Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1998 00:11:05 -0300 (EST) From: Joao Carlos Mendes Luis <jonny@jonny.eng.br> To: tlambert@primenet.com (Terry Lambert) Cc: hasty@rah.star-gate.com, bsdhh@bsdhh.org, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: An Open Letter To The FreeBSD Core Team Message-ID: <199809050311.AAA17331@roma.coe.ufrj.br> In-Reply-To: <199809032338.QAA05561@usr09.primenet.com> from Terry Lambert at "Sep 3, 98 11:38:50 pm"
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Not copying to -hackers, to reduce the already enough noise level. Instead, following up to -chat. #define quoting(Terry Lambert) // > Perhaps , a mediation panel or court consisting of a small odd number // > of members can help address some of your concerns. // > The primary requirement to be a panel member is mentally balance , // > good listening skills and technically competent. // // Any voting body in a small organization should *never* consist // of an odd number of members. // // In the event of a tie, the result should be treated as a vote for // the status quo. // // Anything else quickly oscillates out of control, since it's // overdriven by political in-fighting. // // I'm not speaking for or against the idea, at this time; just that // an implementation with an odd number of voters models very quickly // into factionalism. That why some legislation changes in Brazil require two-thirds of the voters to approve a change in the status quo. I doubt Brazil is the only country doing this. Jonny -- Joao Carlos Mendes Luis M.Sc. Student jonny@jonny.eng.br Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro "There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and Unix. We don't believe this to be a coincidence." -- Jeremy S. Anderson To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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