On 20/09/06, Steve Summit <scs(a)eskimo.com> wrote:
Is Phil getting smeared now? I can't say I'm
surprised. To the
process wonk, process is the most important thing there is, way
more important than the goals of the project it's supposed to
support. Denying or disavowing the sacred process is the most
cardinal of sins.
I don't deny that Phil's declaration was provocative. It calls
to mind Colonel Cathcart's objection to Yossarian's attitude:
"What if everyone felt that way?" But Yossarian's retort is
equally apt: "Then I'd certainly be a fool not to."
So if he follows policy he will go insane and be nervous and have to
ignore all rules anyway, and if he says he doesn't want to follow
policy he is no longer sane enough to be an admin, as some are
claiming in this thread.
Yossarian lives...
Peter Ansell