Re: Thoughts on Bug 678775

Mick Russom wrote:
> On Aug 17, 12:34 pm, Asa Dotzler<[email protected]>  wrote:
>> Kai Engert wrote:
>>> On Aug 17, 6:48 pm, Asa Dotzler<[email protected]>    wrote:
>>>> I apologize for my flowery language. Should I try to be less friendly in
>>>> the future?
>>> No. I propose to solve this issue in a democratic way.
>>> If the majority asks for something that can be done without any work,
>>> then do what the majority asks for.
>> I'm sorry to say that's just not how this project operates. Individuals
>> and teams are empowered to make decisions. We don't put things up to a
>> vote. Sometimes we make the wrong decisions and we learn from those and
>> we try to recover quickly, but that's our model and I think it's the
>> right one.
>>
>> You've been a part of this model for a decade or more, so I'm kind of
>> surprised to see you proposing we abandon it in favor of a democratic
>> model. I assume that you'd be a bit put off if I proposed that we put up
>> all of your patches for a vote in this newsgroup.
>>
>> - A
>
> Your dictatorship is failing.

Mozilla is not and has never been a dictatorship either. It is a 
meritocratic hierarchy. You can find out more about the Mozilla project 
structure here: http://www.mozilla.org/about/roles.html and here 
http://www.mozilla.org/hacking/module-ownership.html

- A