-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I formally second this proposal.
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * This proposal was originally made to debian-project on 19 July, but > according to <http://www.debian.org/vote/howto_proposal>, the current > Project Secretary refuses to recognizes Proposed General Resolutions sent > to any list other than debian-project. > > * I have been told, secondhand, that the Project Secretary also does not > accept seconds in forwarded form to the debian-vote list, even if the > original message along with digital signature is intact and verifiable as > having come from the person in question. If the sitting Project > Secretary has found a way to forge digital signatures by forwarding them, > I am certain the cryptographic community would like to hear about it. In > the meantime, I apologize to the original seconders for carbon-copying > them and ask them to second again (if they wish) -- this time directly to > the debian-vote mailing list -- and, if they have not already done so, to > subscribe to debian-vote. > > * This is a proposed amendment to the Project Constitution, and under the > terms of 4.1.2 (quoted below) will require a 3:1 supermajority to pass. > This is just FYI. > > * Much of the language of this proposal was authored by Manoj Srivastava > in a similar message to debian-project in July. This proposal, however, > should not be regarded as substantially similar to his proposal (he did > not indicate to me that he accepted my message as an amendment to his > proposal). Therefore, this proposal must stand on its own. In other > words, this proposal should not be construed as an expression of Manoj's > position or opinions. > > ====================================================================== > 4. The Developers by way of General Resolution or election > > 4.1. Powers > > Together, the Developers may: > 1. Appoint or recall the Project Leader. > 2. Amend this constitution, provided they agree with a 3:1 majority. > 3. Override any decision by the Project Leader or a Delegate. > 4. Override any decision by the Technical Committee, provided they > agree with a 2:1 majority. > - 5. Issue nontechnical policy documents and statements. > + 5. Issue, modify, and withdraw nontechnical policy documents and > + statements. > These include documents describing the goals of the project, its > relationship with other free software entities, and nontechnical > policies such as the free software licence terms that Debian > software must meet. > They may also include position statements about issues of the day. > 6. Together with the Project Leader and SPI, make decisions about > property held in trust for purposes related to Debian. (See > s.9.1.) > ====================================================================== > Rationale: The clause being modified has been seen recently to be quite > ambiguous. Since the original wording appeared to be amenable to two > wildly different interpretations, this change adds clarifying language to > the constitution about _changing_ or withdrawing nontechnical documents. > Furthermore, this amended proposal does not include any orthogonal issues > such as whether there exist any specific nontechnical documents that > should require unusual amendment procedures. I think such issues should > be decided on separately, since it is quite possible that reasonable > developers can feel that the above is a reasonable clarification of the > Constitution with such belief necessitating a particular position on the > issues of special nontechnical documents, their identity, or their > amendability. > ====================================================================== > > -- > G. Branden Robinson | > Debian GNU/Linux | If encryption is outlawed, only outlaws > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | will @goH7OjBd7*dnfk=<q4fDj]Kz?. > http://www.debian.org/~branden/ | > > > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > -- > G. Branden Robinson | To stay young requires unceasing > Debian GNU/Linux | cultivation of the ability to unlearn > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | old falsehoods. > http://www.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Robert Heinlein - -- John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www.complete.org Sr. Software Developer, Progeny Linux Systems, Inc. www.progenylinux.com #include <std_disclaimer.h> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Processed by Mailcrypt 3.5.5 and Gnu Privacy Guard <http://www.gnupg.org/> iD8DBQE541Ih3PeFtIodmh8RAhIiAKCMGbztRIYz1voJaxxo1Hch6oWM5QCeKSpx VaLvH6l5evb2zIpaFvSlaTE= =xEnl -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
