First and formost, this discussion doesn't belong on -legal at all, as -legal isn't the body responsible for interpreting the constitution. That's the Secretary's job under 7.1.3. Forwarding to -vote as that (or possibly -project) is the correct list.
On Fri, 18 Mar 2005, Taral wrote: > Quoted with permission: > On Fri, Mar 18, 2005 at 12:17:36AM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > > On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 22:50:47 -0600, Taral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > On Thu, Mar 17, 2005 at 06:15:41PM -0600, Debian Project Secretary wrote: > > >> NOTE: The vote must be GPG signed (or PGP signed) with your key > > >> that is in the Debian keyring. > > > Can I send in my vote by mail? If not, what alternate mechanism > > > exists? If none, please make one. I don't want to be left out of > > > the voting because of someone else's inaction. > > > > I'm sorry, but I don't think I can just make up rules. You need to > > be a DD in good standing in order to vote, and that essentially > > means having a key in the keyring. > > Questions to consider: > > 1. Whence does the requirement for signed votes come from? Via 7.1.1 and A.6.1 > 2. Who is empowered to change the policy surrounding the voting > system? If the change requires a change to the constitution, the Developers are by an appropriate GR. Otherwise, the Secretary sets the policy. > 3. By what authority can the Secretary reject an authenticatable > vote provided by alternate means? (e.g. notarized document by > certified mail) By 7.1.1 and A.6.1 again. > 4. What defines who is and is not a Debian Developer? Having control of a valid key in the keyring is pretty much the de facto definition of a Debian Developer. > 5. How do I fix my current problem? From /usr/share/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz Getting your key into the debian keyring ---------------------------------------- If you are an old debian developer who hasn't uploaded your packages for a long time, and your key is not in the keyring, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] explaining the situation, and including your public PGP key. All new maintainers should apply at http://nm.debian.org/, and your key(s) will be added to the keyring as part of the admission process. Don Armstrong -- The solution to a problem changes the problem. -- Peer's Law http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu