. I think nobody denies that Ian wrote the constitution in > > an attempt to effectively castrate the DPL and leave him all but powerless > > in practice, > > Huh? Ian Jackson was a non-leader. He was the complet

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-14 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Wed, Mar 14, 2001 at 10:09:26AM -0800, Joseph Carter wrote: > I'm sure at least two of our candidates will be strong leaders, though one > of them has a so far undiscussed potential conflict of interest regarding > his position in his employer's company. Hmm, well that's an interesting commen

Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates

2001-03-14 Thread Joseph Carter
On Thu, Mar 15, 2001 at 08:08:31AM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > > I'm sure at least two of our candidates will be strong leaders, though one > > of them has a so far undiscussed potential conflict of interest regarding > > his position in his employer's company. > > Hmm, well that's an interes