Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.pro> writes: > On 12/11/14 17:47, Thomas Goirand wrote: >> On 11/12/2014 07:08 PM, Daniel Pocock wrote: >>> On 12/11/14 11:43, Andrey Rahmatullin wrote: >>>> On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 11:04:05AM +0100, Daniel Pocock wrote: >>>>> It is very sad to see that contributors sometimes feel that the only >>>>> option for them is to resign. >>>>> >>>>> Would it be worthwhile giving people another option, for example, >>>>> allowing a percentage of DDs to formally veto decisions? Would this be >>>>> better than people leaving outright? >>>> Can you elaborate which decisions and how many DDs could veto them? >>>> >>> >>> I didn't want to be too specific, to give other people a chance to make >>> suggestions >>> >>> However, one possibility is that anybody maintaining an essential >>> package and anybody who is a DPL delegate would be able to veto. The >>> implication is that somebody can still win a GR against the veto, but >>> they do so knowing that they will have to find somebody else to maintain >>> some essential packages. >> >> I don't agree with filtering the people on what kind of package they >> maintain, or if they have a role delegated by the DPL. This makes >> absolutely no sense to me: in what way are they more competent, and why >> should they have more power than others? > > It is not a suggestion that such people are more or less competent than > anybody else. > > Rather, it is a recognition of the fact that if these people are going > to leave anyway (or are not going to lift a finger to support a > particular decision, as everybody is a volunteer after all) then people > proposing the decision need to actively demonstrate that they can take > on the extra workload that will result from getting a decision in their > favor. Oh, I see. You're expecting people proposing GRs to be receptive to rational argument. I fear you've not been paying close attention recently. Well done. I congratulate you on your wisdom. Cheers, Phil. -- |)| Philip Hands [+44 (0)20 8530 9560] HANDS.COM Ltd. |-| http://www.hands.com/ http://ftp.uk.debian.org/ |(| Hugo-Klemm-Strasse 34, 21075 Hamburg, GERMANY
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