Quoting John Fairlie <john.fairlie@blueyonder.co.uk>: > If.... "Discussion is still ongoing.", then why not have those discussions > ON this list instead of behind closed doors? Because, once any issue has been flagged up, and we have a measure of the broad feelings about that issue, it is impractical to thrash out the minutiae in a mass discussion. It is in the best interests of the project that issues are resolved quickly and effectively. It is not in the interests of the project that we discuss each one interminably. > It makes it seem like "US" and "THEM" FreeBMD is not a democracy! We do take "views from the floor" into account in all our decision making. It would be foolish to do otherwise, and wasteful of the mass of expertise out there. However, at the end of the day, we do need to manage the project efficiently and coherently. That means that the actual decisions are taken by those to whom responsibility for managing various aspects has been devolved by the trustees. -- Dave Mayall ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net