[Foundation-l] Re: Google Techtalk

Tue Aug 16 13:49:07 UTC 2005

W. Guy Finley wgfinley at dynascope.com wrote:
>
> Now I spent some time in public service which is a bit similar to the
> Foundation now and there's things you do in public and things that you
> don't.  As a board member criticizing one of your officers point blank in
> public puts egg on that officer's face and makes your organization look like
> it engages in open infighting.  I would have suggested a more discrete
> method of discourse on this up front.  Now, if that doesn't settle things,
> by all means, gore each other in public but as it stands this entire
> exchange and the constant back and forth makes the organization look bad.  I
> think some need to take a step back, a deep breath, ask themselves exactly
> what this disagreement is regarding in the first place and try to go from
> there.
>
>--Guy  (en User:Wgfinley)

Hear hear. I hope the board reads this and has a good long think about it.

Dan