RE: New MI maintainer

[Alpár Jüttner <alpar at cs dot elte dot hu>]

I think, the real issue is not the openness of the project management,
but this:

> Given that I have made significant contributions
> to GDB/MI over a long period of time then it would then seem appropriate to at
> least e-mail me off-list before the announcement to inform me of your
> intention.

As far as I see, nobody has commented on this sentence of Nick. I think
it would be worth doing that, at least before blaming him and saying
that a global maintainer must have a higher level of ability of being
able to avoid heated personal debates.

As a complete outsider, my feeling is that if Nick had really been
considered as a valuable and important member of the community rather
than someone who should be "outmaneuvered", then exactly the same
decision would have been communicated toward him in a much more friendly
way.

Although Nick's responses in this thread are offensive and his
statements may even be false, I understand his bad feeling and I must
say it - at least partially - justifies his reactions.

Some people expected an apology in this thread but nobody seemed to be
thinking about whether he should apologize. More than one person made a
mistake in this awkward story. I strongly believe that a frank 'sorry'
from the one who made the first one would be followed by others.

After all, this is a great community of great people. With no exception.

All the best,
Alpar