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From: Martin Bull <martin@ching.apana.org.au>
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Branson Matheson wrote:

> 
>  However, I think that all groups need a head.  Mabey not with the
>  control/responsibilities that the title "president" implies .. but
>  somone has to make decisions.  I think that the core should consider
>  creating _some_ position for "the buck stops here" type of questions.

I cant agree with this, I think Im basically a communist at heart
and although it takes longer to make decsions, the democratic one's
"feel" better because the group has ownership, not like being dictated
to by a president, even if he is a benign dictator like Jordon :-)

> 
>  To " the member wannabe " I say thanks for the time you have given us
>  and I hope to see you remain involved with the core team for some
>  time to come... on the other hand your cats, and probably some woman
>  you have not met yet, wouldn't mind seeing you have a life again. But
>  wherever your consience takes you. Know that your accomplishments,
>  along with the rest of the core team, have effected many lives and
>  given us somthing with which lots of us have built careers out of and
>  is a part of our lives. So thank you.

I couldnt have put this better, so thanks Jordon, I have been lurking
for 6 months now and FreeBSD's the system for me...with its 'minor'
bugs and all :-)

Martin