Community's opinion (Re: Re: sysutils/cfs_

[Matthias Andree]

Am 05.09.2011 23:43, schrieb Mikhail T.:
> On -10.01.-28163 14:59, Doug Barton wrote:
>>>> It is not responsible to threaten to remove ports without warning
>>>> between releases for non urgent reasons.
>> We understand that this is your perspective, however the community in
>> general has a different idea.
> 
> Well, several committers are on (recent) record agreeing with Julian and
> myself.
> 
> Yet, the "community", supposedly, feels different. Can we ask, just what
> that nameless "community" is, and how do we know its opinion?
> 
> Has there been a vote? What were the results? Were they overwhelming to
> one side, or close? And what, exactly, are our bylaws and procedures for
> when there is no consensus? Thanks! Yours,

If you want anyone to accept the answers, you need those who make
decisions based on those answers, agree on the questions first, so that
they are unbiassed, offer alternatives, and are non-interdependent.