On 07/18/2018 09:36 AM, Łukasz Langa wrote:
On Jul 18, 2018, at 10:58 AM, Ethan Furman wrote:

If we, by majority vote, pick a governance model (dictator, council, or
>> whatever), then that legitimizes it.  If we, by majority vote, pick the
>> new BDFL, then that legitimizes it.  Being unhappy with the choice does
>> not make the choice illegitimate.

A simple majority vote is wildly insufficient for this case. Python is a
> large project with many contributors and alienating maybe tens of them is
> not acceptable, especially if we are talking about a "for life" choice.

Are you saying that we should use some method besides voting, or that a higher percentage of yea votes is required? If the latter, I have no problem with 66% or 75%.

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~Ethan~
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