Who controls glibc? [LWN.net]

Who controls glibc?

Posted May 8, 2018 18:47 UTC (Tue) by ClaudeRubinson (subscriber, #11921)
In reply to: Who controls glibc? by k8to
Parent article: Who controls glibc?

The Quaker decision-making process seeks to discern God's will (not the group's). It is this belief that a truth exists outside of the decision-making body that distinguishes it from conventional (secular) decision-making processes, including consensus and voting.

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Who controls glibc?

Posted May 9, 2018 3:22 UTC (Wed) by k8to (guest, #15413) [Link] (3 responses)

This is slightly hair-splitting, because Friends believe there is that of good within people. In practice, there are many decisions made within a monthly meeting which are not viewed by most people as having a significant spiritual dimension.

Who controls glibc?

Posted May 9, 2018 3:22 UTC (Wed) by k8to (guest, #15413) [Link]

Err, "that of god".

Who controls glibc?

Posted May 9, 2018 16:53 UTC (Wed) by ClaudeRubinson (subscriber, #11921) [Link] (1 responses)

Quaker process seeks to suppress individual egos and preferences in search of an external truth that exists beyond and apart from the individuals involved. Secular consensus making, on the other hand, seeks to accommodate and encompass the different preferences, viewpoints, etc by asking "What can we all agree on?" This is precisely what makes arriving at consensus so challenging. (The different goals is also one reason why Quaker decision-making practices generally don't work well in a secular context.)

Who controls glibc?

Posted May 9, 2018 17:32 UTC (Wed) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link]

Entirely correct. My religion tells me that the only true way to consensus is personal combat with edged or blunt weapons.

It's entirely unbiased and fair - there's no nonsense with differing interpretations of "scripture" or arguments about its application.

You either win and vanquish your foes or lose - it's absolute morality, imposed by the all-seeing eyes of gods. After all, they won't let you lose if you are correct, otherwise they won't be omnipotent and all-seeing.

I think that this kind of decision process should be universal.