Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 1st May 2008 22:19 UTC, submitted by SEJeff
In November 2007, we reported on the GNOME Board Elections of 2007, where Jeff Waugh was getting serious 
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RE: Ok, then why doesn't someone do something.
by SEJeff on Thu 1st May 2008 23:25
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Member since:2005-11-05
Mainly because jdub, the crappy current "maintainer" is on the gnome foundation board. Because of his super 37337 ness, no one dares to forcefully remove him from his current throne.
It is an all around bad situation for the gnome community. Jdub uses his gnome power to pimp his consultancy while leaving gnome in the dust.
Edit, adding link to his about page that shows what I'm talking about:
http://bethesignal.org/about/
"""By night, he is an active participant in the GNOME project"""
Proof has came up on multiple occassions he isn't very active.
Edited 2008-05-01 23:30 UTC
RE: Ok, then why doesn't someone do something.
by h3rman on Thu 1st May 2008 23:27
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I read about this on another site. It all seems rather petty to me.
If it is truly a "community" site maintained by the "community" why doesn't someone, or a group of people (a community maybe) just take over the roll of maintainer... why all the dancing around?
If the job isn't getting done someone else needs to do it and stop waiting. Or else it makes everyone, the community, look inept.
If it is truly a "community" site maintained by the "community" why doesn't someone, or a group of people (a community maybe) just take over the roll of maintainer... why all the dancing around?
If the job isn't getting done someone else needs to do it and stop waiting. Or else it makes everyone, the community, look inept.
Unless of course it is that particular guy's job and he has the keys and isn't handing them over.
I don't know, frankly.
Anyway, there's one golden rule in any volunteer project like [Planet] Gnome: if you don't do anything - that's fine. But don't ever prevent other people from doing something - for example, by being stuck in whatever function where people are expecting you to do things you're not going to do.
RE[2]: Ok, then why doesn't someone do something.
by Soulbender on Fri 2nd May 2008 03:34
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I read about this on another site. It all seems rather petty to me.
If it is truly a "community" site maintained by the "community" why doesn't someone, or a group of people (a community maybe) just take over the roll of maintainer... why all the dancing around?
If the job isn't getting done someone else needs to do it and stop waiting. Or else it makes everyone, the community, look inept.