On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 10:15:14 +1000, Pascal Hakim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> On Tue, Sep 19, 2006 at 10:09:04AM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Due to a loop hole in the constitution, any group of 6 Debian >> developers can delay any general resolution indefinitely by putting >> up their own amendment, and every 6 days, making substantiative >> changes in their amendment (they can just rotate between a small >> number of very different proposals). >> >> Previously, I had stated that I, in my role as secretary, would set >> an deadline for proposals two weeks in the future, and any >> proposals past the deadline would go no a separate ballot, in order >> to break the filibuster, even though the constitution did not >> specifically permit that. >> >> I realize now that that would be a an egregious abuse of the powers >> of the secretary, censorship, and grievously wrong procedure. I am >> no longer willing to step in and break filibusters. >> >> The project should decide how it wants to handle filibustering, if >> it feels like doing anything about it, of course. But now, any GR >> has a veto contingent of only 6 developers. >> > If a group of developers started filibustering a GR over and over > again, the DAMs would be well within their rights to pull the > accounts of the people in question. > A denial of service attack is grounds for exclusion and DMUP states: > "Don't by any ... reckless ... act interfere with the work of > another developer ...". And people tell me I am guilty of egregious abuse of power? This is just a bunch of concerned developers very slowly crafting a resolution. I am sure I can make my resolution come to perfection over the course of several years. If the DAM can suddenly exercise judgement, and it is not abuse of power, why is a brainless secretary so very desirable? manoj -- Well, you know, no matter where you go, there you are. Buckaroo Banzai Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C