Re: Democracy in Debian
Peter Samuelson <peter@p12n.org> wrote:
> [Kalle Kivimaa]
>> > Actually, it is a direct procedure. The developers may, by way of a
>> > GR, override any decision of the DPL, including an appointment.
>
> [Lionel Elie Mamane]
>> A vote run by the secretary obviously. Oh, how delicious.
>
> If you've got something to say, say it.
I can't speak for Lionel, but...
> This _implication_ that the Secretary wouldn't properly run a vote
> concerning his own appointment is tiresome.
I don't expect such problems with our current secretary.
> If that's what you meant,
> please say it directly. If not, what _did_ you mean?
The procedure to replace the secretary is suboptimal, from a democracy
point of view.
> And who do you think ought to run that vote?
Well, e.g. the TC. I don't care enough about it to propose any changes,
though.
Regards, Frank
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Frank Küster
Single Molecule Spectroscopy, Protein Folding @ Inst. f. Biochemie, Univ. Zürich
Debian Developer (teTeX)
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