On 6 Jul 2014, at 23:38, Kris Craig <kris.cr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh and a quick question: Could you clarify how many voting choices there are > going to be? The RFC only lists "PHP 6" and "PHP 7", yet it says that a > "plurality" will be required for a win, which means that there should be at > least 3 or more choices. A plurality basically means that you got the most > votes even if it's less than 50%, which can only happen if there aer 3 or > more choices. Otherwise it's just a majority. Did you intend to list > another voting option? Or did you mean to say "simple majority" instead of > "plurality"? > > Here's a quick rundown of the terms in question: > > Super majority: Overwhelming support. Exact number varies. In the case of > PHP, it means 2/3 majority. > > Simple majority: 50% + 1 vote. > > Plurality: The most votes out of 3 or more choices, even if it's less than > 50%. In many elections systems, in the event of a plurality, the top two > vote-getters will be chosen from in a run-off election to ensure that the > final choice has majority support.
Oops, my bad. The word “plurality” is indeed confusing in a two choice context. I’ve updated the section to clarify that there are only two votes, and used the phrase “simple majority”. -- Andrea Faulds http://ajf.me/ -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
