Hi David, On Thu, 3 Jul 2003, David N. Welton wrote:
> As someone said, the process selects for people that are good at > dealing with beaurocracy. I tend to disagree with you here. It is true that somehow the NM process involves some burocracy but it also forces the applicant to expand her/his knowledge across several aspect of the project that otherwise would be underestimated. > I would like to see a meritocracy. You do good things (making .deb's, > helping out), you get added. It would waste people's time less, > because applicants who weren't ready wouldn't get added, and those who > were would be invited. Usually without these requirements it is even hard to find a sponsor that will advocate you for the process. Fabio -- Our mission: make IPv6 the default IP protocol "We are on a mission from God" - Elwood Blues http://www.itojun.org/paper/itojun-nanog-200210-ipv6isp/mgp00004.html

