From owner-freebsd-doc Wed Mar 21 1:20: 9 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B648437B71D for ; Wed, 21 Mar 2001 01:20:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.11.1/8.11.1) id f2L9K3627175; Wed, 21 Mar 2001 01:20:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 01:20:03 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200103210920.f2L9K3627175@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Cc: From: "Dan Langille" Subject: Re: docs/25783: Add a new rule to the Committer Guid Reply-To: "Dan Langille" Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR docs/25783; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Dan Langille" To: obrien@FreeBSD.org Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/25783: Add a new rule to the Committer Guid Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 21:17:20 +1200 On 20 Mar 2001, at 21:06, obrien@FreeBSD.org wrote: > > Hmm, the only thing I see with this (the patch looks ok) is that the > > rules in the CG were actually a list of rules that were drafted by > > -core and voted on by the committers about a year or so ago. > > Correct. Rules cannot be just added by anyone at a whim. The rules > when thru a long debative process and then were formally ratified. > On this point, I object to this being committed. This isn't a whim. It's been long thought upon. I have no problem with a long debative process followed by a formal ratification if that's what you want > Also, The Rules were purposely kept to a minimal set. This patch goes > against that desire; and so I object to the patch on this point also. Do you actually agree with the concepts behind the rule? Debating it on procedure is one thing. But I feel you're avoiding the bigger issue. -- Dan Langille pgpkey - finger dan@unixathome.org | http://unixathome.org/finger.php got any work? I'm looking for some. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message