Anton Zinoviev wrote: [...]
> The Project Secretary is the author of the text that was used as a > basis for the proposal in Choice 1. Of course as a sympathiser of a > position somewhat opposite to my position it comes natural to him to > try to oppose my proposal[2]. Nevertheless during the discussions in > debian-vote he made some statements that make me think very seriously > whether he is ruling conscientiously his office as Project Secretary > and whether he is taking illegally advantage of his position. As an > illustration, please read the following quotation: > > >> Thankfully, Debian is not a democracy. We may vote on some >> issues, but that does not mean we are a democratically run >> organisation. The powers of various offices is spelled out in the >> constitution. >> >> In this specific case, I am not going to let the spectre of >> democracy spur me into doing something I consider wrong. In a true >> democracy, I would either do what my constituency required even if >> I thought it wrong, or resign. In Debian, I am permitted to do >> what I think is right, in as unbiased a manner as I can, until I >> am removed from my post. What is the source of this and your other quotation from the Debian Project Secretary? I can't find the post on debian-vote. If it was a private message, I would like to know whether Manoj was writing personally or in his "Debian Project Secretary" persona. Personally, I am glad that people holding important posts in Debian are willing to do what they think is right, and I am especially glad if they actively try to do their job in as unbiased a manner as possible. Anything less would be a failure of the trust we place in them. Helen
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