From owner-freebsd-chat Tue Feb 4 11: 8:17 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6D0937B401 for ; Tue, 4 Feb 2003 11:08:16 -0800 (PST) Received: from lariat.org (lariat.org [63.229.157.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6D7E43F79 for ; Tue, 4 Feb 2003 11:08:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from brett@lariat.org) Received: from mustang.lariat.org (IDENT:ppp1000.lariat.org@lariat.org [63.229.157.2]) by lariat.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA15679; Tue, 4 Feb 2003 12:08:07 -0700 (MST) X-message-flag: Warning! Use of Microsoft Outlook renders your system susceptible to Internet worms. Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20030204120535.02835100@localhost> X-Sender: brett@localhost X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2003 12:08:02 -0700 To: Larry Sica From: Brett Glass Subject: Re: dillon@'s commit bit: I object Cc: Magnus B{ckstr|m , freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <3C66FB8E-3873-11D7-9842-000393A335A2@mac.com> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20030204110551.00c54680@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org At 12:02 PM 2/4/2003, Larry Sica wrote: >I have to agree here. A broader representation of the total userbase >might make for a more even representation. One that takes other >factors into account. To be honest some of the logistics of the >project have been sorely lacking. > >I do not have the expertise to do any hard core programming, does that >mean i therefore should have no say? What if i write a number of >articles, or am really helpful? Or maintain hundreds of freebsd >systems? Does my investment seem less just because I am not a >committer? Exactly. Perhaps a better form of governance would include another (more open and democratic) stratum at the top, which in turn managed teams that did the coding, docs, advocacy, PR, system administration, etc.? --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message