On Mon, January 14, 2008 5:06 pm, Martin Cooper wrote: > On Jan 14, 2008 10:05 AM, Ted Husted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> It's true that we're volunteers, and any of us can walk away whenever >> we like, but it's also true that when we vote +1 on a GA, each voter >> is saying that he or she intends to help support the release. >> > > No, it's not. That is a myth that you have been perpetuating for several > years now, but it's just not true, and quite frankly I'm fed up hearing > it. > > A +1 vote for a GA release is a vote of confidence that the corresponding > bits are suitable for GA release, and hence for consumption by "the > public". > Certainly someone casting such a vote may take into consideration the > likelihood, or otherwise, that the release will be supported by the > community (although in truth that should have been a topic of discussion > before the bits ever came to a vote). However, a +1 vote is *not* an > assertion that the voter, specifically, intends to provide such support.
An open-source "community" based on the premise that simply throwing the bits out there once you feel they are ready, and there is no implied responsibility of those throwing the bits out there to offer at least *some minimal degree* of support, is tantamount to a community destined to destroy itself, plain and simple. This would be much like the manufacturer of dynamite saying "here's the sticks, we *believe* they're ready for your use, but don't assume we're going to answer the phone if you come calling for help". I dare say no one would use the explosive from that manufacturer given that statement, nor would too many likely use an open-source project that made such a statement, directly or implied. No, Ted's assertion, as I read it, is that open-source developers should take at least *some* degree of responsibility for the bits they release, and I happen to very much agree with that. The developers *are* the community, isn't that a big part of the Apache Way? If those casting the votes do not intend to support what they are voting for, who is expected to? > -- > Martin Cooper Frank -- Frank W. Zammetti Author of "Practical DWR 2 Projects" (2008, Apress, ISBN 1-59059-941-1) and "JavaScript, DOM Scripting and Ajax Projects" (2007, Apress, ISBN 1-59059-816-4) and "Practical Ajax Projects With Java Technology" (2006, Apress, ISBN 1-59059-695-1) Java Web Parts - http://javawebparts.sourceforge.net Supplying the wheel, so you don't have to reinvent it! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
