On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 6:11 PM, Gavin McDonald <ga...@16degrees.com.au> wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Rob Weir [mailto:robw...@apache.org] >> Sent: Wednesday, 19 October 2011 2:52 AM >> To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org >> Subject: Re: [VOTE] Acceptance of the OpenOffice.org Proposal >> >> On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton <orc...@apache.org> >> wrote: >> > In reply to this message on ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org, vote for the >> > acceptance of the proposal for governance and operation of the >> > OpenOffice.org Forums within the Apache OpenOffice.org Podling. The >> > Proposal text is at the October 12 version of wiki page >> > >> <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Changes+integrat >> e+the+forums+into+the+AOOo+project>. >> > >> > The balloting will end midnight Friday, 2011-10-21T24:00Z, over 72 >> > hours from now. >> > >> > A majority of approvals over disapprovals constitutes acceptance of >> > the proposal. >> > >> > [ ] +1 approve >> > [ ] 0 abstain >> > [ ] -1 disapprove, for the following reasons: >> > >> > >> >> +0, which does not means "abstain" but means I have no objections, but >> do not volunteer to help with the migration. > > It means abstain if the vote says so. Nobody is volunteering to do anything > when they vote, they are approving, or not, or no opinion. All those people > giving their +1 are not also offering to help with the migration, but saying > with > a positive vote that it should happen. Stop being so obtuse please and go with > the flow a bit more to let things happen. Guidance is appreciated I'm sure, > but > don't throttle. >
The attentive reader would note that I did not vote "0". I voted "+0". My vote means exactly what I say it means, nothing more, nothing less. -Rob > Gav... > >> >> -Rob >> >> > GUIDELINES >> > >> > ANYONE MAY VOTE. BINDING VOTES for determining the outcome are >> those >> > cast by any of the 54 PPMC members (to be listed in a separate >> > message). When the same individual casts more than one vote, the >> > last-dated vote during the ballot period is taken as the final vote >> > from that individual. Votes made anywhere but as replies to the ooo-dev >> list with this subject are not counted. >> > >> > DO NOT DISCUSS THE VOTING ON THIS THREAD. This thread is for the >> > votes themselves, including explanations for -1 votes. Any other >> > discussion related to this ballot, including discussions with anyone >> > about their vote, should be on a separate threat with subject beginning >> [VOTE][DISCUSS]. >> > >> > >> > - Dennis E. Hamilton >> > tools for document interoperability, <http://nfoWorks.org/> >> > dennis.hamil...@acm.org gsm: +1-206-779-9430 @orcmid >> > >> > >> > > >
