On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 04:44:18PM -0700, Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > On 24/03/09 at 00:29 +0100, Frans Pop wrote: > > > PROPOSAL START > > > ======================================================================= > > > General Resolutions are an important framework within the Debian > > > Project, which have served us well since the first GR vote in 2003, > > > with 804 developers, nearly has much as today slightly over 1000 > > > developers. > > > > > > Therefore the Debian project reaffirms its attachement to the > > > constitution and the current General Resolutions process. > > > ======================================================================= > > > PROPOSAL END > > > > IMO this deserves to be an explicit option on the ballot. It makes for a > > much clearer choice than having "further discussion" fulfill that role. > > > > OTOH, I think the text of the amendment could be improved as the GR from > > Ganneff does not really change the GR _process_ but only the requirements > > regarding nr. of seconders. > > > > I'd second a somewhat revised text, for example: > > Therefore the Debian project confirms the current requirements for > > the sponsoring (seconding) of GR proposals or amendments, and for > > overruling of delegates. > > > > I'll not comment on the accuracy of the first para. > > Indeed, the numbers are clearly questionable. Maybe it shouldn't include > them, and also provide a sketch of justification for refusing the > change?
Well the numbers are the one published on vote.debian.org. Everyone can check that. > Something like: > <--- > General Resolutions are an important framework within the Debian > Project, which have served us well for years. While over those years, > some problems have arised during the discussion and/or voting of some > resolutions, there is no evidence that changing the number of sponsors > (seconds) for GR proposals or amendments will help solve those problems. > Instead, by making it harder to propose general resolutions or > amendments, it might make it harder to improve imperfect resolutions, or > to add valuable options to a ballot. > ---> I am quite ready to accept that my amendment when hastily drafted and far from perfect. Please propose a better amendment and I will gladly rescind mine. Cheers, -- Bill. <ballo...@debian.org> Imagine a large red swirl here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
