Tim Landscheidt wrote:
Given the fact that no candidate for the board seems to have campaigned prominently for this issue in this year's elec- tion and it does not even seem to have been mentioned in the two before, I do not see why the board should have decided otherwise.
As the re-prioritization seems to have primarily been triggered by River's rant to this very list, do you find his behaviour or the subsequent board decision disrepectful of the community?
This is not actually that large a surprise as it seems.
A candidate choosing dumps as his main plank of attack in running for the board would most likely be perceived as somebody working as a Trojan Horse for a serious attempt to fork.
The one thing good dumps preserve is the possibility of rejuvenating our projects should WMF ever fail - heaven forfend! But they also not-inconsequently are vital to an attempt at forking, even while the WMF were alive and well.
So as a former candidate, let me just state that for the best of reasons - sustainability - dumps are indeed a priority for all that take sustainability seriously. This is not a matter of opinion, but just a bald fact.
Yours,
Jussi-Ville Heiskanen