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From: tencati@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (Ron Tencati)
Newsgroups: comp.org.decus
Subject: Re: Should we have kept quiet?
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Date: 14 May 91 14:50:58 GMT
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Well Jeff, Bill does have a point. The votes are now in and being 
counted. What's done is done.  I have avoided the political 
back-stabbing and muck because it wastes MY time. Now, if others feel
they have the time to spend debating this, then good for them.

I was not at the Board meeting on Monday, but if the votes are in, and
the Board has closed the issue, what good is debating it anymore?

If people still feel there is a change needed, I think the bylaws 
provide the means for another provision to be proposed.

And by NOT keeping quiet about it, this newsgroup has raised the 
awareness of a large number of DECUS attendees and volunteers. No one 
will know what degree of influence this newsgroup had, but there were 
a lot of "No Bylaw Change" buttons at the Symposium, so I think an
impact was made.

I chose to stay neutral, since I really don't have the time nor 
interest to burn my cycles on DECUS politics.

Discuss the matter, sure. But don't beat a dead horse.

Ron Tencati
Security & VAX SIG Steering Committees
Tencati@DECUS.ORG (?)