[OT] why isn't bikeshed good enough as a sounder replacement?

[ruscook]

On Sat, 2011-06-18 at 15:17 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:

> On Sat, 2011-06-18 at 11:45 -0700, Robert Holtzman wrote: 
> > On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 09:38:26AM -0500, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> > 
> >          .........snip.........
> > > 
> > > I think we've been led to believe that the,"entire Ubuntu membership,"
> > > includes each and every one of us.  Where's my ballot?  Where /have
> > > been/ my ballots in the past?  How about voting notification?
> > > 
> > > Again, community/Community.
> > 
> > You may not remember, but Mark the Magnificent has already said "this is
> > not a democracy". You're also forgetting about the Golden Rule:
> > 
> > He who has the gold makes the rules
> 
> To a point, you are 100% correct. It is a meritocracy. But, one who has
> the gold may not be able to exchange it for a carrot, if the farmer will
> not accept it, since he can't eat it. So, there is a certain amount of
> good will exchange that we value the same currency, that being the
> Ubuntu distribution. 

Nice point. I can't understand why people can't get over this. This is
open source and the internet.

That means, if you don't like how it's being run - start your own forum
and or distro - that is freedom. We each have it.

Whinging because someone else won't pay for it, is leeching.


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