> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diane Holt [mailto:holtdl@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 5:35 PM
> To: ant-dev@jakarta.apache.org
> Subject: RE: PATCH: Attributes of Target can reference properties
>
>
> --- Peter Vogel <pvogel@arsin.com> wrote:
> > When he was told that his absence from the ant community
> for N months
> > effectively removed his rights as a voting member of the
> ant community,
> > and that he would need to "earn" the right to commit and
> vote, he was
> > rightly insulted and gave up.
>
> Hmm... I certainly don't want to get into a long debate about
> this, but I
> don't think that description reflects what I remember. As I
> recall it, he
> was told that his one -- still valid, not needing to be
> "earned" back --
> vote wasn't some mega-vote that would count for any more than
> what it was:
> one vote.
I don't want to extend this thread further, but I just wanted to publicly
post a semi-retraction of my remarks, they were based on memory, having
re-read my archives of this list from that time I'd say your version of
events is somewhat more accurate than mine. I do still feel that Duncan
got a raw deal but what's past is past and I won't bring it up here again.
-Peter
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