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On Fri, 18 Mar 2005, Taral wrote: > On Fri, Mar 18, 2005 at 02:10:28PM -0800, Don Armstrong wrote: > > First and formost, this discussion doesn't belong on -legal at all, as > > -legal isn't the body responsible for interpreting the constitution. > > That's the Secretary's job under 7.1.3. Forwarding to -vote as that > > (or possibly -project) is the correct list. > > That's funny. The Secretary appears to be of the opinion that he > cannot "make up rules". The Secretary does not make up rules.[1] The Secretary can only apply and interpret the rules in the constitution. [How you get to "make up rules" from "interpreting the constitution" is rather interesting, but the logic behind it need not be expounded.] > > > 1. Whence does the requirement for signed votes come from? > > > > Via 7.1.1 and A.6.1 > > That would imply that the Secretary can accept votes by other means. > It also implies that the Secretary could insist that all votes be > communicated by comments on a bank wire transfer. Presumably, but that would be kind of insane. Obviously the whole system does not function if the Secretary becomes Vishnu[2] and decides that the Constitution really says that chaos should reign. > > > 4. What defines who is and is not a Debian Developer? > > > > Having control of a valid key in the keyring is pretty much the de > > facto definition of a Debian Developer. > > I don't think so. The document you quote below indicates that loss > of control of the key does not invalidate one's status as a DD. No, it merely means that we can no longer assertain if you actually are a DD or someone merely claiming to be a former one. That is to say, your status as a DD is indeterminant until you are in control of a valid key in the keyring. Don Armstrong 1: Well, at least not rules that contravene what the Constitution says. 2: I'm sure Manoj will correct my lack of understanding of theology here. -- An elephant: A mouse built to government specifications. -- Robert Heinlein _Time Enough For Love_ p244 http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
