Re: Discussing issues

On Wed, Apr 16, 2003 at 06:40:29PM -0400, Mark Vojkovich wrote: 
>    Good analysis.  In retrospect, that's probably right on the mark.
> 
>    I don't think XFree86 volunteered for that position.  It was
> one that was thrust upon the project because there was no one
> else to carry that burden.  And now it's being criticized for not
> doing a very good job at it.  I think the solution is that 
> XFree86 should not be the umbrella that covers all these concerns,
> but under the umbrella of a larger organization.  I think XFree86
> itself should stick to what it has historically done, and that
> is the implementation.  We have the experience in that area, and
> though some processes need to be refined to scale better, that's
> something that can be fixed.
> 

Mark - the question this leaves open for me is the earlier point I
made, and I think others also made, that there really isn't anything
other than implementation.

I'm not sure what you have in mind as the contrast with
implementation, I guess. If you fill in the blank "implementation
vs. ____" then what is in the blank?

Havoc