Hi,
Le 15/09/2022 à 12:37, Chuck Zmudzinski a écrit :
Obviously, my proposal would need to somehow define who are the users that should be given a formal vote for GRs, the DPL, etc. Maybe "true users of Debian" is the wrong phrase to define it, maybe the correct idea is expressed by "contributor with voting rights." Maybe the voting developers can nominate contributors who are not developers who should be given voting rights, and if the person nominated receives a simple majority, or some higher majority like 2/3, then that person gains voting rights even though that person is not a developer. The theory behind my proposal is that there is a diversity of viewpoints that stems from a diversity of roles within the project. If the voting members are restricted only to the contributors who volunteer for the role of developer, then the full diversity of the Debian community is not reflected in a vote that only comes from the pool of formal developers.
I would just like to point out that it is possible (and it has been done) to become a Debian Member with voting rights without a developer role. This is what we call "Debian Developer, non-uploading" (or Debian Member).
You have to be a contributor, still, and follow the New Member process - more information is available at
https://www.debian.org/devel/join/newmaint
I subscribed to the debian-project list for the time being so you can reply on-list from now on.
ACK :) Cheers, -- nodens