On 12/03/08 at 14:08 +0000, MJ Ray wrote: > Lucas Nussbaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 12/03/08 at 09:57 +0000, MJ Ray wrote: [...] > > > Secondly, delegation should make X's task clear to both this project > > > and SPI in a robust way and seemed the most obvious to me. How does > > > the constitution give the DPL a power to tell SPI that X is going to > > > be the interface, except by delegating some aspect of the DPL's power > > > under 5.1.10? > > > > 5.1.10 answers the money problem. I don't think it answers the > > "authority" problem. > > 5.1.10 currently says:- > In consultation with the developers, make decisions affecting > property held in trust for purposes related to Debian. (See ยง9.). > [...]
With [...] being: Such decisions are communicated to the members by the Project Leader or their Delegate(s). Major expenditures should be proposed and debated on the mailing list before funds are disbursed. > Money is not the only property. In fact, I doubt it's > the most important one for this project. Are you reading 5.1.10 with "property held" == "intellectual property"? If not, what's your reading? Anyway, I think I answered your initial question, so let's continue this discussion in private, or let's let it die. :) -- | Lucas Nussbaum | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lucas-nussbaum.net/ | | jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG: 1024D/023B3F4F | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

