Re: [sage-devel] Urgent: Please vote on these "disputed" PRs

2024-04-15 Thread julian...@fsfe.org
On Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 8:14:44 PM UTC+3 Matthias Koeppe wrote: I do understand that the new committee is still learning how to recognize and handle abuse; it's a complicated and challenging topic to master. In the meantime, as I have asked the committee in private already, more

Re: [sage-devel] Urgent: Please vote on these "disputed" PRs

2024-04-12 Thread jplab
Dear all, The Code of Conduct Committee considered the issue and found no need for David to recuse himself as requested. We would like to use this opportunity to clarify that messages sent by any of us and signed as “The Code of Conduct Committee” have been approved by the entire

Re: [sage-devel] Urgent: Please vote on these "disputed" PRs

2024-04-12 Thread Matthias Koeppe
I have asked David Roe to recuse himself from any further discussions/actions involving me in the CoCC. The persistent refusal to make a distinction between *abusive conduct* and *calling out abuse* has caused too much damage already. Matthias On Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 9:28:40 PM UTC-7

Re: [sage-devel] Urgent: Please vote on these "disputed" PRs

2024-04-10 Thread David Roe
We have received messages from several people that the level of discord on display between Dima and Matthias makes them feel uncomfortable participating on this email list. To protect the community from this acrimony, we are for now restricting Dima and Matthias to moderated contributions on

Re: [sage-devel] Urgent: Please vote on these "disputed" PRs

2024-04-10 Thread 'tobia...@gmx.de' via sage-devel
> 4. Please vote -1 on https://github.com/sagemath/sage/pull/36580, https://github.com/sagemath/sage/pull/36753, and https://github.com/sagemath/sage/pull/37138, which attempt to obstruct the modularization project and the mechanism for the distribution on PyPI. Please refrain from such

Re: [sage-devel] Urgent: Please vote on these "disputed" PRs

2024-04-10 Thread Matthias Koeppe
Reported. On Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 3:39:56 PM UTC-7 Dima Pasechnik wrote: > On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 6:14 PM Matthias Koeppe > wrote: > >> On Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 6:49:11 AM UTC-7 julian...@fsfe.org >> wrote: >> >> We have carefully reviewed [...] >> >> We therefore disagree

Re: [sage-devel] Urgent: Please vote on these "disputed" PRs

2024-04-10 Thread Dima Pasechnik
On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 6:14 PM Matthias Koeppe wrote: > On Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 6:49:11 AM UTC-7 julian...@fsfe.org wrote: > > We have carefully reviewed [...] > > We therefore disagree with characterizing opposing opinions as “artificial > friction”, “hostile demands”, or an “attempt

Re: [sage-devel] Urgent: Please vote on these "disputed" PRs

2024-04-10 Thread Dima Pasechnik
On 10 April 2024 21:50:43 CEST, Matthias Koeppe wrote: >On Monday, April 8, 2024 at 5:19:02 PM UTC-7 Dima Pasechnik wrote: > >On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 7:19 PM Matthias Koeppe wrote: > > You will find the comments in these PRs instructive -- also as >illustration for a (long overdue)

Re: [sage-devel] Urgent: Please vote on these "disputed" PRs

2024-04-10 Thread Matthias Koeppe
On Monday, April 8, 2024 at 5:19:02 PM UTC-7 Dima Pasechnik wrote: On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 7:19 PM Matthias Koeppe wrote: You will find the comments in these PRs instructive -- also as illustration for a (long overdue) *discussion about governance and review standards* in the Sage project.

Re: [sage-devel] Urgent: Please vote on these "disputed" PRs

2024-04-10 Thread Matthias Koeppe
On Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 6:49:11 AM UTC-7 julian...@fsfe.org wrote: We have carefully reviewed [...] We therefore disagree with characterizing opposing opinions as “artificial friction”, “hostile demands”, or an “attempt to sabotage”. Such allegations will have no effect other than to

Re: [sage-devel] Urgent: Please vote on these "disputed" PRs

2024-04-10 Thread kcrisman
Please don't! +1 for sure > The modularization project (making pip-installation packages that contain portions of the sage library) started years ago with a general consensus of the sage community. Matthias led the project and did most of hard works. Many others did not care much about

Re: [sage-devel] Urgent: Please vote on these "disputed" PRs

2024-04-10 Thread julian...@fsfe.org
Matthias, We have carefully reviewed the arguments people have brought for and against the disputed PRs and find it credible that both sides have genuine concerns. We therefore disagree with characterizing opposing opinions as “artificial friction”, “hostile demands”, or an “attempt to

Re: [sage-devel] Urgent: Please vote on these "disputed" PRs

2024-04-10 Thread 'Martin R' via sage-devel
Please don't! Martin On Wednesday 10 April 2024 at 00:39:39 UTC+2 Dima Pasechnik wrote: > I think I will quit the Sage project as soon as decisions on technical > merits of PRs and issues will start to be taken in a nakedly political way. > > I am very strongly against any political overtones

Re: [sage-devel] Urgent: Please vote on these "disputed" PRs

2024-04-09 Thread Dima Pasechnik
I think I will quit the Sage project as soon as decisions on technical merits of PRs and issues will start to be taken in a nakedly political way. I am very strongly against any political overtones in these matters - it reminds me all too well what's wrong is in academia in general. Dima

Re: [sage-devel] Urgent: Please vote on these "disputed" PRs

2024-04-09 Thread Kwankyu Lee
Hi, Reviewing a PR is a technical work, but voting on a disputed PR has a political element. So I want to make a political remark concerning most of the disputed PRs. The modularization project (making pip-installation packages that contain portions of the sage library) started years ago with

Re: [sage-devel] Urgent: Please vote on these "disputed" PRs

2024-04-08 Thread Nils Bruin
Dima, I am writing as a member of the Code of Conduct concerning one particular phrase from your message https://groups.google.com/g/sage-devel/c/Wjw2wcvgf8k/m/ynwiz66_AQAJ : > This will force Matthias to reconsider his priorities, and enable other voices to be heard. So far, Matthias refuses

Re: [sage-devel] Urgent: Please vote on these "disputed" PRs

2024-04-08 Thread Nils Bruin
Thank you, Matthias, for drawing attention to votes on tickets that have gained "disputed" state and were not getting much attention. If we're going to decide these tickets by voting, then having a more representative voting population should help in getting a more representative result. Thank

Re: [sage-devel] Urgent: Please vote on these "disputed" PRs

2024-04-08 Thread Dima Pasechnik
On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 7:19 PM Matthias Koeppe wrote: > I need your help on these PRs. Please vote. > > Special expertise is not required for voting. You will find the comments > in these PRs instructive -- also as illustration for a (long overdue) > *discussion > about governance and review

[sage-devel] Urgent: Please vote on these "disputed" PRs

2024-04-08 Thread Matthias Koeppe
Dear Sage developers, I need your help on these PRs. Please vote. Special expertise is not required for voting. You will find the comments in these PRs instructive -- also as illustration for a (long overdue) *discussion about governance and review standards* in the Sage project. *1. Please