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On 15:17 Tue 16 Aug , Rich Freeman wrote: |
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> What kind of conflict are we actually talking about? It isn't a |
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> conflict of interest to hold an opinion. It is only a conflict if the |
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> personal interests of a council member aren't aligned with the |
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> interests of the developer community as a whole. |
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> |
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> If a Council member has been investigating a situation closely, then |
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> my feeling is that they're in a BETTER position to evaluate the |
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> situation and not a worse one. The DevRel process is not an |
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> adversarial one. |
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> If we as a community can't trust somebody's ability to be |
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> professional, then the last thing we should do is elect them to the |
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> Council. Keep in mind that Developers only can lose their status if |
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> they really tick a lot of people off. Council members lose their |
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> status by default every 12 months. |
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> Is there a problem here that actually needs to be solved? Can |
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> somebody point to a recent situation where a conflict of interest |
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> between a Council member and a developer led to a decision that a |
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> majority of the community would consider inappropriate? |
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I don't normally post +1, but to get my opinion out as a council member |
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I will do so. I agree with Rich 1000% on everything he's said in this |
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thread. |
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Thanks, |
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Donnie |
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Donnie Berkholz |
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Council Member / Sr. Developer |
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Gentoo Linux |
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Blog: http://dberkholz.com |
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