That way, we don't have to complicate things now.

On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 7:44 PM Samuel Sloniker <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Another possibility is to allow the Assembly to amend the bylaws without
> involving the PMC, so we can handle abuse of power when and if it happens.
>
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 12:34 PM Xavi Ivars <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Honestly, this seems like to me overcomplicating things a lot.
>>
>> It is true that the bylaws need to account for things that may happen,
>> but in the 15 years that Apertium has existed as a project, I have never
>> seen any abuse of power, and trying to solve for problems that simply don't
>> exist I think is even counterproductive.
>>
>> I wouldn't really focus too much on that.
>> --
>> Xavi Ivars
>> < http://xavi.ivars.me >
>>
>> El dc., 29 d’abr. 2020, 18:56, Samuel Sloniker <[email protected]>
>> va escriure:
>>
>>> Okay. Maybe at least have a group appointed by the PMC and confirmed by
>>> the Assembly that at least has the power to interpret the bylaws?
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 7:07 AM Tino Didriksen <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Any such secondary group would in practice be equally powerful as the
>>>> PMC, because they would need admin access to execute the auditing and
>>>> suspension. But because they would not be responsible for day-to-day
>>>> operations, they wouldn't be active to even spot patterns of abuse.
>>>>
>>>> So it would still be the PMC discovering something that needs to be
>>>> acted on immediately, and needing to consult another slow and potentially
>>>> offline party. It just doesn't work in practice.
>>>>
>>>> On top of that, it would further complicate elections.
>>>>
>>>> I recognize you want the three estates, but it's not practical.
>>>>
>>>> -- Tino Didriksen
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, 29 Apr 2020 at 15:49, Samuel Sloniker <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I am not suggesting the Assembly immediately do it. I am suggesting
>>>>> that at the time of each PMC election, the Assembly elect a separate group
>>>>> that would handle removals.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 9:50 AM Tino Didriksen <[email protected]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, 28 Apr 2020 at 18:27, Samuel Sloniker <[email protected]>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Again, I believe the PMC should not be involved in removing
>>>>>>> Committer access, even temporarily. I think a separate elected group 
>>>>>>> should
>>>>>>> do that.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That simply can't work. If someone is actively abusing their access
>>>>>> or got hacked, we need to be able to immediately revoke access. Requiring
>>>>>> asking the Assembly up front is far too slow.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -- Tino Didriksen
>>>>>>
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