Hi, On Thu, 20 Nov 2014, Josh Triplett wrote: > > I would suggest introducing a transitional clause that would state > > something like: > > > > As a transitional measure, the terms of all current members that > > exceed 4 years will only expire every 6 months, in order of > > seniority. > > > > This would need some refining, but I hope you get the point. > > Seems reasonable, yes. I think that having the simplest possible > functional expression of term limits seems like a feature, with a > transitional measure *solely* to stage the turnover of the *current* TC > over time (and thus set up for future staged term expiry as well). That > makes more sense to me than baking in a "2 members" or "2-R members" > rule going forward.
Well, even if you bootstrap correctly, the TC members are free to resign before their term and you can't ensure that the turnover rate will remain constant. What happens if we have a GR that contradicts a TC decision and that half the TC resigns because they no longer feel empowered to take more decisions? You're back to your initial situation and we will have regular large batches of changes. I think that I prefer a rule where we target a regular turnover of the longest-serving members. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Support Debian LTS: http://www.freexian.com/services/debian-lts.html Learn to master Debian: http://debian-handbook.info/get/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
