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Why has the GPLv3 Process been modelled on the terrible processes of the WGIG, instead of harnessing the free-software-friendly organisations already existing around the world?

Can the author explain this question in terms of the GPLv3 consultation process, instead of in terms of references to other processes which readers may not know or may understand differently? ciaran 21:59, 24 March 2006 (EST)