http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/0,2000061733,39186281,00.htm

Excerpt:
Srivastava told ZDNet Australia  this morning there were two possible
reasons for the low turnout.

The first was, he said, the prospect that "the divisive debates in the
last 12 months about the [Debian] Social Contract, AMD64 in Sarge and
the Vancouver Prospectus have disillusioned a number of developers and
driven others to apathy". This could mean "the project is coming apart
at the seams, the social structure unravel as it fails to meet the
stresses of growth".

However, Srivastava reckons the more likely reason is that voters are
spoilt for choice. "This year, we have a strong field, with several
strong candidates offering viable options, and with a far better IRC
debate between the candidates than has been the norm." In addition,
"the platforms of the candidates are well reasoned and sane".

This meant voters were likely "taking their time to work through their
choices."

Disturbing...

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