Re: GR: Constitutional Amendment to fix an off-by-one error and duplicate section numbering

2015-08-31 Thread Russ Allbery
Lisandro Damián Nicanor Pérez Meyer writes: > On Wednesday 26 August 2015 15:18:36 Russ Allbery wrote: >> I second the below text, for both changes. > FWIW, at least on my mail client I'm failing to verify this signature. > Not that is *that* important considering the number of seconds already >

Re: GR: Constitutional Amendment to fix an off-by-one error and duplicate section numbering

2015-08-31 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 05:30:38PM -0300, Lisandro Damián Nicanor Pérez Meyer wrote: > On Wednesday 26 August 2015 15:18:36 Russ Allbery wrote: > > I second the below text, for both changes. > > FWIW, at least on my mail client I'm failing to verify this signature. > Not that is *that* important

Re: GR: Constitutional Amendment to fix an off-by-one error and duplicate section numbering

2015-08-31 Thread Lisandro Damián Nicanor Pérez Meyer
On Wednesday 26 August 2015 15:18:36 Russ Allbery wrote: > I second the below text, for both changes. FWIW, at least on my mail client I'm failing to verify this signature. Not that is *that* important considering the number of seconds already available, but I thought it was better to make it cle

Re: In plain English please?! Re: General resolution: Changes to the Standard Resolution Procedure

2015-08-31 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 04:49:08PM +0100, Dimitri John Ledkov wrote: > Hello, > > On 31 August 2015 at 08:06, Kurt Roeckx - Debian Project Secretary > wrote: > > Hi, > > > > A new GR has been started to update the Standard Resolution > > Procedure. Details about it can be found on: > > https://w

Re: In plain English please?! Re: General resolution: Changes to the Standard Resolution Procedure

2015-08-31 Thread Russ Allbery
Russ Allbery writes: > Dimitri John Ledkov writes: >> I'm failing to understand the current situation, nor proposed changes. >> Can someone please give a plain English explanation and/or examples? >> E.g. committee of size N is voting on an issue I which happens to be >> overriding developer. T

Re: In plain English please?! Re: General resolution: Changes to the Standard Resolution Procedure

2015-08-31 Thread Russ Allbery
Dimitri John Ledkov writes: > I'm failing to understand the current situation, nor proposed changes. > Can someone please give a plain English explanation and/or examples? > E.g. committee of size N is voting on an issue I which happens to be > overriding developer. The votes are F for, A agains

Re: In plain English please?! Re: General resolution: Changes to the Standard Resolution Procedure

2015-08-31 Thread Don Armstrong
On Mon, 31 Aug 2015, Dimitri John Ledkov wrote: > On 31 August 2015 at 08:06, Kurt Roeckx - Debian Project Secretary > wrote: > > Hi, > > > > A new GR has been started to update the Standard Resolution > > Procedure. Details about it can be found on: > > https://www.debian.org/vote/2015/vote_002

In plain English please?! Re: General resolution: Changes to the Standard Resolution Procedure

2015-08-31 Thread Dimitri John Ledkov
Hello, On 31 August 2015 at 08:06, Kurt Roeckx - Debian Project Secretary wrote: > Hi, > > A new GR has been started to update the Standard Resolution > Procedure. Details about it can be found on: > https://www.debian.org/vote/2015/vote_002 > I'm failing to understand the current situation, no

Re: General resolution: Changes to the Standard Resolution Procedure

2015-08-31 Thread Andreas Barth
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 * Didier 'OdyX' Raboud (o...@debian.org) [150831 11:23]: > Le lundi, 31 août 2015, 11.04:59 Axel Beckert a écrit : > > As far as I understand this would mean proposing an alternative choice > > for the voter. In that case, the damage is already done a

Re: General resolution: Changes to the Standard Resolution Procedure

2015-08-31 Thread Axel Beckert
Hi Didier, Didier 'OdyX' Raboud wrote: > Le lundi, 31 août 2015, 11.04:59 Axel Beckert a écrit : > > I would have preferred if "off-by-one" would have been used instead of > > "fencepost" as in the subject of the original GR proposal. That term > > is later missing in the announcement by Kurt as w

Re: General resolution: Changes to the Standard Resolution Procedure

2015-08-31 Thread Didier 'OdyX' Raboud
Andreas: GR amendment proposal below. Le lundi, 31 août 2015, 11.04:59 Axel Beckert a écrit : > I would have preferred if "off-by-one" would have been used instead of > "fencepost" as in the subject of the original GR proposal. That term > is later missing in the announcement by Kurt as well as on

Re: General resolution: Changes to the Standard Resolution Procedure

2015-08-31 Thread Axel Beckert
Hi, Didier 'OdyX' Raboud wrote: > Le lundi, 31 août 2015, 10.26:18 Axel Beckert a écrit : > > Kurt Roeckx - Debian Project Secretary wrote: > > > https://www.debian.org/vote/2015/vote_002 > > > > Please either do not use the word combination "fencepost bug" at all > > or explain its meaning. > >

Re: General resolution: Changes to the Standard Resolution Procedure

2015-08-31 Thread Didier 'OdyX' Raboud
Hi Axel, (CC'ing aba, as GR proposer). Le lundi, 31 août 2015, 10.26:18 Axel Beckert a écrit : > Kurt Roeckx - Debian Project Secretary wrote: > > https://www.debian.org/vote/2015/vote_002 > > Please either do not use the word combination "fencepost bug" at all > or explain its meaning. These w

Re: General resolution: Changes to the Standard Resolution Procedure

2015-08-31 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Axel Beckert [2015-08-31 10:26 +0200]: > Please either do not use the word combination "fencepost bug" at all > or explain its meaning. > > As far as I could find out it refers to a political joke (!) in the > USA comparing a "fencepost turtle" to e.g. George W. Bush or Sarah > Palin.

Re: General resolution: Changes to the Standard Resolution Procedure

2015-08-31 Thread Axel Beckert
Hi, Kurt Roeckx - Debian Project Secretary wrote: > https://www.debian.org/vote/2015/vote_002 Please either do not use the word combination "fencepost bug" at all or explain its meaning. As far as I could find out it refers to a political joke (!) in the USA comparing a "fencepost turtle" to e.g