> From: Stephen McConnell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 25 October 2002 19:55
> Justin Erenkrantz wrote: > > > --On Friday, October 25, 2002 12:58 PM +0200 Stephen McConnell > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> PMC's have some things to dictate - license policy - voting policy > >> - security policy - duspute resolution mechanisms. The PMC could > >> choose to use the Jakata policies with would be a good starting > >> point. > > > > > > The one thing I can be absolutely sure of is that this PMC will not be > > involved in disputes about code *ever*. (No, I don't speak for the > > entire PMC.) There will be no 'veto override' and 'veto of last > > resort' or any other such nonsense. If dueling vetos exist, I > > couldn't care less what the PMC says - it's the job of the committers > > (and the relevant community) to duke it out. +1 > I understand where your comming from and in 99.9% of the cases I think > your right. However, following classic Jakarta rules provides for > deadlocks withing which a hell of a lot of strees can be placed on a > community. Rules provide structure and a framework that enable rolution > of issues without resorting personal duke-it-out (and the associated > stress) ... I guess I see rules much more like the lines on a soccer > field - you know where your can go - you know what expected, whats' not > expected - makes for civilized communities :-) No, the people in the community make it civilized, not the rules. > > Whenever two committers get in a fight, they shouldn't be running to > > 'Mommy PMC' to solve their problems. Namely because both of them will > > probably be on the PMC anyway. So, it's not going to be that productive. > > That's the negative way to look at a PMC - but its a majority view - It is? Can that be attributed to the fact that the Jakarta PMC is a small elected group? Or is there another reason? > maybe it should be renamed to PECker "Project Avangilization Club" - and > the members are there to make you sucessfull. Yes I know a dozen people > and going to say no-way - but hey - everyone is allowed an opinion ! Sander
