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FEWER = BETTER

FEWER = BETTER

Posted Oct 27, 2005 4:58 UTC (Thu) by atai (subscriber, #10977)
In reply to: FEWER = BETTER by b7j0c
Parent article: GNOME hits a decision point

Not necessary true.

A smaller number means the decision will be in the control of fewer people. It is more likely to make decision that alienates many people. A large board decrease such possibility.


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FEWER = BETTER

Posted Nov 3, 2005 9:24 UTC (Thu) by murrayc (guest, #23961) [Link]

That would be a problem if the issues were truly controversial. The problem here is that large groups often spend their time talking about unimportant issues, because they can. The difference between two decision is often less important than the difference between one decision and no decision.

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