A disclaimer here - I used to have committer status (and might still). On 2/20/06, George Sexton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As far as how to structurally fix the tomcat group, my only feeble > suggestion would be to permit "TOMCAT USERS" to recall or fire committers. > Perhaps then some of the more egregious abuses would cease. >
This assumes that committers are an practically unlimited resource, and they are not. The answer is very simple. If you want a better job done, become a committer, and do the better job you want to see done. If your answer is that you do not have time - then lack of time is also the answer to your question. Time is a limited resource, and this is a all-volunteer effort. You cannot write a check against someone else's time. Allowing non-contributors to "fire" contributors is unlikely to be constructive. To be constructive you need to contribute. On the other hand, I don't want to hit this one too hard. Clearly you made an attempt to contribute - and that's great! You also recognized that there were issues with your contribution - that also is a good thing. If the answer you got seemed a bit too aburpt (and perhaps it was), then do try to understand that the other guy may not have the abundance of time to be optimally diplomatic. In other words, please keep trying...
