On Thu 16 Dec 2010 01:32 +0100, Xyne wrote: > Ronald van Haren wrote: > > > On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 9:01 AM, Ray Rashif <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 12 December 2010 11:39, Loui Chang <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> On Sun 12 Dec 2010 04:21 +0100, Xyne wrote: > > >>> The following is a proposed replacement for the current SVP > > >>> section of the TU bylaws: > > >>> > > >>> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=Bylaw_Amendment&oldid=124557 > > >>> > > >>> The changes address several issues recently brought up on this > > >>> list. Briefly, these include: > > >>> * enabling a vote to pass in the absence of quorum when more > > >>> than 50% of active TUs have voted YES > > >>> * enabling a vote to fail in the absence of quorum when 50% or > > >>> more of active TUs have voted NO > > >>> * clarifying the text to eliminate ambiguities > > >>> > > >>> Please see Kaiting's "[aur-general]Amendment" thread and Loui's > > >>> "[aur-general][PATCH]tu-bylaws: Amend Standard Voting Procedure" > > >>> thread for more details. > > >>> > > >>> This message marks the beginning of the 5-day discussion period > > >>> before the amendment is put to a vote. > > >> > > >> Can we get that as a patch so I may apply it to the hosted version if > > >> the vote passes? The content should probably be on the mailing list as > > >> well. > > > > > > We can compare-and-contrast better looking at a patch, so +1 to that. > > > > yes, please provide a patch. > > In the time that it would take me to find sources and create a patch > you could have easily provided one from the submitted text. If someone > wants to point me to the relative source and describe the preferred > format of the patch then I will waste some of my time to create it, > but I will tell you now that I think the request itself is a bit > ridiculous. It's plain text.
Just make a copy of the bylaws html file, alter it, and make a diff. It isn't a ridiculous request because people may not be clear on what text is being removed or added, so you should make such changes unambiguous with a patch. The bylaws also call for a patch for any amendment.
