-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Grrr, I seconded the wrong one before...
I hearby second the following proposal. Joe Nahmias [EMAIL PROTECTED] Manoj Srivastava wrote: > Hi folks, > > Here is a spell checked version, and also one that removes the > modify clause for the foundation documents. So now we may issue, > withdraw, and supersede these documents, but not modify them in > place. > > ====================================================================== > > 4. The Developers by way of General Resolution or election > > 4.1. Powers > > Together, the Developers may: > 1. Appoint or recall the Project Leader. > 2. Amend this constitution, provided they agree with a 3:1 majority. > 3. Override any decision by the Project Leader or a Delegate. > 4. Override any decision by the Technical Committee, provided they > agree with a 2:1 majority. > - 5. Issue nontechnical policy documents and statements. > - These include documents describing the goals of the project, its > - relationship with other free software entities, and nontechnical > - policies such as the free software licence terms that Debian > - software must meet. > - They may also include position statements about issues of the day. > + 5. Issue, supersede and withdraw nontechnical policy documents and > + statements. > + These include documents describing the goals of the project, its > + relationship with other free software entities, and nontechnical > + policies such as the free software licence terms that Debian > + software must meet. > + They may also include position statements about issues of the day. > + 5.1 A Foundation Document is a document or statement regarded as > + critical to the Project's mission and purposes. > + 5.2 The Foundation Documents are the works entitled "Debian > + Social Contract" and "Debian Free Software Guidelines". > + 5.3 A Foundation Document requires a 3:1 super-majority for its > + supercession. New Foundation Documents are issued and > + existing ones withdrawn by amending the list of Foundation > + Documents in this constitution. > 6. Together with the Project Leader and SPI, make decisions about > property held in trust for purposes related to Debian. (See > s.9.1.) > > ====================================================================== > Rationale: The clause being modified has been seen to be quite > ambiguous. Since the original wording appeared to be amenable to two > wildly different interpretations, this change adds clarifying the > language in the constitution about _changing_ non technical > documents. Additionally, this also provides for the core documents of > the project the same protection against hasty changes that the > constitution itself enjoys. > ====================================================================== > > > Seems to me like most people have had a chance to comment on > this proposal, and the current version ought to have addressed most > of the issues raised. If that is the case, I would like to have this > version be the one sponsored by people, and settle on this as the > version that goes on the ballot. > > manoj > -- > The privilege of absurdity; to which no living creature is subject but > man only. -- Thomas Hobbs > Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> > 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E > 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/eJviKl23+OYWEqURAn2xAKDh13+LsKdAwZ/T4/t/joGoCwyjUwCffFE8 1dGO84+A3Ol2WgLCpArktiM= =ZEbk -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
