Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-11-01 Thread MJ Ray
Kalle Kivimaa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] Which issues would those be, then? I've posted lists in the past, such as http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2006/09/msg00409.html If I look at the controversial issues aj has rised, I find these three: 1. Sven vs. the rest of the d-i team

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-11-01 Thread Sven Luther
On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 09:52:59AM +, MJ Ray wrote: Kalle Kivimaa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] Which issues would those be, then? I've posted lists in the past, such as http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2006/09/msg00409.html If I look at the controversial issues aj has rised, I

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-11-01 Thread MJ Ray
Sven Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] aj's inability to mediate [...] is what left us with this mess. Not really. Messages like http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2006/03/msg01054.html http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2006/03/msg01075.html and

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-11-01 Thread Sven Luther
On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 11:39:05AM +, MJ Ray wrote: Sven Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] aj's inability to mediate [...] is what left us with this mess. Not really. Messages like http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2006/03/msg01054.html

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-31 Thread MJ Ray
Russ Allbery [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MJ Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If that impression is accurate, it means the DPL is not making decisions which are consistent with the consensus of the opinions of the Developers as he was elected to do. That is to say: this trouble is partly the

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-31 Thread Russ Allbery
MJ Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Russ Allbery [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Consensus as used in these sorts of discussions and documents is not synonymous with unanimity. It is consensus in the vein of M-W's 1(b) definition: the judgment arrived at by most of those concerned the consensus was

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-31 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Russ Allbery [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2006.10.31.0533 +0100]: Uh, 80/20 would generally be a consensus. Ah, if this is the misunderstanding: the infamous 80/20 rule (Pareto's principle) in this case meant: 20% of the participants of the discusionss make 80% of the noise.

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-31 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach MJ Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2006.10.30.1107 +0100]: If that impression is accurate, it means the DPL is not making decisions which are consistent with the consensus of the opinions of the Developers as he was elected to do. That is to say: this trouble is partly the DPL's fault.

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-31 Thread MJ Ray
martin f krafft [EMAIL PROTECTED] also sprach MJ Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2006.10.30.1107 +0100]: If that impression is accurate, it means the DPL is not making decisions which are consistent with the consensus of the opinions of the Developers as he was elected to do. That is to say: this

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-31 Thread MJ Ray
Russ Allbery [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MJ Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Russ Allbery [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We need consensus in the vein of M-W's 1(a) definition general agreement : UNANIMITY and 2 definition group solidarity in sentiment and belief to get the biggest benefit - or maybe

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-31 Thread Kalle Kivimaa
MJ Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: outweigh a screaming crowd in the IETF process. We have seen reasoned objections to several DPL decisions, yet the screaming crowd is used to drown out calls for consensus. This DPL hasn't even looked for rough consensus on some issues, as far as I've seen.

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-31 Thread Russ Allbery
MJ Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Russ Allbery [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's certainly someting to strive for, but I don't think it's a practical *requirement* in an organization the size of Debian. I do agree that we shouldn't easily give up on trying to reach that form of stronger

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-30 Thread MJ Ray
martin f krafft [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: also sprach Hamish Moffatt [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2006.10.29.1209 +0100]: Frankly the theme on debian-vote lately seems to be vote [1] the opposite of anything proposed by Aj!. Not helpful. This is not my impression. My impression is that there's a

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-30 Thread Russ Allbery
MJ Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: martin f krafft [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is not my impression. My impression is that there's a small number of opponents making most of the noise. It's the 80/20 rule all over again. If that impression is accurate, it means the DPL is not making

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-29 Thread martin f krafft
Given that there's no easy way to get at the arguments for an against this vote, other than wading through hundreds of -vote mails, I cannot cast a vote. I also don't understand why we vote whether to put something on hold or not until we vote about it. Or at least this is what the ballot

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-29 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Sun, Oct 29, 2006 at 11:13:06AM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: - - -=-=-=-=-=- Don't Delete Anything Between These Lines =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2808c3bb-6d17-49b6-98c8-c6a0a24bc686 [ 0 ] Choice 1: The DPL's withdrawal of the delegation remains on hold pending a vote [ 0 ] Choice 2: The

