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Date:      Tue, 4 Feb 2003 22:22:24 -0500
From:      Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@online.fr>
To:        Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
Cc:        Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.ORG>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: dillon@'s commit bit: I object
Message-ID:  <20030205032224.GA17266@papagena.rockefeller.edu>
In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20030204201252.03ccb2e0@localhost>
References:  <20030205021134.GO12525@wantadilla.lemis.com> <4.3.2.7.2.20030204201252.03ccb2e0@localhost>

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Brett Glass said on Feb  4, 2003 at 20:18:30:
> At 07:55 PM 2/4/2003, Rahul Siddharthan wrote:
> 
> >It's ridiculous to say a system administrator should have a
> >say in controlling the project's direction just because he uses
> >FreeBSD daily.
> 
> I strongly disagree. He and his company may have a far larger
> investment in FreeBSD -- in dollars and man-hours -- than any
> committer.

I've spent a lot on Colgate over the years.
 
> In the case of a commercial product, users can vote with their 
> wallets. The way FreeBSD is currently organized, they do not
> even have that much influence. 

They can still vote with their feet.  If you don't like it, don't use
it.  (Actually, I don't even know why I bother replying to you any
more...)

R

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