On 9/16/07, Florence Devouard Anthere9@yahoo.com wrote:
When you see an area in trouble, yes you may speak about it, but the best you can do is
- help if you can or
- try to find other who can help if you can not
- avoid discouraging those who are working in this area
Your email above achieve none of these three goals.
This dichotomy is astonishing. Yes, I may speak about shortcomings I see in the Foundation, but the best I can do does not include any thing about speaking about the Foundation's shortcomings.
All of us who have the best of intentions (and I assure you mine are in that vein) contribute in ways we think are beneficial. Complaining about the poor performance of the Foundation is one such way. We do not correct problems by ignoring them or by chastising our contributors by saying they are not doing their best when they raise issues with the Foundation's performance.