On 2009/02/11 14:21 (GMT+1300) Philip Dowie composed:
On 2009/02/10 16:59 (GMT-0800) Randall R Schulz composed:
However, a vote of the sort you refer to in this context can be nothing more than advisory (informing the authority in question of the denizens' preferences), since this is a technical matter and must be resolved primarily on technical merits.
generally it is up to the people in charge to make policy, (based on advice, etc, from the people), and the technicians (read: list administrator) to implement the policy. And this isn't even a difficult thing to do, so its not as if the administrator is going to have a hard time implementing the policy..
at the end of the day, the question is: is this a mailing list for the subscribers, or for the administrator....
I have to think in this particular case the vote performed a mere symbolic ratification of an administrative fiat that was justified by at least three factors besides the vote: 1-RFC2833 says don't munge 2-tradition 3-this list is one of many related lists administered by the same mechanism, one best served by keeping behaviors the same among them, at least in the opinion of those responsible for that administration I also think some voters voted, and will continue to vote, with their feet, leaving this list, and possibly openSUSE, for friendlier forums. The other big 10 Linux distros' support lists that I'm on all munge, and don't get into this particular type of recurring junk thread. Ease of use isn't just about present or absent reply-to-list buttons, or the technical merits of the distro itself. -- "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up." Ephesians 4:29 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org