On 11 June 2014 14:19, Andrew Edwards via Digitalmars-d-announce <[email protected]> wrote: > On 6/11/14, 2:23 AM, deadalnix wrote: >> >> I'll be there to test and bug report ! Thank for being the release >> lieutenant. > > > In my world a lieutenant is absolutely useless. Given the tutelage and > guidance of solid staff non-commissioned officer, some day they will become > productive members of the community. If they don't find such a mentor > however, they will become loose cannons: destroying all in their path. > > I tend to see life from a different perspective. Officers, in general, are > quite useless. They are the "good idea fairies" who give little, if any, > consideration to the ramifications of their ideas/proposals and will stop at > nothing to see them come to fruition: regardless of consequences. Worse > still, they are absolutely incapable of implementing the ideas/proposals > they generate. > > I prefer a "Chief and Indian" analogy. The Chief knows what needs to get > done and, though she may not know have the tasks required to get the job > done, leverages the strengths of the Indians to do so. The Indians provide > the skills and know-how, and actually does the work. > > This community needs far more Chiefs and Indians (arguably more Indians than > Chiefs): and way less lieutenants. > > Oh, wow! That was a pretty long way around to say thank you for your > continued support.
Nice analogy (and outlook!) Now, as 'Chief' of GDC talking to 'Chief' or D releases, I must say that the release timings are abysmal. At least 2 months overdue. I have only just managed to catch up to 2.065, and that's not due out till the weekend. Things used to be so much easier when releases were less than 2 months apart.
