4 Jan
2006
4 Jan
'06
8:14 p.m.
On 4 jan 2006, at 20.32, Bruce Tonkin wrote:
A PDP ties up significant staff and community resources. I am proposing that a particular PDP conclude after a certain drop dead date if agreement can't be reached.
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It is a similar process for companies doing development or R&D. They allocate resources for a particular project for a particular period (and cost).
I think in most cases, in my experience at least, projects that do not complete on time are reviewed and extended only if warranted. Automatic sunset that disregards complexity or issues does not seem the best alternative to me. It seems that any notion of concluding a PDP must require a definitive action, e.g. a vote, as opposed to some automatic mechanism. a.