Re: Constitutional amendment: reduce the length of DPL election process

2007-08-06 Thread Milan Zamazal
AT == Anthony Towns [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: AT Likewise, all our other votes have only needed two weeks (or AT less in the case of the recall votes) to resolve, so having an AT extra week for DPL elections seems unnecessary. DPL elections is the most complicated voting with many

Re: Constitutional amendment: reduce the length of DPL election process

2007-08-06 Thread MJ Ray
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Don Armstrong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 31 Jul 2007, Anthony Towns wrote: 2. The election begins [-nine-] {+six+} weeks before the leadership post becomes vacant, or (if it is too late already) immediately. Is there any reason

Re: Constitutional amendment: reduce the length of DPL election process

2007-08-06 Thread AnĂ­bal Monsalve Salazar
On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 11:52:58AM +0100, MJ Ray wrote: AMENDMENT PROPOSAL Point 2 remains as before; that is, it will still read: 2. The election begins nine weeks before the leadership post becomes vacant, or (if it is too late already) immediately. AMENDMENT PROPOSAL

Re: Constitutional amendment: reduce the length of DPL election process

2007-08-06 Thread Simon Richter
Hi, MJ Ray wrote: AMENDMENT PROPOSAL Point 2 remains as before; that is, it will still read: 2. The election begins nine weeks before the leadership post becomes vacant, or (if it is too late already) immediately. AMENDMENT PROPOSAL Seconded. Simon

Re: Results for General Resolution: Endorse concept of Debian maintainers

2007-08-06 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 08:04:52AM -0700, Kevin B. McCarty wrote: Kevin B. McCarty wrote: Debian Project Secretary wrote: Hi, The resolution passes, with 386 votes from 345 developers. Hi Manoj, Could this be posted to d-d-a too, please? I'm not subscribed to d-vote

Re: Constitutional amendment: reduce the length of DPL election process

2007-08-06 Thread Felipe Augusto van de Wiel (faw)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 06-08-2007 07:52, MJ Ray wrote: AMENDMENT PROPOSAL Point 2 remains as before; that is, it will still read: 2. The election begins nine weeks before the leadership post becomes vacant, or (if it is too late already)

Re: Constitutional amendment: reduce the length of DPL election process

2007-08-06 Thread Wesley J. Landaker
On Monday 06 August 2007 04:52:58 MJ Ray wrote: I agree. No reason was given AFAICS, so I propose: AMENDMENT PROPOSAL Point 2 remains as before; that is, it will still read: 2. The election begins nine weeks before the leadership post becomes vacant, or (if it is too

Re: Results for General Resolution: Endorse concept of Debian maintainers

2007-08-06 Thread Osamu Aoki
Hmmm... sorry. Time to go sleep. I retract my previous post. Good night. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Constitutional amendment: reduce the length of DPL election process

2007-08-06 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 11:52:58AM +0100, MJ Ray wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Don Armstrong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 31 Jul 2007, Anthony Towns wrote: 2. The election begins [-nine-] {+six+} weeks before the leadership post becomes vacant, or

Re: Constitutional amendment: reduce the length of DPL election process

2007-08-06 Thread MJ Ray
Lucas Nussbaum [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not sure if the formulation proposed by your amendment is totally clear. [...] It's as clear as it is now: DPL (not DPL-elect). The end of the polling period is not necessarily the election date. Notice polling closed before the DPL's election for a

Re: Constitutional amendment: reduce the length of DPL election process

2007-08-06 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 11:52:58AM +0100, MJ Ray wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Don Armstrong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 31 Jul 2007, Anthony Towns wrote: 2. The election begins [-nine-] {+six+} weeks before the leadership post becomes vacant, or (if it

Re: Constitutional amendment: reduce the length of DPL election process

2007-08-06 Thread MJ Ray
Steve McIntyre [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 11:52:58AM +0100, MJ Ray wrote: I agree. No reason was given AFAICS, so I propose: From AJ's original mail: ... Likewise, all our other votes have only needed two weeks (or less in the case of the recall votes) to resolve, so