Re: DEP-16 Confidential votes

2021-04-13 Thread Russ Allbery
Timo Röhling writes: > I would like to implement a cryptographic protocol that provides the > same level of verifiability for secret votes as the currently used > public votes. In particular, I would like to see some additional proof > that the published hash values actually belong to eligible

Re: Re: DEP-16 Confidential votes

2021-04-13 Thread Timo Röhling
* Adrian Bunk [2021-04-13 19:08:14]: What improvements do you have in mind? I would like to implement a cryptographic protocol that provides the same level of verifiability for secret votes as the currently used public votes. In particular, I would like to see some additional proof that the

Re: Tone policing by a member of the community team [Was, Re: Statement regarding Richard Stallman's readmission to the FSF board]

2021-04-13 Thread Steve Langasek
I broadly agree with your framing of this, Sam, with one particular point of disagreement. On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 01:17:30PM -0400, Sam Hartman wrote: > 2) If your statements (even outside of Debian) commit you to a path that > denies dignity, it's entirely reasonable for us to talk to you about

Re: DEP-16 Confidential votes

2021-04-13 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 11:41:52AM +0200, Timo Röhling wrote: >... > Also, I want to clarify that > the current protocol with hash pseudonyms for secret voting in DPL elections > is not in the Constitution either >... 4.2.6 Votes are cast by email in a manner suitable to the Secretary. > If you

Re: DEP-16 Confidential votes

2021-04-13 Thread Sam Hartman
> "Timo" == Timo Röhling writes: Timo> * Pierre-Elliott Bécue [2021-04-13 11:19]: >> I would rather not reserve any DEP for this right now. We >> actually don't really know if any space for DEP text regarding >> secret voting will be left out. The voting procedure is >>

Re: DEP-16 Confidential votes

2021-04-13 Thread Timo Röhling
* Pierre-Elliott Bécue [2021-04-13 11:19]: I would rather not reserve any DEP for this right now. We actually don't really know if any space for DEP text regarding secret voting will be left out. The voting procedure is historically described extensively in the Constitution, and no DEP will be

Re: DEP-16 Confidential votes

2021-04-13 Thread Pierre-Elliott Bécue
Le mardi 13 avril 2021 à 10:55:33+0200, Timo Röhling a écrit : > Hello everyone, > > in anticipation of the fact that the Debian project might conduct more > confidential votes on General Resolutions in the future, I would like to > reserve DEP-16 for an improved voting procedure for confidential

DEP-16 Confidential votes

2021-04-13 Thread Timo Röhling
Hello everyone, in anticipation of the fact that the Debian project might conduct more confidential votes on General Resolutions in the future, I would like to reserve DEP-16 for an improved voting procedure for confidential votes. My official approval as DD is pending, so I cannot add my

Statements from the FSF board and Richard Stallman

2021-04-13 Thread Daniel Lange
The board of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) have issued a statement regarding the election of Richard Stallman: https://www.fsf.org/news/statement-of-fsf-board-on-election-of-richard-stallman Richard Stallman has issued a statement as well: