Re: [gentoo-dev] Democracy: No silver bullet

[Donnie Berkholz]

Chris Gianelloni wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-08-24 at 14:54 +0100, Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
>> Most of these problems could be solved if we had a council that was far
>> less spineless, a council that's prepared to address the *real* issues
>> rather than doing nothing, a council that shows leadership and provides
>> direction where it's needed without screwing things up where it's not.
>
> I definitely agree here.  What has made me decide to run for the council
> is my wish to see things improve before we honestly do start
> hemorrhaging developers.  We have seen indications that it is coming,
> but it hasn't started quite yet.  A strong leadership is needed to give
> us direction where needed, and also to leave people well enough alone
> where it is not needed.  I hope that all of the people elected to the
> council are capable of doing both, as it really is what Gentoo seems to
> need.
>
> I also would much rather see us return to a system where the merit of
> ones work plays a more important role in the voice one has on global
> issues.  Perhaps the idea of "one man, one vote" simply doesn't work
> well amongst a large group of volunteers with vastly differing levels of
> involvement.  Perhaps more voting is the answer.  Truthfully, I do not
> know.  However, I lean on the side of a strong set of leaders having the
> authority to make decisions, with limited voting only to establish the
> leaders.  After all, if they're voted into office by the majority, then
> the majority must want them to represent them, right?

Yes, yes, yes!

Thanks,
Donnie