Hello, I've been talking about having a DPL board and I might want to go further and try the principles out by proposing a DPL board in the upcoming elections. So I'm explaining here how I expect such a board to work. Feel free to comment, ask questions and give suggestions on how to enhance it.
Composition: ------------ * Around 10 members representing if possible the various tendencies that exist within Debian. * All members should have good communication skills and be generally constructive even when engaging with diverging opinions. * Ultimately, this might mean that the board should be fully elected. However this is not going to happen this year since it requires constitutional change. I'd rather try first and make the change during the course of the year, even I can prove that the DPL board is a good principle. That's why I'll try to have a diversified board. Internal working: ----------------- * The [EMAIL PROTECTED] alias would point to all members of the board. This would be used for private communications and as a way to reach all board members. * [EMAIL PROTECTED] would be created as a publically archived ML where only board members can post. * There's a decision mechanism within the board. It should be a simple yes/no/further discussion vote. Issues should be brought up by board members (either by themselves or because someone else convinced them to bring up an issue there). That proposer should lead the discussion, draft a simple resolution and will decide when to call for a vote. All the votes and any discussion which can be public will happen on the board public ML. The quorum would be low (~4 votes) and the voting period quite short (1 week). * Since the board list is restricted to board members, other DD are free to comment via private mails or via -project and/or -devel depending on the case. Some board members will obviously follow those lists. The eclectic constitution of the board should allow each DD to "associate" himself with a person from the board (in the sense that he find that person to be the best conveyer of his point of view). The hope is that we can channel various inputs and still have a civilized discussion on problematic issues. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog Premier livre français sur Debian GNU/Linux : http://www.ouaza.com/livre/admin-debian/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]