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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] no read-only, no moderation, just a simple self-enforced checklist
From: marcot@tabini.ca (Marco Tabini)


On 10-Jan-08, at 10:58 AM, Lukas Kahwe Smith wrote:
> I know that PHP has so far stayed clear of processes and I am fine  
> with keeping it this way. But I really think that some of these  
> flames should best be taken off list into some work group that  
> provides summaries at semi regular intervals, so that internals  
> knows whats going on and people know if it makes sense for them to  
> join this discussion.
>
> Right now people keep posting in threads only because they are  
> afraid that silence means approval or because they missed part of  
> the discussion or because they have time to kill.

Not to barge in, but I think the word you're thinking of is  
"governance," which unfortunately so many people confuse with  
bureaucracy. A good process streamlines without impeding, and  
personally I think internals could really use some help in that area.


Mt.