Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Adeodato Simó
* Russ Allbery [Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:09:45 -0800]: > Thomas Weber writes: > > Am Montag, den 15.12.2008, 10:06 + schrieb Steve McIntyre: > >> I've been talking with Manoj already, in private to try and avoid > >> flaming. I specifically asked him to delay this vote until the numerous > >> pro

Re: Bundled votes and the secretary

2008-12-16 Thread Pierre Habouzit
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 08:28:19PM +, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 09:58:09AM +0100, Pierre Habouzit wrote: > > from http://www.debian.org/vote/2006/vote_007#majorityreq > >4. We give priority to the timely release of Etch over sorting every > >bit out; for this rea

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Bas Wijnen
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 04:16:43PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > But more fundamentally it doesn't matter. Combining things that were > proposed separately seems to be clearly overreaching the authority of the > Secretary, as there's nothing in "Standard Resolution Procedures" which > allows this t

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Romain Beauxis
Le Tuesday 16 December 2008 16:50:52 Adeodato Simó, vous avez écrit : > > Where did Steve shorten the discussion period?  He did so for the *other* > > vote, but I haven't seen a thread where he did for this one.  (I may have > > just missed it.) > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2008/11/msg0

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 04:52:55PM +0100, Romain Beauxis wrote: >Le Tuesday 16 December 2008 16:50:52 Adeodato Simó, vous avez écrit : >> > Where did Steve shorten the discussion period?  He did so for the *other* >> > vote, but I haven't seen a thread where he did for this one.  (I may have >> > j

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Neil McGovern
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 11:13:41AM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > Adeodato Simó writes: > > > What does §4.1.7 mean, then? Can't it be read to mean that the DPL may > > appoint a new Secretary not at end of term, if there's disagreement > > between them? > > I believe this only applies in the cont

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Adeodato Simó writes: > * Russ Allbery [Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:09:45 -0800]: >> Where did Steve shorten the discussion period? He did so for the >> *other* vote, but I haven't seen a thread where he did for this one. >> (I may have just missed it.) > http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2008/11/msg

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Bas Wijnen writes: > On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 04:16:43PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: >> But more fundamentally it doesn't matter. Combining things that were >> proposed separately seems to be clearly overreaching the authority of >> the Secretary, as there's nothing in "Standard Resolution Procedu

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 20:18, Russ Allbery wrote: > I really wish people would stop accusing other project members of ignoring > the DFSG even if you disagree strongly with their interpretation of how > the DFSG is applied. You are accusing them of breaking an oath or > promise, and it's hardly

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Matthew Woodcraft
Russ Allbery wrote: > If there were something in the constitution detailing decision-making > process around foundation documents and their interpretation, it would > have made this whole conflict easier to resolve. But so far as I can > tell, there isn't, apart from application to voting specif

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Bas Wijnen
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 11:18:12AM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > Bas Wijnen writes: > > On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 04:16:43PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > > >> But more fundamentally it doesn't matter. Combining things that were > >> proposed separately seems to be clearly overreaching the authority

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 23:38, Bas Wijnen wrote: >> I really wish people would stop accusing other project members of >> ignoring the DFSG even if you disagree strongly with their >> interpretation of how the DFSG is applied. > > I think you are talking about me here. I haven't actually seen any

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Bas Wijnen writes: > On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 11:18:12AM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: >> Where? That states how you make an amendment. It doesn't say that the >> secretary can declare something that isn't an amendment to be an >> amendment so far as I can tell. > It says "according to the require

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 04:27:22PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > >This is where I have a strong disagreement with Manoj and apparently with >you. I don't think there's any justification in the constitution for >requiring a developer statement about the project's sense of the meaning >of the SC and

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Ean Schuessler
- "Steve McIntyre" wrote: > >Both the override and the statement about the meaning of the documents > >should require 1:1. 3:1 should only be required when the documents are > >explicitly superseded or changed, not just for making a project statement > >about their interpretation. > > And t

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Ean Schuessler writes: > - "Steve McIntyre" wrote: > >>> Both the override and the statement about the meaning of the documents >>> should require 1:1. 3:1 should only be required when the documents >>> are explicitly superseded or changed, not just for making a project >>> statement about t

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 04:56:47PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: >Ean Schuessler writes: >> - "Steve McIntyre" wrote: >> Both the override and the statement about the meaning of the documents should require 1:1. 3:1 should only be required when the documents are explicitly supers

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 04:27:22PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > > That does seem rather strange, since 3:1 would be required (IMO at > > least) to explicitly decide that it is allowed. > This is where I have a strong disagreement with Manoj and apparently with > you. I don't think there's any jus

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Steve Langasek writes: > On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 04:27:22PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: >> This is where I have a strong disagreement with Manoj and apparently >> with you. I don't think there's any justification in the constitution >> for requiring a developer statement about the project's sense

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Andreas Barth
* Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org) [081217 01:11]: > This is where I have a strong disagreement with Manoj and apparently with > you. I don't think there's any justification in the constitution for > requiring a developer statement about the project's sense of the meaning > of the SC and the DFSG to

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Andreas Barth writes: > * Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org) [081217 01:11]: >> This is where I have a strong disagreement with Manoj and apparently >> with you. I don't think there's any justification in the constitution >> for requiring a developer statement about the project's sense of the >> mea

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Andreas Barth
* Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org) [081217 06:57]: > Andreas Barth writes: > > * Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org) [081217 01:11]: > > >> This is where I have a strong disagreement with Manoj and apparently > >> with you. I don't think there's any justification in the constitution > >> for requiring