> -----Original Message----- > From: Rodent of Unusual Size [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21 December 2004 14:32 > To: community@apache.org > Subject: Re: [ANN] Avalon Closed > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Stephen McConnell wrote: > >> > >> Once again, there was no technical breach of procedure. Of custom, > >> perhaps, but not of procedure. This is another dead horse that > >> should stop getting beaten. > > > > A set of polices and procedures were established and these procedures > > governing the decision making processes within the Avalon PMC. These > > policies established rules concerning discussion, voting, and reporting. > > Unfortunately Aaron decided that he was above these rules, a notion > > supported by the Chairman and a number of the members of the board. > > No policy adopted by a project can supercede the policies of the ASF. > Any that do are null and void, or, at best, advisory only.
Then clearly you have been negligent in your responsibility towards the Avalon community. If the Avalon policies are invalid - why did the Chairman not say so? Why did *you* remain silent? Why did every member of the board choose to sit or their thumbs? Explain how your selective and timely prose contribute to the proper running of this organization? Authority without accountability? I'm could imagine why you and other members of the board feel comfortable with this. Make a chair accountable to the committee and the next thing you know will be board accountability to chairs. Oh god - would that send a rocket up the darker passages of the ASF! Stephen. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
