On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 02:02:51AM +0000, MJ Ray wrote:
> Neil McGovern <neilm@debian.org> wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 12, 2007 at 11:58:46AM +0000, MJ Ray wrote:
> > > What says SPI only listens to the DPL, not the project? AIUI, the DPL
> > > is appointed as an adviser to SPI's board, not a veto.
> >
> > Further down the resolution, which you snipped:
> > ---- snip ----
> > Following informal discussions of Associated Project status with members
> > of the community, if satisfied the SPI Board will pass a resolution
> > inviting the project to become Associated with SPI.
> >
> > This resolution will state the SPI Board's current understanding of who
> > is authorised to act for the project; it will invite the project to join
> > with SPI according to this Framework; and it will state a date at which
> > the invitation will lapse if not accepted.
> > ---- snip ----
>
> Yes, but sorry if this question was unclear: What says SPI only listens to
> the DPL, not the project?
>
I'll extract the exact line from the above text for you:
... state the SPI Board's current understanding of who is authorised to
act for the project ...
In this case, the DPL.
> For example, what is the relevance of the above copy-pasted block?
> Does debian's invitation state that only the DPL is authorised to act,
> or is the Secretary authorised to act by sending other decisions to SPI,
> or is this an undefined thing that the spi-board are showing public
> unity about, or something else?
>
> If only the DPL is authorised to act in SPI's eyes, is that SPI interfering
> in the decision-making of the project? (by ignoring most of the processes)
>
> In case anyone hasn't noticed, it seems very difficult to get anything
> like a straight answer out of most of the current SPI board lately. Try
> it for yourself. Fun for all the debian family. Knock one over, win a
> coconut and five tons of flax!
>
Prehaps you should ask SPI, rather than debian-vote.
Neil
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