If the main issue is an abuse of power and having adequate checks and balances, doesn't the assembly of committers hold the power to overturn PMC decisions? Which would include removals I guess.
Tanmai On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 10:26 PM Samuel Sloniker <scoopgra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Okay. Maybe at least have a group appointed by the PMC and confirmed by > the Assembly that at least has the power to interpret the bylaws? > > On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 7:07 AM Tino Didriksen <m...@tinodidriksen.com> > wrote: > >> Any such secondary group would in practice be equally powerful as the >> PMC, because they would need admin access to execute the auditing and >> suspension. But because they would not be responsible for day-to-day >> operations, they wouldn't be active to even spot patterns of abuse. >> >> So it would still be the PMC discovering something that needs to be acted >> on immediately, and needing to consult another slow and potentially offline >> party. It just doesn't work in practice. >> >> On top of that, it would further complicate elections. >> >> I recognize you want the three estates, but it's not practical. >> >> -- Tino Didriksen >> >> >> On Wed, 29 Apr 2020 at 15:49, Samuel Sloniker <scoopgra...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I am not suggesting the Assembly immediately do it. I am suggesting that >>> at the time of each PMC election, the Assembly elect a separate group that >>> would handle removals. >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 9:50 AM Tino Didriksen <m...@tinodidriksen.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On Tue, 28 Apr 2020 at 18:27, Samuel Sloniker <scoopgra...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Again, I believe the PMC should not be involved in removing Committer >>>>> access, even temporarily. I think a separate elected group should do that. >>>>> >>>> >>>> That simply can't work. If someone is actively abusing their access or >>>> got hacked, we need to be able to immediately revoke access. Requiring >>>> asking the Assembly up front is far too slow. >>>> >>>> -- Tino Didriksen >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> Apertium-stuff mailing list >> Apertium-stuff@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/apertium-stuff >> > _______________________________________________ > Apertium-stuff mailing list > Apertium-stuff@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/apertium-stuff > -- *Khanna, Tanmai*
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