On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Roy Bamford<neddyseag...@gentoo.org> wrote: > Oh. Don't talk about 'common sense' GLEP39 does not mention it, so it > doesn't count ... and its much rarer than you may think. >
I would like to make a stand for more usage of common sense and "wisdom" in interpretation of rules. It more often than not makes for more sensible and useful decisions. To this end, I advocate the following TED talk: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/barry_schwartz_on_our_loss_of_wisdom.html >From Donnie's twitter status[1] from a while back, I take it he would agree as well. > Lastly, as a trustee and partly legally responsible for decisions made > on behalf of Gentoo, I am uneasy with the concept of non developers > making those decisions. Now reread my 'what if' above with that > liability in mind. > This is an interesting point that I doubt many here would have thought of. 1. http://twitter.com/dberkholz/status/2345098446 -- ~Nirbheek Chauhan
