2009/3/9 Richard W.M. Jones rjones@redhat.com:
So David has stopped being a Fedora volunteer and decided to become an Ubuntu user instead:
http://davidnielsen.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/drawing-my-own-conclusion/
Well, he hasn't _specifically_ said he's off to Ubuntu but lets not split hairs.
I seem to be in a minority, but I think this is a great shame. We should treat volunteers much better. FESCo shouldn't shoot down proposals without telling the owners of those proposals (no matter how stupid they think the proposal is, it's courteous to arrange a time when that person can be present and state their case).
I don't think you are in the minority thinking it is a shame when a contributor leaves a project. I only really follow the lists these days but there are names you come to recognise due the frequency with which they appear and David's was one. I do think this is a very unfortunate episode and think the time is probably ripe for a re-enforcing of Fedora's position on Mono and would invite FESCo or the FPL to make one.
I will just note here that Ubuntu has a code of conduct which is worth reading:
I for one would welcome the introduction of the above for Fedora. Lets not get snooty - its perfectly good but would need some modification as Fedora doesn't have a SABDFL. It would also be good to take some positives from all of this.
Regards