> -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen McConnell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 6:16 AM > To: Avalon Developers List > Subject: Re: Charter.txt > > > > > Peter Donald wrote: > > >On Wed, 4 Dec 2002 15:59, Berin Loritsch wrote: > > > > > >>Stephen has already made clear his dislike of the word "unanimous", > >>but before we blindly remove that word, we need to come to community > >>consensus. > >> > >> > > > >I am +1 on unanimous because it forces consensus for forward > motion. It may > >mean things take longer to get decided but usually the > decisions are better > >for it. > > > > And thereby grant the right to a single individual to block progress. > That takes away the ability of the PMC to function. If when you take > away it ability to function you have taken away its ability > to represent > the comunity and its ability to meet its obligations to the board.
Steve, your fears are duly noted. Keep in mind that it is the PMC that must be unanimous--not the general committer populus. I am sure that people who have a proven track record of being able to work with others can come to agreement. I am also sure that unanimous has to work any time there is a legal issue at stake. Remember PMC does not make technical decisions so there is unlikely to be an undue amount of blocking--and never for frivolent reasons. PMC is responsible to oversee the legal aspects of this community. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
