> On 14 Aug 2015, at 11:50 pm, Dennis E. Hamilton <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Jan, > > Help me understand this procedure a little bit better. > > I assume that if a new release candidate file is created, that rescinds the > previous votes, because they could not be about that version of the file. > (Maybe calling this a [PRE-VOTE] is not a good choice, but since [VOTE]s are > being collected, I am not certain what to call this procedure.)
This period is for the purposes of letting people check to the file to see, e.g. if it compiles (the last release candidate didn’t for me). I expect there may be more release candidates if there are any more problems like that need to be fixed. Once the actual [VOTE] starts, that’s when the file must not be changed. The [PRE-VOTE] terminology Jan chose was to express the notion that it is *not* a [VOTE]. The offer for people to give their votes before the official [VOTE] period begins is an optional one, for the purposes of convenience. Anyone who wants to wait until the official [VOTE] starts before casting their vote is free to do so. — Dr Peter M. Kelly [email protected] PGP key: http://www.kellypmk.net/pgp-key <http://www.kellypmk.net/pgp-key> (fingerprint 5435 6718 59F0 DD1F BFA0 5E46 2523 BAA1 44AE 2966)
