Clash of Egos

[Federico Voges]

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On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 08:02:46 -0700, Condon Thomas A KPWA wrote:

>
>Collins,
>
>> It seems that most prominent open software gurus share one common
>>  trait: a highly developed ego (just think of RMS).  If you want a
>> good chuckle, go here to read about the latest squabble between Dan
>> Robbins and one of his developers who is leaving the fold.
>> 
>> http://www.zynot.org/info/fork.html
>
>I'm not sure I'd call it a chuckle.  Other developers of Gentoo have left
>with the same complaints, and Dan's defense sounds distinctly like Baghdad
>Bob.  Unfortunately, Gentoo and Gentoo users will pay whatever penalties
>there are for this little fracas.  OTOH, we may get a better system out of
>it.  Deciding which one it is will be difficult, however.
>

Although, as you say, this seems to be a "clash of egos". It raises
some concerns about the comercial side of Gentoo. I'd like that Mr.
Robbins make some changes and do like the Gnome Project/Ximian Inc:
separate completely Gentoo the distro from the comercial side and make
the decision process more open (like in no secrets, no like in
everybody can vote. ie: no secret mailing list, just read only).

That'll avoid the problems like the ones with Z. Welch.

Just my $0.02 :)


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