World Domination?

[Philippe Landau]

Peter Garrett wrote:
>>> Philippe, as somebody in the thread said, 
>>> you are excommunicating yourself.
>>a community welcomes critical views.
>>a cult excommunicates people articulating them.
> That's true : as far as I know, no one has excommunicated you - 
Several have publicly and in no uncertain terms asked me to leave.
There were no protests.

> in fact we seem to be responding to your critical posts, 
Who is "we" ?

> of which there have been quite a few, rather than ignoring them...
The technical director of Ubuntu, MDZ, has said he will ignore
my posts if i don't drop my "antagonism".

>> the criticism becomes pointed not because Ubuntu is 
>> full of bugs and fundamental design errors,
>> but because of the power structure driving it
> This is an assertion, not an argument: what evidence 
> is there to support it? Inquiring minds want to know...
There is only one well defined decision making power
in Ubuntu: Mark Shuttleworth decides.
He documents this rather well on the main site:
http://ubuntu.com/community/processes/governance
"Mark Shuttleworth, as SABDFL, plays a happily undemocratic role".
SABDFL meaning "Self-Appointed Benevolent Dictator For Life".

>>and the attitude it imposes on a community
>>increasingly being shaped into a cult.
> I think you underestimate the Ubuntu community: I would say most 
> of us are quite capable of protecting ourselves against cultism.
> I guess it never hurts to have one or two Jeremiahs 
> pointing out the error of our ways ...
Who is Jeremiah ?

Kind regards     Philippe

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http://ubuntu.com/community/processes/governance
"the Community Council [...] approves the creation of
a new Team or Project, and appointment of team leaders.
In addition, the Community Council is the body
responsible for the Code of Conduct"

http://ubuntu.com/community/processes/council
"Community Council meetings are open to all interested parties,
but the Council seeks only to find consensus [...]
If an open meeting becomes too noisy, the Council will move
to a private channel for the duration of the meeting. [...]
The Community Council is constituted as follows: Benjamin Hill,
Mark Shuttleworth, Colin Watson, and James Troup. [...]
The Chairman of the Community Council is yet to be determined. 
Nominations for the Community Council will be considered annually. 
Appointments to the board are made by Mark Shuttleworth subject
to confirmation by a vote amongst the maintainers."

http://ubuntu.com/community/processes/techboard
"The Technical Board is constituted as follows:
Matt Zimmerman, Scott James Remnant, Mark Shuttleworth.
[...] and the Board will try to reach consensus [...]
Appointments to the board are made by Mark Shuttleworth
subject to confirmation by a vote amongst the maintainers."

And here is how you can become a member
of the Canonical/Ubuntu business cult:

http://ubuntu.com/community/processes/newmember
"Member and Maintainer Appointment

This document describes the current official process for the appointment 
of new activists, members, maintainers in the Ubuntu community. 
Membership in the Ubuntu community recognises participants for a variety 
of contributions, from code to translations and organisational skills.

There are several different levels at which individuals can become 
involved in the Ubuntu community. Each of these levels confers certain 
rights and responsibilities. These levels include:

Ubuntites (Ubuntu Activists)
An activist is a person in the Ubuntu community who has committed to 
observe the Ubuntu Code of Conduct. Ubuntites are self nominated and 
confirmed. All you need to do to become an Ubuntite is sign the Ubuntu 
Code of Conduct (digitally or in paper version), publish that signature 
or send it to Benjamin Mako Hill [...]"

http://ubuntu.com/community/conduct
"knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole."
-- Archbishop Desmond Tutu"
"nobody is expected to be perfect in the Ubuntu community
(except of course the SABDFL)."