Re: core team disbands

2004-01-01 Thread David Dawes
On Wed, Dec 31, 2003 at 11:47:19PM +, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote: >* David Dawes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >> On Wed, Dec 31, 2003 at 07:39:35PM +, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote: >> >Can someone explain what impact this actually has? I've got to be honest >> >and admit to not actually und

Re: core team disbands

2003-12-31 Thread Dr. David Alan Gilbert
* David Dawes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Wed, Dec 31, 2003 at 07:39:35PM +, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote: > >Can someone explain what impact this actually has? I've got to be honest > >and admit to not actually understanding how the 'core team' releates to > >any other part of XFree. > >

Re: core team disbands

2003-12-31 Thread Richard A. Hecker
David Dawes wrote: > Why force eveyone into the > same mould? Giving people choices as to where and how they apply > their skills can only increase the overall level of contributions. I agree. Instead of advocating that the project force the same mould, I see this as an opportunity to revamp i

Re: core team disbands

2003-12-31 Thread Harold L Hunt II
David Dawes wrote: On Wed, Dec 31, 2003 at 11:27:15AM -0800, Richard A. Hecker wrote: David Dawes wrote: I believe that this is an acknowlegement that the core team was no longer representative of the active, experienced and skilled XFree86 developers, or a place where technical discussion happ

Re: core team disbands

2003-12-31 Thread David Dawes
On Wed, Dec 31, 2003 at 11:27:15AM -0800, Richard A. Hecker wrote: >David Dawes wrote: > >> >> I believe that this is an acknowlegement that the core team was no longer >> representative of the active, experienced and skilled XFree86 developers, >> or a place where technical discussion happens. >>

Re: core team disbands

2003-12-31 Thread David Dawes
On Wed, Dec 31, 2003 at 07:39:35PM +, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote: >Can someone explain what impact this actually has? I've got to be honest >and admit to not actually understanding how the 'core team' releates to >any other part of XFree. There you go. It was an anachronism that is no longe

Re: core team disbands

2003-12-31 Thread Dr. David Alan Gilbert
Can someone explain what impact this actually has? I've got to be honest and admit to not actually understanding how the 'core team' releates to any other part of XFree. Dave -Open up your eyes, open up your mind, open up your code --- / Dr. David Alan Gilbert| Running GNU/Linux on

Re: core team disbands

2003-12-31 Thread Richard A. Hecker
David Dawes wrote: > > I believe that this is an acknowlegement that the core team was no longer > representative of the active, experienced and skilled XFree86 developers, > or a place where technical discussion happens. > Such an acknowledgement could have been derived long ago from the dissent

Re: core team disbands

2003-12-30 Thread Harold L Hunt II
David Dawes wrote: I'm very pleased to announce that a majority of the XFree86 core team has voted in favour of my proposal to disband the core team. I believe that this is an acknowlegement that the core team was no longer representative of the active, experienced and skilled XFree86 developers,

core team disbands

2003-12-30 Thread David Dawes
I'm very pleased to announce that a majority of the XFree86 core team has voted in favour of my proposal to disband the core team. I believe that this is an acknowlegement that the core team was no longer representative of the active, experienced and skilled XFree86 developers, or a place where te