Martin Cooper wrote:
That's a fair question, but I have an answer for it.
Of course you do. If you didn't, I'd think you'd gone on vacation or
something. ;-)
:)
So you're saying that if a non-committer thinks a release looks OK, a +1
says just that and means nothing more,
Yes.
> whereas if a committer thinks it
looks OK, they can't vote the same way unless they're committing to support
it, and therefore cannot contribute to the binding vote count required for a
release.
Yes.
> But why would the non-committer vote in such an inconsistent way?
Surely the appropriate thing to do would be to vote +0, which is what the
committer would have to do in order to indicate that they thought the
release looked OK but were not in a position to support it.
No, because that would also imply that the non-binding +1 has the same
implied willingness to support (because otherwise there would be no
difference between 0 and +1), and I contend that *NO* non-binding vote
*EVER* carries that implication, as a binding vote does. Binding and
non-binding votes cannot be equated in any way other than the statement
about the fitness of the release, otherwise there would be no reason to
differentiate binding from non-binding votes in the first place. Any
meaning above and beyond fitness of release is the sole pervue of the
binding votes and voters.
In any case, I'm going to sign out of this discussion now, as I have enough
to do keeping up with my day job, and don't feel the need to further defend
my right to vote +1 as I feel appropriate.
That's cool Martin, I'm bowing out now too. You've made your position
clear, and anyone can read it and make up their own mind about it. I'm
glad you got the chance to "defend your right", as you see it.
Martin Cooper
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