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[Jaap Broekhuizen <jaapz.b@xxxxxxxxx>]

Still, how is the revenue model just a webdesign decision?


On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Daniel Foré <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Yes I am. I really think direct-democracy is just a bad idea.
> Historically, we've made good decisions by having the people most involved
> in the topic make the call.
>
> When we're talking about a decision around our developer story, It's best
> to consult with our developers.
>
> When we're talking about a decisions around our design story, it's best to
> consult with our designers.
>
> With our Web story, our web team.
>
> Our translations, our (admittedly new) translation team.
>
> Requiring that everyone have a say in everything is not only going to lead
> to un-informed decisions, but it's going to slow our process way down.
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Scott Ringwelski <sgringwe@xxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Dan, are you asking why elementary should follow a democratic, whole-team
>> decision making process rather than a more centralized decision making
>> process?
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Daniel Foré <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> As it turns out, we have families and lives and jobs and
>>> responsibilities outside of elementary. That means that we're not always
>>> able to meet every week and discuss every issue.
>>>
>>> In my personal opinion, this is a web design issue and not something
>>> that needs to be run through you first for approval. But I'd be interested
>>> to find out from other people why they think we need to directly
>>> democratize our web design or any design for that matter.
>>>
>>> If you're upset because you can't get your demands met on a certain time
>>> schedule I'm afraid there's nothing I can do for you. You may not be aware,
>>> but this week celebrates our independence in the US. So there's a lot of
>>> family flooding in and I'm super busy juggling my very extended family. I
>>> can guarantee I won't be able to make the meeting again this Saturday
>>> because it's also my mother's birthday.
>>>
>>> I wish you luck in your next endeavor and hope you don't harbor any ill
>>> will towards elementary. You're always welcome back at any time.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 7:05 AM, Сергей Давыдов <shnatsel@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Okay, it's been a week. In addition, a Council meeting should have
>>>> taken place three days ago. This seems to be quite enough time to
>>>> settle on something and write a reply.
>>>>
>>>> To speed up the discussion, I stop pretending that everything is all
>>>> right and cease any work on elementary till I receive an answer to my
>>>> question.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> Daniel Foré
>>>
>>> elementaryos.org
>>>
>>>
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>
> Daniel Foré
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