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-29 Thread Sven Luther
On Sun, Oct 29, 2006 at 11:13:06AM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: Finally, I am getting annoyed by all these GRs and the waste of time that comes with them. Maybe I should thus propose a vote to resolve that DDs must now stop wasting time and get back to work. Hey, you should have seconded my

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-29 Thread Mark Brown
On Sun, Oct 29, 2006 at 11:13:06AM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: I also don't understand why we vote whether to put something on hold or not until we vote about it. Or at least this is what the ballot suggests: It's a feature of the constitution: if a vote is held to reverse a DPL decision

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-29 Thread Andreas Metzler
On 2006-10-29 Ola Lundqvist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have tried to determine what this vote is all about. I'm not subscribed to either debian-vote or debian-devel so all I can see is that is available from the web archives. I can not find anything about this, so personally I think it is

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-29 Thread Ola Lundqvist
Hi Thanks for pointing me to information about this vote. I obviously missed some parts of the debian-vote list, as I thought that newest was listed first. On Sun, Oct 29, 2006 at 12:11:10PM +0100, Andreas Metzler wrote: On 2006-10-29 Ola Lundqvist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have tried to

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-29 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Sven Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2006.10.29.1211 +0100]: Finally, I am getting annoyed by all these GRs and the waste of time that comes with them. Maybe I should thus propose a vote to resolve that DDs must now stop wasting time and get back to work. Hey, you should have

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-29 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Hamish Moffatt [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2006.10.29.1209 +0100]: I don't actually know whether 0/0 is as invalid as I want it to be, but we'll see. It should be. I voted 9/9 indicating my contempt for this vote, but it wasn't accepted. 0/0 was not accepted. Joey (Hess), was

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-29 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Sun, Oct 29, 2006 at 11:13:06AM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: - - -=-=-=-=-=- Don't Delete Anything Between These Lines =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2808c3bb-6d17-49b6-98c8-c6a0a24bc686 [ 0 ] Choice 1: The DPL's withdrawal of the delegation remains on hold pending a vote [ 0 ] Choice 2: The

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-29 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Kurt Roeckx [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2006.10.29.1613 +0100]: But as far as I know, it's just the same as not voting. And I'm not sure what you think an invalid vote would have as effect. In voting systems with a quorum, an invalid vote increases the number of cast votes and thus makes

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-29 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Sun, Oct 29, 2006 at 04:57:46PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: also sprach Kurt Roeckx [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2006.10.29.1613 +0100]: But as far as I know, it's just the same as not voting. And I'm not sure what you think an invalid vote would have as effect. In voting systems with a

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-29 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Kurt Roeckx [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2006.10.29.1736 +0100]: In voting systems with a quorum, an invalid vote increases the number of cast votes and thus makes it less likely for an option to reach the quorum (which is expressed as a percentage). Please correct me if I am wrong.

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:57:46 +0100, martin f krafft [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: also sprach Kurt Roeckx [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2006.10.29.1613 +0100]: But as far as I know, it's just the same as not voting. And I'm not sure what you think an invalid vote would have as effect. In voting systems

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 17:41:26 +0100, martin f krafft [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: So is there a difference between not voting and voting all options equal? Yes, your name is recorded as someone who voted. Has no effect on quorum or the outcome, though. manoj -- QOTD: I haven't

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-28 Thread Loïc Minier
Where's the vote.debian.org page? -- Loïc Minier [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 10:08:05 +0200, Loïc Minier [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Where's the vote.debian.org page? It shall be put up when someone has time for it. The proposers have not yet provided the wml for the vote page, nor their idea of the ballot; I have a monday deadline, and the

First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-27 Thread Debian Oroject Secretary
Hi, Please note that the voting period has been abbreviated to one week. manoj Voting period starts 00:00:01 UTC on Saturday, 28 Oct 2006 Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC on Friday, 03 Nov 2006 The following ballot is for voting on a immediate

Re: First call for vote on immediate vote under section 4.2.2

2006-10-27 Thread Joey Hess
Debian Oroject Secretary wrote: - - -=-=-=-=-=- Don't Delete Anything Between These Lines =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2808c3bb-6d17-49b6-98c8-c6a0a24bc686 [ ] Choice 1: The DPL's withdrawal of the delegation remains on hold pending a vote [ ] Choice 2: The DPL's withdrawal of the delegation stands