Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 15:31:18 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org> To: Jordan Hubbard <jkh@freebsd.org> Cc: brian@freebsd-services.com, paul@freebsd-services.com, will@physics.purdue.edu, imp@freebsd.org, cvs-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/pccard pccard.c pcic.c pcic_pci.c pcicvar.h Message-ID: <20010913153118.B1629@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <20010913132907S.jkh@freebsd.org>; from jkh@freebsd.org on Thu, Sep 13, 2001 at 01:29:07PM -0700 References: <jkh@freebsd.org> <200109132013.f8DKDbd95974@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> <20010913132907S.jkh@freebsd.org>
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On Thu, Sep 13, 2001 at 01:29:07PM -0700, Jordan Hubbard wrote:
> > So you're saying that people who don't contribute to the project in
> > a clearly measurable way have no say on the mailing lists ?
>
> I'm not saying they have no "say" at all, but I am very strongly of
> the opinion that they have no right to criticize others or tell them
> how to do their volunteer work.
Here, here!
> When that criticism comes from someone who's already banked up a
> certain amount of "currency" by clearly putting their own time and
> resources into pursuits which represent a non-trivial investment of
> same, however, then it does at least make the criticism that much
> easier to swallow.
..snip..
> people are willing to take a _certain_ amount of
> "talking the talk" if the person popping off has also demonstrated a
> willingness to "walk the walk", so to speak.
You totally took the words out of my mouth.
(Note that for me "currency" can be something other than just commit
counts.)
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-- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
Disclaimer: Not speaking for FreeBSD, just expressing my own opinion.
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