On Tue, Feb 07, 2006 at 06:24:49PM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: > I agree with the proposal to implement a rotating chair, for the reasons > you've given. > It seems to contradict 6.1.7 of the constitution as written to have an > automatically rotating chair, however. Are we amending the constitution (no > way to get that done by the 15th), or is this just an informal agreement for > each chair to vacate after a term of two months? That seems easiest; currently the only way to change chairs seems to be by the current chair resigning anyway. > > (3) Advisory opinions from the chair > > So I propose we establish that our procedure in addressing issues is > > for the chair to quickly issue an initial opinion; and to only vote on > > issues when an official ruling is needed (eg, to overrule a maintainer) > > or when members of the tech ctte disagree. > Is there a fixed period in which tech ctte members should be expected to > comment if they disagree? Presumably we can expect any additional comments from other members within a few days or a week; but you'd need to ask for a vote before it should be taken as absolutely definitive, I'd think. Cheers, aj
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