> -----Original Message----- > From: Noel J. Bergman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 17 December 2004 03:09 > To: community@apache.org > Subject: RE: [ANN] Avalon Closed > > Stephen McConnell wrote: > > > When you say "and the two container factions that chose not to > > participate with everyone else" you are implying and active choice?
> > Do you believe that the Avalon community was presented with a > > choice? > > Yes to both. And multiple of each over extended periods of time. > > > Secondly, do you believe that the Metro project was established on > > the premise of "non-participation" or was "pastures that permit such > > behavior" just an unfortunate turn of phrase? > > My reference was to the choice by the Metro project to go elsewhere, > where the leaders can make decisions without needing to cater to > competing or conflicting voices from an established community, rather > than to keep Metro within the ASF, and within the bounds of our > decision making processes. Thank you for that clarification. Concerning our decision making processes, I have a couple of questions... * What do you think is the role of a PMC in our decision making process? * Within our decision processes, what do you think is more important - the community or the individual? Stephen. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]