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Re: [Phpgroupware-developers] Project Structure - some progress
From: |
Lars Kneschke(priv.) |
Subject: |
Re: [Phpgroupware-developers] Project Structure - some progress |
Date: |
Wed, 14 May 2003 21:14:57 +0000 |
Jason Wies <address@hidden> schrieb:
>> I will not use the trademark to simply get my way, or any such
>malicious
>> actions. The ONLY time I will use it is if the project becomes
>something
>> I could not be proud of and want to be involved with. In this case I
>
>> would use the trademark and leverage to fork the project to allow
>phpGW
>> to continue down a better path.
>
>I have to say this sounds like veto by another name. In a community
>project, everyone has the ability to fork, but no one has the ability
>to
>kick everyone else out. That is what makes the debates so
>productive;
>everyone realizes that they have to agree to a single solution. I
>trust Dan
>not to constantly threaten to kick everyone out, but I also know that
>anyone
>who is at odds with Dan in a technical debate would be restrained in
>what
>they say because they know Dan can pull the plug at any time. I think
>if
>the project is going to be as productive as possible, everyone needs
>to feel
>completely free to express their ideas to everyone else and know that
>at the
>end of the day it is the will of the community that will decide.
>And
>unfortunately I think that means giving the community control over
>trademark
>issues as well.
>
I feel the same way!
Cu
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