-- 
Regards,
  Cos

On June 8, 2015 1:20:56 PM GMT+03:00, "Branko Čibej" <[email protected]> wrote:
>On 07.06.2015 18:00, Konstantin Boudnik wrote:
>> I'm with Brane on this one (unlike git cherry picking ;). Vote is a
>tool to
>> record a consensus reached via a discussion/collaboration.
>
>No, it's not, that's exactly my point: Consensus is recorded by no
>objections being raised on the appropriate mailing list (dev@ for
>public
>discussions) during a reasonable amount of time. You do *not* vote to
>"record consensus". Voting is a formal procedure that is either
>mandated
>by legal requirements (e.g., for releases) or used when consensus
>cannot
>be reached -- and in the latter case, it should not be used because ASF
>communities do not operate by majority rule.

That's exactly what I said: it isn't democracy (sorry for using this word in a 
polite company).

>Cos, I expected better from you. :)

Sorry to disappoint you ;)

Reply via email to