Re: My usability experience - Asa Dotzler should be fired

Bruce wrote:
> On Aug 16, 6:28 pm, Asa Dotzler<[email protected]>  wrote:
>> If you think that Mozilla should make decisions about how it develops
>> software based on a tiny self-selecting sample of people who know how to
>> participate in online discussion forums, you've got a very different
>> view than I do about how to develop software that is growing from half a
>> billion to a billion users.
>
> Forgive me if I paraphrase an idea that comes through loud and clear
> with each and every post you make... ANYWHERE! :
>
> So, in your world view, YOU KNOW BETTER THAN ME (US) WHAT IS GOOD FOR
> ME (US), AND, BY GOD, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE TO IT THAT WE ALL LIVE IN
> THE CONFINES OF YOUR VISION OF WHAT THE WORLD SHOULD BE LIKE.

Bruce, in my world view, Mozilla has a system of owernship and decision 
making that empower individuals to lead teams and projects that advance 
the Mozilla mission.  In my world view, the owners that lead these 
projects and teams almost always know better than me what's right for 
that module or project. I, along with every other Mozilla contributor 
generally defer to their judgment and decision making on most things. I 
also expect those module owners and leaders to listen to feedback and to 
respond where appropriate. I don't demand that they abide by all the 
feedback they hear or that they put their decisions up to a popular vote.

This is how Mozilla operates. It's how Mozilla has operated since its 
inception more than 13 years ago. I realize that might be news to you 
and that Mozilla's structure may be different from other open source 
projects, but Mozilla is not and has never been a democracy.

If you're interested, I can point you to some documentation on how this 
works and we could even continue this discussion here or in a more 
appropriate forum.

- A