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From: dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: Do I Really Need A Supervisor?
Date: 1997/03/17
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i<< I didn't mean to imply that all management is bad.  Certainly not.
 The problem is that there are a LOT of people who want to be managers
and they all need a technical type i.e. donkey to justify it.  Once this
stuff starts it is VERY HARD TO STOP IT.  Linux/GNU is a juicy excuse
for bureacracy. When it happens it could kill it.   The saving grace
may be there not a lot of money in it.

I don't think you want a central management group.  You want a
central TECHNICAL group.>>

I know many programmers feel this way, but I certainly would not hire them.
Pretty strong central management is essential to software quality in my
view.