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In all cases, I reserve the right to act on the advice of counsel—but
with an explanation to you.
I will treat you the same way that I would wish to be treated if our
roles were reversed. I am committed to transparency when possible.
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missing reimbursement simply made that point one more time.
Jonathan witnessed some of my issues, but he did not cause them. In
Debian, too much power is held away from the public eye. We have Setec
Astronomy. Hence my open and public committees.
Thanks for supporting my reimbursement request!
proposals. The findings of a Strategy
Council could create a sense of urgency—a rare sentiment in Debian—to
embrace new ideas.
In short, the Strategy Council will help us, as a group, to get
unstuck in many ways. That's how we will get stuff done.
Thank you for your challenging question!
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d have exercised greater restraint. Sorry, Kurt.
In summary, I am fine with the proceedings here as long as no folks
opposing secret votes felt cheated today. Let's stop arguing and see
if anyone speaks up.
Thank you for the valuable background on your interpretation of the
constitution!
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tly don't see anything wrong with this vote, so I see no reason
> to redo it.
Please reconsider. Otherwise the project's sole alternative may be to
replace the Project Secretary.
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ment.
Thank you!
Respectfully,
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eady. In the embedded
space, for example, OpenWrt needs help with their archive. For
unreleased builds, one has to reflash their base system when adding
packages later. Maybe we can give them a snapshot.openwrt.org with old
builds sorted by date.
Thank you for a question with great peacemaking potential!
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[1] Sorry, I can't find the reference right now.
ivate list. (I received no reply.) It outlines some of my grievances
with our enforcement activity.
If elected, I look forward to working with you, Andy, with the Debian
Account Managers, and with the Community Team to resolve those issues
together. I know you all love Debian, too.
The message b
ourtesy. Jonathan ran on financial transparency
platforms in both the 2020 election [4] and again in 2021. [5]
For any of your follow-up comments not quoted above, I perceived your
opinions to be final. Please allow me to let your voice stand on its
own.
Thank you for your constructive follow-up que
hardly do either.
Please allow me to add that I admire your work as DPL. You have done a
marvelous job for two years, and will also give the project your best
in your third term.
I hope you adopt some of my ideas when you are re-elected. Thank you!
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[1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2022/03/msg00174.html
tools by default,
but that calls for a technical solution. I pledge to work with you to
improve the availability of accessibility tools in Debian.
Thank you for bringing Debian to people in whose lives it can make a
real difference!
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P.S. Hi everyone, please join #meetfelix on OFTC. I hope to get to
know you better!
contribute if they can help control their own destiny. In a
group, everyone only has to do a tiny part for the whole thing to get
better!
Jonathan would know how much time he spends deliberating over monthly
disbursements. A committee with modest experience would probably take
twice as long.
; [1] I am no longer
sure how to understand her original question. [2]
I am sorry I was unable to provide a satisfactory answer.
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[1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2022/03/msg00160.html
[2] https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2022/03/msg00146.html
That is a big gray area, but restrictions exist in
the US [3] and, to some extent, in Germany. [4] On a Debian list, you
are an office holder with expanded authorities. Would it not be better
to act moderately compared to membership, on average?
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[1] https://www.vo
7;s permission, I might explore finding a home for Debian
there. Would the UN be an appropriate potential home for our noble and
selfless efforts?
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/w
rry that the
assistance might not continue if I am elected? Thank you!
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Hi Steve,
On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 11:12 AM Steve McIntyre wrote:
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> Which do *you* perceive as proper?
>
> Come on, please stop evading the question.
Thank you for your persistence, but I already answered that question. [1]
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[1] https://lists.debian.org
Hi Steve,
On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 10:48 AM Steve McIntyre wrote:
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> Which would you be prepared to provide as DPL?
Whichever the members perceive as proper.
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the members.
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Hi Steve,
On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 10:19 AM Steve McIntyre wrote:
>
> Hmmm.. Do you not feel that project should stand with and support
> contributors facing harassment because of their work in Debian?
Are you asking for empathy or for financial assistance?
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ou; ask what you
can do for your country."
Thank you for your complex set of follow-up questions!
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Thank you for your interest in the Strategy Council!
