Is it necessary to put exact percentages here?

I think a BDFL-replacement should have the support of a large majority of the 
community. I would expect anyone who would be considered as BDFL in the first 
place would voluntarily step down once this is no longer the case. I don’t 
think it is necessary to clearly define what “large majority” means, nor what 
“community” means.

If the Python community ever gets to the level infighting of Borgia popes 
versus de Medici popes I think things have deteriorated to a level that it 
won’t make much difference anyways.

I’m not 100% convinced I like Barry’s idea of a formal Council as the board of 
the community, but on the other hand I don’t have a good alternative (except 
for the anarchist village shouting match, but that has serious issues).

Jack

> On  18-Jul-2018, at 23:04 , Łukasz Langa <luk...@langa.pl> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On Jul 18, 2018, at 1:23 PM, Alex Martelli <al...@google.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Since 1179 (and with a few very minor exceptions in the centuries right 
>> after then -- none since 1612), the Catholic Church requires a 
>> super-majority of 2/3 to elect a new Pope. I don't see how the choice of a 
>> BDFL is so much more important to the Python community, than the choice of a 
>> Pope is to the Catholic Church; thus, requiring 90% rather than "just" 2/3 
>> seems unwarranted.
> 
> This is a good point. Moreover, I'm sure Monty Python-wise it's only fitting 
> for us to base our rules on a papal conclave.
> 
> If we do, then it looks like 2/3 it is. However, historically cardinal 
> participation rates were really high so I'd like to keep the 90% 
> participation rule there.
> 
> I do find it a bit problematic that a papal conclave doesn't vote "yes/no" 
> but rather just places names for a predefined position using predefined rules.
> 
>> In fact, a 90% requirement gets dangerously close to a requirement for 
>> unanimity -- allowing any member of the Sejm to shout "Nie pozwalam!" and 
>> thus end the session and nullify every decision made in the session.
> 
> Oh, you know how to hit close to home! However, there's a big difference 
> between one vote vetoing the ruling and ten (as there's 100+ GitHub 
> committers now IIRC).
> 
> But yeah, if the Vatican is fine with two thirds, it sounds like we could, 
> too. By the way, if we're already studying Polish parliamentary rules, 2/3 
> agreement is needed to make constitution changes.
> 
> - Ł
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