So when I say "we can do this", I should say "I can do this"? I do wonder if people actually read what I post. :) -C On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 6:34 AM, JLuc <jluc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > As for the "we" > Le 22/06/2016 22:48, C R a écrit : > >> I admit that I don't care at all who "we" includes. Substitute with >> "interested parties". I'm well aware that even great ideas might never get >> priority. There are no promises, no guarantees. Right now "we" includes >> just who is here. If we are not allowed to discuss what we, might do or >> might want to do in the future, then I've missed the point entirely. >> > > Just a remark. > > Maybe you imagine that speaking as "we" or "interested parties" > gives more weight to your words. > But how do you know that all the 'I' we are dont disagree with > what you think 'we' think or experience ? > As a gimp user's, i havent granted anybody the right to speak on my behalf > ! > > So, I appreciate when contibutors speak as 'I', not 'we', > - all the more when you "dont care at all who 'we' is" -. > > Beside being more honest, > a clear "I" testimony will sound much stronger than a twisted "we". > > Thanks in advance, > :-) > JLuc > > > On 22 Jun 2016 8:31 pm, "Tobias Ellinghaus" <houz@xxxxxx> wrote: >> >> On Wednesday 22 June 2016 18:28:45 C R wrote: >>> >>> [...] >>> >>> Already answered this before. "We" is the community. The community is >>>> >>> made >>> >>>> of everyone involved in the GIMP project who can act to improve it. So >>>> if >>>> we as a community decide it's worth changing, then we can change it. I >>>> mean, that's usually the point the point of the developer mailing list, >>>> >>> no? >>> >>> There seems to be a misunderstanding of how this software works. The >>> "community" (whoever that might include) can decide whatever it wants, >>> but >>> this is not a democracy, so the real decision is made by others. Mostly >>> mitch. >>> Who seems to stay away from all the bike shedding on this list more and >>> more. >>> >>> [...] >>> >>> Tobias >>> _______________________________________________ >>> gimp-developer-list mailing list >>> List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx >>> List membership: >>> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list >>> List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> gimp-developer-list mailing list >> List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx >> List membership: >> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list >> List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > gimp-developer-list mailing list > List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx > List membership: > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list > _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list
