Re: Petition for referendum

[Dave Neary <dneary free fr>]

Hi,

Daniel Veillard a écrit :
>   working *around* the board: with all due respect What The Fuck are you
> talking about.

I love it when people precede things like that with "with all due 
respect". :-)

> How did the Board block you from getting anywhere ?  The
> board stalled on some issues because some items where dropped by lack
> of time or something, it was NEVER that the board refused to do something
> by being lazy, there is 2 items the board refused to follow you in
> blindly.

Did I say anyone was lazy?

And it's not a case of blindly following. It's about issues, when they 
arise, reaching a resolution quickly. That resolution can be "no, not on 
your life", or it can be "yes, go ahead".

"Why don't you ask around and get back to us" is not a resolution.

> Not following blindly the opinion of excited young people is not
> always just being stupid or stalled, especially when those radical changes
> are potentially extremely risky.

The proposed change is neither radical nor risky. The biggest risk is 
that the change sucks, doesn't work, everyone realises it, and the new 
board reverts to the current situation in 6 months.

Also, the board wasn't discussing *making* the change. We were talking 
about *proposing to the foundation that they vote on the change*. The 
distinction is important. Proposing the referendum is not risky at all.

> So I think I am rightly pissed off at your
> two last posts at this point, public mischaracterization based on one's
> biased viewpoint of a situation is not proper in my opinion.

Since I'm saying that the board, as it is, doesn't work well, and that 
changes are made, it's not surprising that some people's feathers get 
ruffled. But in any objective analysis of the foundation, it's obvious 
that our governing structures aren't marching to the same beat as our 
community, and that's a problem.

There are a lot more radical things I'd love to see happen in the 
foundation, this is almost the smallest of them.

Cheers,
Dave.

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David Neary
bolsh gimp org