* Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-03-04 06:47]: > > I wonder why reviving the CTTE has to wait until you become the > > project leader.
> The Debian Project Leader is empowered by clause 5.1.6 of the Debian > Constitution[2] to seat and remove members of the Technical > Committee. > The Project Leader may: > [...] > Together with the Technical Committee, appoint new members to the > Committee. (See ยง6.2.) > > I cannot exercise this power unless I am elected. Your attitude seems to suggest that nothing in the project can be achieved without explicit authority given by the constitution. This is in contrast to how I perceive how the project works. I see that much authority is gained through work; for example, I started looking for inactive maintainers on my own, without the backing of the constitution or the DPL, and now I am perceived as the authority in this area. There are many other examples. In the specific case of the Technical Committee, you could have: - raised your concerns on -devel or the -tech-ctte mailing list - raised your concerns with the DPL - started a GR and possibly others. While you cannot exercise the power of clause 5.1.6 without being DPL, there seem to be other ways to approach this problem. -- Martin Michlmayr [EMAIL PROTECTED]
