>>>>> "Dan" == Dan Ingalls <Dan at SqueakLand.org> writes:

Dan> I have to agree with Andreas here.  Any board worth its salt should
Dan> consider itself to have a pretty wide scope, and it should feel pain
Dan> whenever something is not working right.  It may not be able to fix the
Dan> problem directly, but it ought to be trying to understand it, and working
Dan> with doers to fix it, to work around it, or to chart another better path.

I too agree here.  I think it's the job of the board to be accountable for the
overall vision of Squeak.  I'd rather the board get out of the way when things
are already working, but if it's clear that things aren't working and some
decisions need to be made, I'll be personally motivated to make sure that
those shortcomings are on the board's agenda.

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