Donnie Berkholz wrote:
> On 18:49 Mon 17 Nov     , Tobias Scherbaum wrote:
> > So we could end up with only 1 council member in the worst case? ;)
> 
> Yes, although worst is a matter of definition. If the developer 
> community wants what is effectively a benevolent dictator, then let's 
> give it to them. This is, after all, a community distribution so we 
> should do what the community wants.

That would lead us to completely new (or old) leadership model. If I was
to vote on a council I'd like to get a council, not a benevolent
dictator. 

> > I don't think that's something we really want.
> 
> The majority of developers should choose what kind of leadership they 
> want, instead of us deciding for them.

I'm speaking for myself here - I personally don't want a dictatorship.

> > In my opinion we need to have at minimum 5 council members to make 
> > sure there's some kind of redundancy plus to get different views and 
> > ideas on issues brought up to the council.
> 
> Anyone can contribute views and ideas ... why do you need to be on the 
> council to do that? Most of the issues are discussed on -dev, and I've 
> pushed to make that a requirement and meetings as primarily just votes.

Discussions on a proposal are only one part, but it needs to be voted
upon that proposal. Having a larger council makes sure a broader part of
the developer community and there views are represented in that decision
making. Again, that's my personal opinion - I'm clearly in favor of the
democratic approach instead of a dictatorship model.

  Tobias