Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Santiago Ruano Rincón
El 08/07/16 a las 15:27, Margarita Manterola escribió: ... > > I'm therefore proposing the following General Resolution: > > === BEGIN GR TEXT === > > Title: Replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution > > All appearances of the word Chairman shall be replaced with the

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Tobias Frost
Am Freitag, den 08.07.2016, 15:27 +0200 schrieb Margarita Manterola: > The Debian Constitution is very well written, in a way that is almost > completely > ungendered.  The only gendered word left is the Chairman of the > Technical > Committee.  There is no reason for this position to be gendered.

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Ian Jackson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Margarita Manterola writes ("GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution"): > > The Debian Constitution is very well written, in a way that is > almost completely ungendered. The only gendered word left is the

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Gunnar Wolf
martin f krafft dijo [Fri, Jul 08, 2016 at 03:58:34PM +0200]: > I would like to propose the following amendment to Marga's GR: > > In addition to the proposed change, the project shall vote to > empower the DPL together with the Project Secretary to make minor > editorial changes in our

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread gregor herrmann
On Fri, 08 Jul 2016 15:27:56 +0200, Margarita Manterola wrote: > I'm therefore proposing the following General Resolution: > > === BEGIN GR TEXT === > > Title: Replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution > > All appearances of the word Chairman shall be replaced with the

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Jul 08, 2016 at 03:27:56PM +0200, Margarita Manterola wrote: > > The Debian Constitution is very well written, in a way that is almost > completely > ungendered. The only gendered word left is the Chairman of the Technical > Committee. There is no reason for this position to be

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Bdale Garbee
Margarita Manterola writes: > I'm therefore proposing the following General Resolution: Seconded. Bdale signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Bdale Garbee
martin f krafft writes: > In addition to the proposed change, the project shall vote to > empower the DPL together with the Project Secretary to make minor > editorial changes in our foundation documents without requiring > the process of a GR. > > To protect our foundations,

Re: Proposed GR: Acknowledge that the debian-private list will remain private

2016-07-08 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
* Kurt Roeckx [2016-07-08 16:21:32 +0200]: > On Thu, Jul 07, 2016 at 03:37:08PM +0200, Nicolas Dandrimont wrote: > > === BEGIN GR TEXT === > > > > Title: Acknowledge that the debian-private list will remain private. > > > > 1. The 2005 General Resolution titled

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Philip Hands
Margarita Manterola writes: > The Debian Constitution is very well written, in a way that is almost > completely > ungendered. The only gendered word left is the Chairman of the Technical > Committee. There is no reason for this position to be gendered. Ungendered >

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Jérémy Bobbio
Margarita Manterola: > === BEGIN GR TEXT === > > Title: Replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution > > All appearances of the word Chairman shall be replaced with the word Chair. > > === END GR TEXT === Seconded. -- Lunar.''`.

Re: Proposed GR: Acknowledge that the debian-private list will remain private

2016-07-08 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Thu, Jul 07, 2016 at 03:37:08PM +0200, Nicolas Dandrimont wrote: > === BEGIN GR TEXT === > > Title: Acknowledge that the debian-private list will remain private. > > 1. The 2005 General Resolution titled "Declassification of debian-private >list archives" is repealed. > 2. In keeping with

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Mehdi Dogguy
On 08/07/2016 15:27, Margarita Manterola wrote: > > === BEGIN GR TEXT === > > Title: Replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution > > All appearances of the word Chairman shall be replaced with the word Chair. > > === END GR TEXT === > Seconded. -- Mehdi

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread 陳昌倬
On Fri, Jul 08, 2016 at 03:27:56PM +0200, Margarita Manterola wrote: > I'm therefore proposing the following General Resolution: > > === BEGIN GR TEXT === > > Title: Replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution > > All appearances of the word Chairman shall be replaced

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Ana Guerrero Lopez
> > === BEGIN GR TEXT === > > Title: Replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution > > All appearances of the word Chairman shall be replaced with the word Chair. > > === END GR TEXT === Seconded. signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Andrey Rahmatullin
On Fri, Jul 08, 2016 at 03:58:34PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > I would like to propose the following amendment to Marga's GR: > > In addition to the proposed change, the project shall vote to > empower the DPL together with the Project Secretary to make minor > editorial changes in our

