No it's not; they're his marbles and he can pick them up and go home
any time he bloody well likes. He can do it for a good reason, for
a bad reason, or no reason at all. Offering, as he did, to turn over
the list to someone else is a courtesy which I appreciate and removes
any taint of arbitrariness or irresponsibility from his actions.
Dave has limits on what he wants to do. He's run the list for a long
time and knows what makes life hard on the list and on the list maintainer.
If he doesn't want to do those things, that's his right. I happen
to respect his opinion enough to think that his decision is a *good*
thing for the list, whether implemented by him or someone else.
But regardless, it isn't blackmail to offer to do exactly what
you proposed:
> In that case I think we cannot cooperate any further and I will shut down
> everything I am running for you.
Dave's words exactly. Just written by you.
-- -Colin, who'd rather be hacking kernels.