I think you misunderstood what Alex wrote. We already had 4 +1 votes. Considering most of the active PMC members already weighed in on the release, the chances of there being more -1 votes than +1 votes is slim to none. That was the intent when mentioning most of the active PMC. No one meant to infer that a vote of half the PMC means anything.
I already linked to the legal definition of SHOULD lower down (or at least a link which mentions the definition). I’ll note that Alex already mentioned that we’d be stricter on a “full” release which is something which I think we’re all in agreement with. So, no need to be concerned. :-) Thanks, Harbs > On Apr 16, 2020, at 12:11 AM, Justin Mclean <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > The vote is not based on the majority of the active PMC, nor does it pass if > more than half of the PMC vote. You can get non-binding votes from users that > might bring up important issues and be useful to take into consideration. > > The words SHOULD, MUST etc are used as defined in RFC 2119 [1]. SHOULD means > the following: > "3. SHOULD This word, or the adjective "RECOMMENDED", mean that there > may exist valid reasons in particular circumstances to ignore a > particular item, but the full implications must be understood and > carefully weighed before choosing a different course.” > > In this case I don’t think any harm has been done, but please take care on > future votes. > > Thanks, > Justin > > > 1. https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt
