tags 368841 + patch thanks hi,
please find attached a patch which aims to capture Raphael's suggestions (from 20y ago!) thanks, serafi
From 1205bdf07b89ea02dc239eb9057a02429f7291d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Serafeim (Serafi) Zanikolas" <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 4 May 2026 22:58:06 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] developer-duties: add a section on decision making and expected attitude --- source/developer-duties.rst | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/developer-duties.rst b/source/developer-duties.rst index 5ab0cff..a628e0f 100644 --- a/source/developer-duties.rst +++ b/source/developer-duties.rst @@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ You can find a more in-depth discussion of Debian key maintenance in the documentation of the ``debian-keyring`` package and the https://keyring.debian.org/ site. +.. _voting: + Voting -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -202,6 +204,31 @@ The list of all proposals (past and current) is available on the `Debian Voting Information <https://www.debian.org/vote/>`__ page, along with information on how to make, second and vote on proposals. +Decision making +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Besides the issues covered in :ref:`voting`, Debian is closer to a do-ocracy, +than a democracy. Generally speaking, this means that decisions are taken by the +people who do the work, which in most cases is package maintainers and `DPL +delegates +<https://salsa.debian.org/debian-dpl/dpl-helpers/-/tree/master/delegations>`__. +Public discussion: + +- while encouraged and may be appreciated as input to take a decision, + +- is not required to take a decision, + +- nor can overrule a decision (the latter is possible via a General Resolution + or by escalating to the Debian Technical Committee). + +In the spirit of do-ocracy, members of the Debian community are expected to +contribute in concrete and constructive ways, rather than demand that others do +any kind of work for them. + +For more on the social aspects of contributing to Debian, you are strongly +encouraged to read the Debian Community Guidelines at +http://people.debian.org/~enrico/dcg/ + .. _inform-vacation: Going on vacation gracefully -- 2.47.3
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