- From: David Singer <singer@apple.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:09:22 -0800
- To: Daniel Glazman <daniel.glazman@disruptive-innovations.com>
- Cc: public-w3process@w3.org
> On Dec 10, 2014, at 9:57 , Daniel Glazman <daniel.glazman@disruptive-innovations.com> wrote: > > On 10/12/14 18:31, Linss, Peter wrote: >> I am also strongly in favor of the change. It's a small but reasonable step. >> >> Frankly I'm inclined to remove the restriction entirely, I don't see it >> helping anything. > > Agreed 100%. I heard so many times we're electing individuals and > not Members but we put Member-based restrictions on these individuals. > It makes, from my perspective, strictly no sense. Get the best ones, > period. I think we have been around this several times, and thrashed it to death, but * even with the best of intentions, people are affected by their corporate culture, viewpoint, and colleagues * some companies are, in fact, quite directive: it’s hard not to do what your boss tells you to do * if someone has to choose whether to lean towards supporting their employer (who pays their salary) or a clean ‘best for the web’, I think they’ll find it hard not to try to convince themselves that leaning towards their employer’s viewpoint is at least acceptable People are good but not perfect. In another context, I might think, for example, I am sensitive to racism and sexism but I am also aware I am, in fact, a white male. We seek diversity because of the unconscious biases, the blind spots, lacunae, and so on. I think the same is true here. It’s prudent. David Singer Manager, Software Standards, Apple Inc.
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