On 21.11.2019 14:42, Jörg Schmidt wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Branko Čibej [mailto:br...@apache.org] >> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 2:16 PM >> To: dev@openoffice.apache.org >> Subject: Re: volunteer activity tracking > >> I have not heard of a single instance in the history of the ASF where >> merit was bought -- either through donations or through salaried >> employees. I'm sure there have been attempts, we all know >> what nonsense >> "smart" managers are capable of coming up with. > And I didn't(!!!) say anyone intended to buy "merit". I was talking about > legally acquired merit.
I'm not sure what you mean by "legally acquired merit." > Or are members of the PMC not allowed to have different opinions when voting? They surely are, but a healthy community will reach a consensus through discussion, not by majority fiat through a vote. This is actually a crucial point and what the ASF is all about: and, if you find yourself making decisions by voting, rather than the vote being just a way to formally confirm prior consensus, then something has gone very wrong. Different opinions /should/ be ironed out through discussion. If they're not, eventually the community will break up. If the community finds itself unable to form consensus about some topic, it's better to postpone any decision, or explore alternatives. > And if they may, may they not have different opinions in the future than at > the time when they became a PMC member? Of course they may. That's a normal consequence of learning, after all. -- Brane --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
