[Mono-list] Dot_GNU PR Folks on Slashdot

[Rachel Hestilow]

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On Sun, 2002-11-24 at 14:54, Adam Treat wrote:
> The problem stems from the nature of the mono-hackers list and the=20
> consequences of limiting participation on technical discussions of Mono t=
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> those with no avowed interest in, or support of, similar projects.  Once=20
> again, I don't mind Ximian limiting access to confidential information.  =
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> concerned about limiting access to technical discussions because of an=20
> expressed interest in a competing project.
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For the sake of the non-GNOME people on the list, the exact same
brouhaha happened with GNOME. What eventually happened after the uproar
died down was, as Adam suggests here, a division of the list into
gnome-hackers and gnome-private. gnome-hackers continued on as a "core
development" list[1], and gnome-private faded into the background,
playing the role of ultimate puppet master, waiting for the day to
announce to the world that yes, it does INDEED have a doomsday device,
and is not afraid to use it.

Okay, I made that last bit up. But the point remains that such a
division is entirely workable, and Miguel has already been through a
similar one, and I'm sure he will handle the current situation just as
reasonably.

-- Rachel

[1] Actually, I haven't been subscribed to gnome-hackers for a while
since changing email addresses, but looking at the archives, it's mostly
become a cross-posting zone for desktop-devel, gnome-announce, and
gtk-devel.


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