On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 10:38:02AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 12:51:11PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 09:24:45AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > > I would certainly not like to vote for someone who just said "I'll > > > support whatever the project supports", since that would not be a > > > "leader" at all, but a follower :) > > > > Strange enough, this is what the constitution expects the leader to do. > > > > 5.3. Procedure > > > > The Project Leader should attempt to make decisions which are > > consistent with the consensus of the opinions of the Developers. > > > > Where practical the Project Leader should informally solicit the views > > of the Developers. > > > > The Project Leader should avoid overemphasizing their own point of > > view when making decisions in their capacity as Leader. > > > > I would certainly not vote a candidate who is not familiar with this > > paragraph of the constitution, or who is not willing to follow it. > > You misunderstand. Having an opinion and trying to "lead" the project does > not mean overriding the Developers' final decisions. Obviously the DPL > can have one opinion, and lobby for one result, while still making > decisions based on what the developers wish.
is this just a euphemism for "pandering to the mob" ? i.e. no conviction in your beliefs. sure, dpl should weigh developers decisions, no doubt there. but the way you say "making decisions based on what the developers wish", i interpret that to mean he will essentially translate their desires => his actions, which is not necessarily good. perhaps you really meant "weigh the desires of the developers carefully/heavily" ? -- Brian Russo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian/GNU Linux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.debian.org LPSG "member" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.lpsg.org -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
