From owner-freebsd-current Thu Jun 20 19:12:14 1996 Return-Path: owner-current Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id TAA06226 for current-outgoing; Thu, 20 Jun 1996 19:12:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id TAA06218; Thu, 20 Jun 1996 19:12:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id MAA08253; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 12:14:59 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199606210244.MAA08253@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: tcl -- what's going on here. To: jhs@FreeBSD.org Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 12:14:58 +0930 (CST) Cc: p.richards@elsevier.co.uk, current@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <199606200002.CAA04323@vector.jhs.no_domain> from "Julian H. Stacey" at Jun 20, 96 02:02:44 am MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-current@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Julian H. Stacey stands accused of saying: > > FreeBSD is now a mature project, The un-elected oligarchy served us well > in the boot straping phase, but more people are now available, > & some change would prevent sclerosis. Oh very funny. If this wasn't just totally fallacious, the rest of your suggestions would be slightly less laugable. As it is, the current team have the respect of all but a chronically dissatisfied few, and most of the rest of us would prefer to hack than politik. > We deserve the current best occupant in each `official' position, > & that does not necessarily always match the dead hand of history, > whereby those first appointed get top positions for life ! And you're suggesting that "democratic" elections result in the best occupants for a position? A selection process that has nothing to do with aptitude for the job? Please, don't make me laugh. The _only_ criteria that should qualify one for any "position" is _demonstrated_aptitude_and_dedication_. I don't think that any of the current incumbents fail this criteria. > Julian H. Stacey jhs@freebsd.org http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/ I'd suggest a long walk in the sunshine. -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[