On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 02:26:41PM +0000, MJ Ray wrote: >Package: doc-debian >Severity: wishlist > >Anthony Towns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] >> But if you want a favour from someone -- like access to some restricted >> service -- you're much more likely to get it if either (a) that someone >> wants to do you the favour already; or (b) you approach it as "Hi, I'd like >> to help. There's a bunch of gruntwork that I think would help and that I >> could do if you'd like me to. I'm not trying to change policy or get any >> more say in how things work or become famous or whatever, just help out" >> and actually mean it. [...] > ><q class="ramble">This is something where the project isn't managing >expectations very well. In some official docs, such as the Debian FAQ >http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-basic_defs.en.html >debian is described as "the only major Linux distribution that is >being developed cooperatively" which really isn't true, because we >don't share basic cooperative values, such as open and voluntary >membership, member economic participation, much democratic member >control or much concern for community. (For a full list, see >http://www.ica.coop/coop/principles.html >- I'd welcome moves to adopt more of them, but I'd expect resistance.)
You seem to be trying a land-grab on the word "cooperatively". That word does not (at all) have to mean "as a cooperative" in the sense you're assuming. We're people cooperating to develop Debian, that's all. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Because heaters aren't purple!" -- Catherine Pitt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