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[1]
https://www.calcities.org/detail-pages/resource/open-public-v-a-guide-to-the-ralph-m.-brown-act
s it any further, in any forum.
Together with everyone else, however, you would be the first to learn
more about my approach if I get elected and there is anything left to
do. Thank you!
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efore me as
project leader. The committee will operate according to California's
open meeting laws. [1]
The position of Incorporation Manager is open. Interested parties
shall please apply. The day we shake loose will be memorialized as our
"Independence Day."
Thank you for your questi
king such precious questions!
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e
will work. If elected, I will not hesitate to implement it. For future
challenges, I'd have to see what they are.
Thank you for your question!
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embodies the
highest virtues of representative government. I would be proud to have
you as my project leader. Thank you so much for writing that!
(The list was copied.)
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a year are probably an acceptable
burden for your sole elected representative.
Feel free to ping my inbox starting on the fifth of each month if you
have not received anything. At the same time, talented writers are
encouraged to apply to help chronicle our progress as a project!
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your case with the Appointments Committee, or apply to become a member
thereof. Then you can use the political weight of your office to
initiate a referendum.
Thank you for the tough question!
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g that valuable question!
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Dear Mr. Secretary,
> interested developers can nominate themselves
Please accept herewith my nomination for project leader in the 2022-2023
term. My platform is available at that web address:
https://happy.debian.net/
The web page is signed. Thank you so much!
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Hi Judit,
> I think it would be clearer to add "that" between "confirm" and "their":
{+ public, but developers will be given an option to confirm that their
vote is included in the votes+} cast.
Please proceed either way, at your choosing.
Kind regar
Hi,
On Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 6:57 PM Tiago Bortoletto Vaz wrote:
>
> votes being public brings a few extra bits of transparency
More than that, public votes are a measure of mutual trust. Fans are
right to mourn their loss. Do we not live in polarized times?
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Hi,
I like this option. Let's place it on the ballot. Thanks!
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On Wednesday, February 23, 2022 5:44:34 PM EST Judit Foglszinger wrote:
> I propose a ballot option for the GR
> "Hide Identities of Deve
> the vote even for those that kept their vote secret.
Couldn't any voter for B claim that they did not vote, as long as the
turnout was less than one hundred Percent?
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er.
Last month, someone gave me a nice Android phone. I refuse to enter
credentials and cannot install software. I want Debian. How is that
going to happen if we shrink or break apart?
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125 might ensure
in addition that the issue being decided is in fact "of central
importance."
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n from the project.
That was meant in the context of the debate and not a call for
expulsion at this time.
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te speech, pure and simple—and should be grounds for
expulsion from the project.
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splitting_(psychology)
[2] Sixth paragraph,
https://www.rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/korach/how-not-to-argue/
el differently; see below.
I personally would rather avoid the controversies, and the votes, that
lead to such fears.
> Recently posted here in another recent thread:
>
> This matter is extremely important for me, as soon as Debian starts
> voting political/social GRs and not only tech
e more concerned about the health of the secretary. Such an
extreme effort by the members might suggest a lack of capacity or
other serious illness.
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verage, higher turnout reduces the sampling error: "The error (or
disturbance) of an observed value is the deviation of the observed
value from the (unobservable) true value of a quantity of interest."
[1]
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errors_and_residuals
dry.
I would even argue that the mechanics of voting have no place in the
constitution. It would be a more successful and more inspiring
document if it were to capture our excitement of producing the best
free operating system in the world.
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_out_the_vote
ly to all responses other than FD.
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tion (2) win here even if it did not affirm the DFSG but
instead sought to alter it in a way distinct from option (1)? Thanks!
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level vote
Voting is a right. [3] Advocates help with the process. The project
imposes decisions by approving or rejecting resolutions. [4]
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[1] Recruiting 50 excess contributors over ten years, at a lifetime
contribution of $10,000 each.
[2] 2,000 hours of work at $100,
by putting the matter to a vote.
Long live democracy—freedom and liberty for all!
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s to the point between you and Wouter, is there perhaps a simpler
measure when a discussion is over—such as one week without a proposal
that attracted at least three novel supporters (in total)?
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w that his facts were off. Neither did anyone else.
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l topics. It is the
opposite of what you wrote.
