Bug#727708: Call for votes on init system resolution

[Anthony Towns <aj@erisian.com.au>]

On 6 February 2014 16:27, Anthony Towns <aj@erisian.com.au> wrote:
> Rankings between remaning actual outcomes is:
>   4x  UL > DL > UT > DT  (steve, colin, ian, andi)
>   2x  DT > DL > UT > UL  (russ, don)

Ah! I thought there was something to add here

The above votes divide neatly into upstart v systemd camps. Given
Bdale and Keith have expressed a preference for systemd previously,
presumably they fall onto the systemd side; so will vote presumably
vote either DT or DL above the other options, and will vote DL > UL,
and DT > UT.

In that case,

  DL > UT    6:2, 7:1 or 8:0

  DL >= DT  6:2, 5:3 or 4:4
  UL >= UT  6:2, 5:3 or 4:4
  UL >= DT  6:2, 5:3 or 4:4

  DT = UT  4:4
  DL = UL  4:4

UT would thus have no chance of being in the Schwartz set (it doesn't
beat anything, and is beaten by DL).

Possible outcomes are then:

  DL >= DT  6:2, 5:3 or 4:4
  UL >= DT  6:2, 5:3 or 4:4
  DL = UL    4:4

ie:
 - if either Bdale or Keith vote DT below UL or DL, DT loses, and the
result is determined by Bdale's casting vote between UL and DL
 - otherwise, the result is determined by Bdale's casting vote amongst
UL, DL and DT

Also, Russ correctly points out:
> >   DL > GR 6:0
> For whatever it's worth, I think this line is wrong.  I voted GR above DL.

Hopefully there wasn't much else wrong with the analysis. (Having 10
options on a vote that's supposed to have its results tallied by hand
seems nuts to me...)

Cheers,
aj

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Anthony Towns <aj@erisian.com.au>