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On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Roy Bamford<neddyseagoon@g.o> wrote: |
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> Oh. Don't talk about 'common sense' GLEP39 does not mention it, so it |
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> doesn't count ... and its much rarer than you may think. |
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I would like to make a stand for more usage of common sense and |
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"wisdom" in interpretation of rules. It more often than not makes for |
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more sensible and useful decisions. |
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To this end, I advocate the following TED talk: |
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http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/barry_schwartz_on_our_loss_of_wisdom.html |
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From Donnie's twitter status[1] from a while back, I take it he would |
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agree as well. |
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> Lastly, as a trustee and partly legally responsible for decisions made |
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> on behalf of Gentoo, I am uneasy with the concept of non developers |
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> making those decisions. Now reread my 'what if' above with that |
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> liability in mind. |
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This is an interesting point that I doubt many here would have thought of. |
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1. http://twitter.com/dberkholz/status/2345098446 |
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~Nirbheek Chauhan |
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