On 10/31/07, Jody Goldberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nonsense. When GNOME joined ECMA I made an open request for other > members to join the TCs of interest. You could easily have > contacted me and had direct access to the MS reps. With the > capability to open issues and suggestions on how to clarify the > spec. > > > > If that level of disagreement is unacceptable in the community > > > then I can leave ECMA and request that they discontinue the > > > GNOME Foundation's membership. > > > This was an offer not a threat. I'd be charitable characterising my > thoughts as a minority opinion in GNOME, and the FLOSS community.
That seems to be correct. > It is uncomfortable acting as a representative of the foundation in > a role that many members do not agree should exist. My private > preferences should not negatively impact the foundation, or go > against the will of the majority of members. A representative should be representative of the people he or she is representing. Can you be representative if your personal opinion is diametrically opposite to the one you are representing? I mean, you are doing a really great technical job improving OOXML while most in the community really want the standardization process to fail. Are you also Novell's representative on TC 45 if I may ask? > Snide comments about not making a 'strong an effort' to 'fully' > 'make it better' are rude. The Novell reps and I are the only FLOSS > or ODF aware people who have bothered to join ECMA TC45. Start > helping out and I'll take your pontification more seriously. I think that The GNOME participating in OOXML lends it a credibility it does not deserve. Joining ECMA TC45 would be like joining of the political party you dislike the most to improve their politics. -- mvh Björn _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
