Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Adeodato Simó
* Russ Allbery [Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:09:45 -0800]: Thomas Weber thomas.weber.m...@gmail.com writes: Am Montag, den 15.12.2008, 10:06 + schrieb Steve McIntyre: I've been talking with Manoj already, in private to try and avoid flaming. I specifically asked him to delay this vote until

Re: Bundled votes and the secretary

2008-12-16 Thread Pierre Habouzit
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 08:28:19PM +, Kurt Roeckx wrote: On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 09:58:09AM +0100, Pierre Habouzit wrote: from http://www.debian.org/vote/2006/vote_007#majorityreq 4. We give priority to the timely release of Etch over sorting every bit out; for this reason,

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Bas Wijnen
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 04:16:43PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: But more fundamentally it doesn't matter. Combining things that were proposed separately seems to be clearly overreaching the authority of the Secretary, as there's nothing in Standard Resolution Procedures which allows this to be

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Romain Beauxis
Le Tuesday 16 December 2008 16:50:52 Adeodato Simó, vous avez écrit : Where did Steve shorten the discussion period?  He did so for the *other* vote, but I haven't seen a thread where he did for this one.  (I may have just missed it.)

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 04:52:55PM +0100, Romain Beauxis wrote: Le Tuesday 16 December 2008 16:50:52 Adeodato Simó, vous avez écrit : Where did Steve shorten the discussion period?  He did so for the *other* vote, but I haven't seen a thread where he did for this one.  (I may have just

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Neil McGovern
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 11:13:41AM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: Adeodato Simó d...@net.com.org.es writes: What does §4.1.7 mean, then? Can't it be read to mean that the DPL may appoint a new Secretary not at end of term, if there's disagreement between them? I believe this only applies

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Adeodato Simó d...@net.com.org.es writes: * Russ Allbery [Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:09:45 -0800]: Where did Steve shorten the discussion period? He did so for the *other* vote, but I haven't seen a thread where he did for this one. (I may have just missed it.)

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Bas Wijnen wij...@debian.org writes: On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 04:16:43PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: But more fundamentally it doesn't matter. Combining things that were proposed separately seems to be clearly overreaching the authority of the Secretary, as there's nothing in Standard

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 20:18, Russ Allbery r...@debian.org wrote: I really wish people would stop accusing other project members of ignoring the DFSG even if you disagree strongly with their interpretation of how the DFSG is applied. You are accusing them of breaking an oath or promise, and

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Matthew Woodcraft
Russ Allbery r...@debian.org wrote: If there were something in the constitution detailing decision-making process around foundation documents and their interpretation, it would have made this whole conflict easier to resolve. But so far as I can tell, there isn't, apart from application to

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Bas Wijnen
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 11:18:12AM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: Bas Wijnen wij...@debian.org writes: On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 04:16:43PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: But more fundamentally it doesn't matter. Combining things that were proposed separately seems to be clearly overreaching the

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 23:38, Bas Wijnen wij...@debian.org wrote: I really wish people would stop accusing other project members of ignoring the DFSG even if you disagree strongly with their interpretation of how the DFSG is applied. I think you are talking about me here. I haven't

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Bas Wijnen wij...@debian.org writes: On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 11:18:12AM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: Where? That states how you make an amendment. It doesn't say that the secretary can declare something that isn't an amendment to be an amendment so far as I can tell. It says according to

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 04:27:22PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: This is where I have a strong disagreement with Manoj and apparently with you. I don't think there's any justification in the constitution for requiring a developer statement about the project's sense of the meaning of the SC and the

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Ean Schuessler
- Steve McIntyre st...@einval.com wrote: Both the override and the statement about the meaning of the documents should require 1:1. 3:1 should only be required when the documents are explicitly superseded or changed, not just for making a project statement about their interpretation.

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Ean Schuessler e...@brainfood.com writes: - Steve McIntyre st...@einval.com wrote: Both the override and the statement about the meaning of the documents should require 1:1. 3:1 should only be required when the documents are explicitly superseded or changed, not just for making a project

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 04:56:47PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: Ean Schuessler e...@brainfood.com writes: - Steve McIntyre st...@einval.com wrote: Both the override and the statement about the meaning of the documents should require 1:1. 3:1 should only be required when the documents are

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 04:27:22PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: That does seem rather strange, since 3:1 would be required (IMO at least) to explicitly decide that it is allowed. This is where I have a strong disagreement with Manoj and apparently with you. I don't think there's any

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Steve Langasek vor...@debian.org writes: On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 04:27:22PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: This is where I have a strong disagreement with Manoj and apparently with you. I don't think there's any justification in the constitution for requiring a developer statement about the

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Andreas Barth
* Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org) [081217 01:11]: This is where I have a strong disagreement with Manoj and apparently with you. I don't think there's any justification in the constitution for requiring a developer statement about the project's sense of the meaning of the SC and the DFSG to

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Andreas Barth a...@not.so.argh.org writes: * Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org) [081217 01:11]: This is where I have a strong disagreement with Manoj and apparently with you. I don't think there's any justification in the constitution for requiring a developer statement about the project's sense

Re: First call for votes for the Lenny release GR

2008-12-16 Thread Andreas Barth
* Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org) [081217 06:57]: Andreas Barth a...@not.so.argh.org writes: * Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org) [081217 01:11]: This is where I have a strong disagreement with Manoj and apparently with you. I don't think there's any justification in the constitution for