On Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:28:54 +0200, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:

>>>>>> "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.

These are strong words, Andreas, Dan and Randal and I'm sure that  
everybody here likes to hear them (every now and then) and see some action  
into that direction.

/Klaus

>  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.
>