Michael Rueger wrote:

> Andreas Raab schrieb:
>
>> Also, the set of maintainers has been working together in some form 
>> or other for almost ten years now and you should at least consider 
>> the possibility that there are reasons for why things are the way 
>> they are. 
>
>
> But, it also makes it incredibly hard for people outside that 
> exclusive circle to participate. If you force people to use file 
> releases instead of a shared repository there can be no meaningful 
> community participation in the process.
> For instance, if people would like to explore the recently submitted 
> alternate unix socket implementation they need to send around files 
> instead of pointing people to branch XYZ of the repository.
>
> And, certain VM platform versions have lagged for months in the past 
> as there are single person responsibilities.
>
plus, I feel I've stepped on toes (didn't mean to) and the line in the 
sand is drawn deeper.

brad