Joel,

As a member of SednaX, we have the opportunity to contribute and the opportunity to receive benefits but no where does it say it is a democracy where we "directly" control the process. I am a member of the DotNetNuke open source project and they never ask for my vote when they are making decisions about DNN features or its future. They take feedback from a number of sources and make decisions based on that.

Bill

>Thanks for your reply. As a member of SednaX, why was I never asked about this? Other members I've spoken to have told me they were never contacted either. It seems you got input from a small number of people who have their own likes and dislikes. I can see your concern about favoring one technologyu over another, but, isn't this better achieved in the marketplace, not among a small group of gatekeepers? After all, as you have said about everyone having a freedom of choice, couldn't members just decide not to use it if they don't like it? My own personal opinion is that the members should have been apprised of your concerns and a vote taken, at the very least. For projects like these, I think it should be a top priority to have member input and strive to maintain some sort of independence from outside interests, especially Microsoft. Just my .02