= Сообщение: 6049 из 7128 ====================================== FTSC_PUBLIC = От : Dan Clough 1:123/115 15 Feb 22 18:16:00 Кому : Nick Andre 15 Feb 22 18:16:00 Тема : Re: Not nominations! FGHI : area://FTSC_PUBLIC?msgid=2303.fido_ftscpubl@1:123/115+267185c8 На : area://FTSC_PUBLIC?msgid=1:229/426+315CF505 = Кодировка сообщения определена как: ASCII ================================== ============================================================================== -=> Nick Andre wrote to Dan Clough <=-
NA> On 15 Feb 22 07:50:00, Dan Clough said the following to Alexey NA> Vissarionov:
DC> Why would documenting standards and practices in FidoNet require DC> programming skills? This insistence on such a qualification seems to DC> come largely from.... you.
NA> To be fair, theres a good reason why.
NA> Someone who has a solid programming background in FTN/Fido NA> software makes it easier to collaborate with updating the NA> remaining FTS documents that maybe need some clarification NA> because the wording isn't "clear". Someone elected who does not NA> have any current contribution in FTN or has nothing to show but NA> boasting will only be able to contribute a political opinion. NA> That opinion may of been insightful in the 90's but not now.
NA> Its why it makes sense to reduce the membership from 7 down to NA> lets say 5 or maybe even 3, and up the tech-skill requirement NA> over casual-skills.
NA> There is also the misconception today by some that the FTSC NA> should invent new standards or be the Standards Police. By solely NA> electing developers over has-beens and politicians it stops this NA> from happening.
I'm not sure I agree with all of that, or even follow the thought process involved.... but, I will defer to your judgement on it. Thanks for the (civil) response.
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