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Fri, Jul 08, 2016 at 03:27:56PM +0200, Margarita Manterola wrote: > >I'm therefore proposing the following General Resolution: > >=== BEGIN GR TEXT === > >Title: Replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution > >All appearances of the word Chairman shall be replaced with the

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Fri, Jul 08, 2016 at 03:58:34PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > I would like to propose the following amendment to Marga's GR: > > In addition to the proposed change, the project shall vote to > empower the DPL together with the Project Secretary to make minor > editorial changes in our

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Didier 'OdyX' Raboud
Le vendredi, 8 juillet 2016, 15.27:56 Margarita Manterola a écrit : > === BEGIN GR TEXT === > > Title: Replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian > Constitution > > All appearances of the word Chairman shall be replaced with the word > Chair. > > === END GR TEXT === Seconded;

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Luca Filipozzi
On Fri, Jul 08, 2016 at 03:27:56PM +0200, Margarita Manterola wrote: > === BEGIN GR TEXT === > > Title: Replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution > > All appearances of the word Chairman shall be replaced with the word Chair. > > === END GR TEXT === Seconded. -- Luca

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Fri, Jul 08, 2016 at 03:27:56PM +0200, Margarita Manterola wrote: > === BEGIN GR TEXT === > > Title: Replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution > > All appearances of the word Chairman shall be replaced with the word Chair. > > === END GR TEXT === This proposal has

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
* Margarita Manterola [2016-07-08 15:27:56 +0200]: > > The Debian Constitution is very well written, in a way that is almost > completely > ungendered. The only gendered word left is the Chairman of the Technical > Committee. There is no reason for this position to be

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Francesca Ciceri
On Fri, Jul 08, 2016 at 03:27:56PM +0200, Margarita Manterola wrote: > > The Debian Constitution is very well written, in a way that is almost > completely > ungendered. The only gendered word left is the Chairman of the Technical > Committee. There is no reason for this position to be

Re: Proposed GR: Acknowledge that the debian-private list will remain private

2016-07-08 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Thu, Jul 07, 2016 at 03:37:08PM +0200, Nicolas Dandrimont wrote: > === BEGIN GR TEXT === > > Title: Acknowledge that the debian-private list will remain private. > > 1. The 2005 General Resolution titled "Declassification of debian-private >list archives" is repealed. > 2. In keeping with

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Keith Packard
Margarita Manterola writes: > === BEGIN GR TEXT === > > Title: Replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution > > All appearances of the word Chairman shall be replaced with the word Chair. > > === END GR TEXT === Seconded. -- -keith signature.asc

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Paul Tagliamonte
On Fri, Jul 08, 2016 at 03:27:56PM +0200, Margarita Manterola wrote: > > The Debian Constitution is very well written, in a way that is almost > completely > ungendered. The only gendered word left is the Chairman of the Technical > Committee. There is no reason for this position to be

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread martin f krafft
I would like to propose the following amendment to Marga's GR: In addition to the proposed change, the project shall vote to empower the DPL together with the Project Secretary to make minor editorial changes in our foundation documents without requiring the process of a GR. To protect our

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Margarita Manterola dijo [Fri, Jul 08, 2016 at 03:27:56PM +0200]: > I'm therefore proposing the following General Resolution: > > === BEGIN GR TEXT === > > Title: Replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution > > All appearances of the word Chairman shall be replaced with

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Lars Wirzenius
Seconded. On Fri, Jul 08, 2016 at 03:27:56PM +0200, Margarita Manterola wrote: > > The Debian Constitution is very well written, in a way that is almost > completely > ungendered. The only gendered word left is the Chairman of the Technical > Committee. There is no reason for this position to

GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-08 Thread Margarita Manterola
The Debian Constitution is very well written, in a way that is almost completely ungendered. The only gendered word left is the Chairman of the Technical Committee. There is no reason for this position to be gendered. Ungendered alternatives for Chairman are Chair and Chairperson. While both