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Date:      Thu, 15 Mar 2001 08:13:46 +0100
From:      Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>
To:        Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
Cc:        Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>, Jordan Hubbard <jkh@osd.bsdi.com>, rwatson@FreeBSD.org, imp@harmony.village.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Core's function (was: The Project and onward [was: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/netinet ip_output.c]) 
Message-ID:  <39605.984640426@critter>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 15 Mar 2001 09:43:14 %2B1030." <20010315094314.B79313@wantadilla.lemis.com> 

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In message <20010315094314.B79313@wantadilla.lemis.com>, Greg Lehey writes:


>> True, but if 'core' gave it's blessing to those folks instead of sitting
>> back and not getting involved until long *after* the flag-waving
>> individual has been so beaten down that they leave in disgust, we may
>> get more done.
>>
>> Core *is* the perceived leadership group in FreeBSD, and you're it's
>> de-facto leader.  Being un-involved in the process implies apathy at
>> *your* level, which doesn't do anything to motivate the troops...
>
>It's definitely not apathy.  There's a very real concern that using a
>bigger stick would scare people off.  Maybe we should come up with a
>list of functions that core could conceivably perform, and get a vote
>on whether it should perform them.

We are not asking for a bigger stick, we are asking for a more optimistic
and enthusiatic attitude.

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