On 3/20/2013 4:33 AM, Eliot Lear wrote:
Let's not play Internet lawyers about this. How Jari's design team
bring in real lawyers at the appropriate time?
Or not.
There's an important choice between focusing on the sufficiency of
representation from a defined set of population groups, versus focusing
on the need for true diversity and the means of achieving it.
The former is a numbers game and produces soulless mechanics that can't
possibly be constructive, in a group as small and specialized as ours.
The latter is a culture game and actively seeks as a rich range of
perspectives as practical, knowing that it can't get /all/ perspectives.
d/
ps. A small point to watch for, if there is a focus on a defined list
of groups, is the difference between discriminating /against/, versus
ensuring representation /from/. Active prohibition vs. active
solicitation. The exchange between Margaret and Stuart seemed to mix
these. We need to be careful about the distinction.
--
Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
bbiw.net
