Re: Proposed amendement: be more careful when proposing a GR.

2014-10-18 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi,

Charles Plessy:
> This is why I am proposing this amendement, to say: “this GR was a bad idea,
> please do not do it again”.
> 
I would not regard it as an amendment, but as a separate alternative option
on the ballot. If I were you, I'd add another paragraph, like

>> Regarding the subject of this ballot, the Project affirms that the question
>> has already been resolved and thus does not require a General Resolution.

and then formally ask for seconds.

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Re: Proposed amendement: be more careful when proposing a GR.

2014-10-18 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 12:37:19PM +0200, Matthias Urlichs a écrit :
> 
> Charles Plessy:
> > ---
> > The Debian project asks its members to be more considerate when proposing
> > General Resolutions, and in particular to take care that the proposed GR has
> > actual chances to be accepted, considering that GRs is a disruptive process
> > regardless the outcome of the vote.
> > ---
> > 
> Slightly reworded:
> 
> 
> The Debian project asks its members to be considerate when proposing
> General Resolutions, as the GR process may be disruptive regardless
> of the outcome of the vote.
> 
> In particular, a proposed GR should have an actual chance of being accepted.

Thanks Matthias, for the rewording.

Are there people willing to second this reworded version ?

Whichever the result of this GR, the people who did not want it will lose: at
the very minimum, we lose our time.  And to reject the initial proposal, we
will have to either vote for “further discussion” while not being interested in
disussing further, or for a status quo proposal that can be twisted and misused
if it is not worded perfectly.

This is why I am proposing this amendement, to say: “this GR was a bad idea,
please do not do it again”.

Have a nice week-end,

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Re: Proposed amendement: be more careful when proposing a GR.

2014-10-17 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi,

Charles Plessy:
> ---
> The Debian project asks its members to be more considerate when proposing
> General Resolutions, and in particular to take care that the proposed GR has
> actual chances to be accepted, considering that GRs is a disruptive process
> regardless the outcome of the vote.
> ---
> 
Slightly reworded:


The Debian project asks its members to be considerate when proposing
General Resolutions, as the GR process may be disruptive regardless
of the outcome of the vote.

In particular, a proposed GR should have an actual chance of being accepted.


This should probably be part of (the rationale for?) our constitution.
It's not part of the current GR, despite being motivated by it.

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