Re: Discussing issues

Mark Vojkovich ([email protected]):

> Personally, I am happy to have another project drive standards and
> leave XFree86 to trying to be the best implementation.  I think
> XFree86 has enough work just trying to ensure that it has the
> infrastructure in place to be the best X11 implementation and pursuing
> that goal, which is the only one we've agreed to.

  Besides standards work, I think the governance seekers are looking to
fill a perceived lack of leadership.  The statements from both you and
David Dawes tell me that deciding which patches are accepted into
XFree86's tree is a sufficient amount of leadership for this project.  I
hear the tone of "XFree86 has no policy beyond the code itself".

  I think this is sufficient, but at face it shows a lack of interest in
seeking consensus among developers regarding project direction (or lack
thereof), and I think this has caused some to see XFree86 as a broken
project.  More publicly visible leadership roles, such as splitting
drivers and handing the off to designated maintainers, or considering
parts of Havoc's more drastic proposals, might really help to achieve
consensus among developers about their goals and directions.

  -Billy