Re: [gentoo-project] Gentoo as a team effort

[William Hubbs <williamh@gentoo.org>]

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On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 05:08:25PM +0100, Roy Bamford wrote:
> I'll have a wee nibble here.
> Before the council, there were the irregular meetings of the Top Level 
> Project (TLP) leads. These meetings became so irregular, they 
> eventually to all intents and purposes, ceased.  These meeting resolved 
> the cross project issues.
> 
> Council was formed on the same basis.  Their terms of reference state 
> that they are to arbitrate on matters brought to them, which inferrs 
> that proactive leardship is not permitted.  Maybe that needs to be 
> changed.

This is a tough one. If the council does start to become more proactive,
there would need to be a way to guard against the council stepping into
a project and dictating how that project will do things without fully
understanding the implications of their decision.

If the council is an arbitrator, it is up to the people involved to be
sure they bring as much information as possible before the council so
it can make an accurate decision.

William


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