On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 08:03:17AM -0500, Jim Jagielski wrote:
> Sorry, that's not how the ASF works. There is no concept of BDFL.
> Everyone's vote and opinion on the PMC has the exact same weight.
> Anyone can legally and officially veto anything (with a solid technical
> reason).
>
> If the concept of BDFL is crucial to CouchDB, then it does not
> belong under the ASF...
...
> As long as it *is* the vision of the PMC, and not the vision of one
> person and the PMC, like sheep, simply accept it...
I am really struggling to understand the comprehension failure here.
In summary:
* The ASF works by giving every member of the PMC a binding vote in all
decisions. Each member of the PMC has the same power.
* By definition, each member of the PMC has the privilege to choose how they
vote and for what reasons.
* If the members of the PMC decide on a personal basis that they wish to
accept guidance from one person as a BDFL type figure that is absolutely
their imperative.
* You can see from previous votes that we are all happy to disagree with each
other, including Damien, when we feel a particular way about something. I
resent your implication that there is any "sheepishness" about the process.
* To suggest any alternative to this is to be encouraging us as a PMC to
purposefully disagree with each other and cause problems simply because we
have the power to do so.
* To imply that we *mindlessly* follow Damien about like lost sheep is both
insulting and incredibly presumptuous.
As a PMC member I am happy to be guided by Damien's vision for CouchDB.
If you wish to be a PMC member who isn't, there is a process in place for that.
Thanks,
--
Noah Slater, http://tumbolia.org/nslater