Secret votes will reduce fear, but for a wholesome remedy contributors
have to forgo provocation and punishment and instead seek compromise
and common ground. Both will lead to a lasting peace.
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[1] https://en.wikipe
s social issues.
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del%27s_incompleteness_theorems
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LltoUg_WL2k
tened to tear the community apart.
The outcome was close, too—and anything but uncontroversial.
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[1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2021/03/msg00106.html
[2] https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2021/03/msg00115.html
Hi,
On Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 2:45 PM Joerg Jaspert wrote:
>
> I am pretty sure that was a 100% calculated move
> to go directly to this.
It was impromptu. The mail was intentional only in the sense that I
hoped to find a topic to unite people. (Who likes slavery, anway?)
Let's lose the fear of ref
so much in common!
Either way, I am just asking for your vote. You can say no, and I
won't judge you for it. But I will say, please.
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GR has so often been used as a last resort
when fighting, but peace is possible. We just need inclusive behavior,
a tolerance for difference, and the seeking of common ground. [6] It
could be the birth of a virtual republic. Have hope!
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
Archive Operations. I also had the FTP vs HTTP
thingy on my mind, but all the technical questions miss the human
point: It was to seek common ground among people.
> It is *very* silly
I was not offended. Please call me anything—just do not lie. (You didn't.)
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ontroversy. With a high pass rate, we could
all come together as a group—for our shared love of Debian and free
software!
What do you think about the text below, please? Thanks for reading!
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd
[2] https://www.wired
, I wrote with some hesitation. Thank you for reading!
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;
though I "strongly disagree with the opinions of others".
> But I think the net long-term effect is to reduce the
> temperature.
How has it worked out so far? Thanks!
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e a trusted and
transparent institution with good decision-making capabilities. We act
better in groups and more wisely than as individuals, with or without
rules.
Thanks for reading!
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[1] https://wiki.debian.org/ReleasePolicy
[2]
https://sa
The maintainer of a well-known web browser took a stance in the
middle. [4] My own position was outlined here. [5]
In the spirit of seeking common ground, I would like to offer to the
aggrieved party that we co-sponsor a General Resolution together. Is
that appropriate? Thank you!
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d of pushing the resolution, were actually aligned with
voters: By a narrow margin, people did not want to discuss the matter
at all.
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go card, I am on a roll!!
> all my efforts ... went to the crapper.
I find this language thuggish and abusive. It is not worthwhile
reading and can spoil a person's day. Why is a person allowed to post
something like this, and why do we look outside Debian to blame
people? We have plenty o
y mitigated by the qualifying
adjective. On that note, did you notice that the UN appropriated its
wreathen symbols from the Roman legion?
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strictly moderately inclined?
Along the same lines, would it be better for a voting system to
quadruple-count, or otherwise strengthen, options voters rank in the
middle—thereby recognizing that a compromise between two or more sides
is always a prerequisite for peace?
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[1] Se
t the quality of their technical
> contributions.
> ===========
Seconded.
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members of the board of the
> Free Software Foundation.
Sorry about the confusion. I was nervous because of the tight deadline!
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> Stallman, the Free Software Foundation, and the members of the board of the
> Free Software Foundation.
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man, which leads to
greater balance among the options presented on the ballot.
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Hi,
On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 1:37 PM Philip Hands wrote:
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> Is that really what we're seeing?
Yes, that is exactly what we are seeing. Thank you for explaining it.
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could perhaps harm the vote's legitimacy, especially in view of the
perceived rush and the already abbreviated discussion period.
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ause there is no guarantee of privacy.
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e community with respect to mutual trust.
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ht Police". [2]
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought_Police
Hi,
On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 11:24 AM Pierre-Elliott Bécue wrote:
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> Diversity is not tolerating dangerous ideas and the persons defending
> these.
Ideas should always be free. That's how I understand diversity.
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Hi,
On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 5:05 AM Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
>
> You (and others, privately) agree that the
> accusations are deliberately harmful
That's intent to harm—and maybe malice.
Anyone wishing to harm someone should do so on their own. I want no part in it.
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't think those risks are worth taking—even we had liability
insurance. Should we just focus on getting the bullseye release out?
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