John Sonnenschein wrote:
> I'm trying to come to an amicable solution here for both sides.
>
> What are you afraid of? If there is as much support for indiana as the
> indiana team claims, then this resolution should have no problem
> passing, and will serve to further the second goal ( that is, shutting
> me and my ilk up ) since one can't argue with a clear community
> mandate.
I think the counterarguments would be:
* Regardless of the vote it won't change anything and may just lead to
dragging out the argument even further.
* The voting system is an imprecise way to gauge community sentiment
and sets a precedent on voting for non-binding resolutions that take
away from doing real business.
Having said, that I have no problem with it being debated within the
OGB. Perhaps giving people a concrete way to voice their displeasure
will help move us forward.
Derek
>
> On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 2:48 PM, Doug Scott <drdoug007 at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>>> I could not find any documentation on the proper way
>> > to go about
>> > adding questions to the ballot, but as a plebiscite
>> > I'd like the
>> > following to be placed on the ballot.
>> >
>> > * Should the OpenSolaris community allow a
>> > distribution to carry the
>> > canonical name "OpenSolaris" [ ] yes [ ] no
>> > * If the previous passes, should this distribution be
>> > that currently
>> > known as "Project Indiana" [ ] yes [ ] no
>> >
>> > I think it would be a good move for the community to
>> > finally express
>> > their will on the matter, so that we can all either
>> > move on or ask the
>> > OGB to take further action. I know I for one would be
>> > willing to stop
>> > fighting if I saw a definitive mandate from the
>> > community that this
>> > were to be the case.
>>
>> * Should we just move on to something more productive then always bitching
>> about Sun [X] yes
>>
>> Doug
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