+1 Some advocate this as a way to force everyone into using objective metrics, under the assumption that less principled things happen, but I think the drawbacks outweigh that: loss of candid feedback, hurt feelings after public criticism, etc.
On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 9:07 AM, Allen Wittenauer <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sep 19, 2015, at 10:51 PM, Nick Dimiduk <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'd be curious for an example community who handles discussions re: new > > committers and PMC roles on the dev list. From what I've seen on other > > projects, those conversations benefit from the level of discretion > afforded > > by having them on the private list. > > +1 on that. > > I don't think it's particularly beneficial weighing (effectively) people's > future with a project publicly. The Internet never forgets. > > > -- Best regards, - Andy Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by hitting back. - Piet Hein (via Tom White)
