> I am not sure that the *real* potential for bad choices is all that
> high. I think all the core members understand very well that we are
> stewards of a shared resource, and in the long run decisions counter
> to the community-wide best interest will also not be in the best
> interest of our companies. But it's also important that the rest of
> the PG community *perceive* that core decisions are well-founded.
I have already had to reject a Great Bridge request, saying, "This is
the first of many disappointments I will deliver." When I explained
that I was better as someone objective than as a "yes" man, they got the
point.
Fortunately, since I wrote the article, I think things are clearer now.
They understand the trade-off of open-source control.
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