SC confidentiality

[Mark Mitchell]

>>>>> "Geoff" == Geoff Keating <geoffk@geoffk.org> writes:

    Geoff> Of course, prior discussions which were made in the belief
    Geoff> that they were confidential should not be disclosed, but
    Geoff> for the future I urge the SC to make its discussion open.

I have no strong feelings on this matter.  

Certainly, the SC should not be (and is not, in my opinion) a secret
cabal of puppeteers. :-)

On the other hand, there is some value in having the opportunity to
discuss delicate issues in confidence.  In my experience, which is
very limited relative to a lot of the more senior SC members, there
are no technical dicussions -- almost all discussions are about things
like possible inappropriate behavior on the part of individuals,
policies for dealing with copyright assignment paperwork, strategies
for handling events that might cause confusion about GCC or the GNU
Project, and so forth.

It's a tricky balance.

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