On Mon, Apr 03, 2006 at 07:27:05AM +0100, MJ Ray wrote: > Clytie Siddall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I don't understand why this election is restricted to Debian > > Developers. What about all the other people who regularly contribute > > time and effort to the Debian project? > > This is a known bug, I think, but I don't remember any of this > year's candidates pledging to solve it. There seems few votes > in fixing this bug, as most possible solutions dilute the > influence of the current electorate. I suspect only anarchists > and democrats like myself would support it.
The problem is more one of 'how do we identify those people that aren't a Developer, but that do contribute regularly'. Since Debian votes are conducted through GPG-signed mails and regular contributors aren't part of the Debian web of trust, this is more than a convenience issue. Note that Debian Developers without an active key in the keyring can't vote, either. If you have a fix for that problem, I don't see why we shouldn't support it. -- Fun will now commence -- Seven Of Nine, "Ashes to Ashes", stardate 53679.4 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
