[Consortium] problem about inclusion of Ubuntu

[jrml]

On Thu, Mar 30, 2006 at 11:54:56AM -0500, Ivica Ico Bukvic wrote:
> > From: consortium-bounces at lists.linuxaudio.org [mailto:consortium-
> > bounces at lists.linuxaudio.org] On Behalf Of Steve Harris
> > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 3:53 AM
> > To: 'consortium'
> > Subject: Re: [Consortium] problem about inclusion of Ubuntu
> > 
> > Backtracking a few thoughts, I would call for any voting software to come
> > from outside the consortium, just so theres no risk of any claims of
> > conflict of interest, eg. (not an endorsement, just google result)
> > http://www.ballotbin.com/
> > 
> > Personally, I dont like the idea of voting in new members, it seems very
> > exclusionist. I would prefer to just let anyone who agreed to abide by the
> > rules join, but I recognise that it's not that simple.
> > 
> 
> Great suggestions, Steve. I agree on both accounts, especially on the
> "exclusionist" aspect. We neither can afford to be exclusionist nor does
> such a behavior seem to be compatible with our mission. Rather, IMHO we
> should work on reinforcing the notion of variety we enjoy in a libre
> community.

dear Ivica,

i agree to not vote on any member joining, still i think it is fair to
give the possibility to a member of the board to propose a voting in
case of justified doubts.

despite your reiterated denigration of my positions i still believe to
have properly explained and justified my doubts about the pertinence of
Ubuntu being part of our consortium.

now i'm just looking forward to hear other members opinions.

thanks in advance for your respect and fairness,

ciao,
jrml


(this email is not signed since i had a harddisk crash and still need to
 recover a proper mail-client setup)