Quoted with permission: On Fri, Mar 18, 2005 at 12:17:36AM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 22:50:47 -0600, Taral <taral@taral.net> said: > > > On Thu, Mar 17, 2005 at 06:15:41PM -0600, Debian Project Secretary wrote: > >> NOTE: The vote must be GPG signed (or PGP signed) with your key > >> that is in the Debian keyring. > > > Okay, so whomever maintains the keyring still hasn't updated my > > key. I can't sign with the key in the keyring, it's expired. > > > Can I send in my vote by mail? If not, what alternate mechanism > > exists? If none, please make one. I don't want to be left out of > > the voting because of someone else's inaction. > > I'm sorry, but I don't think I can just make up rules. You > need to be a DD in good standing in order to vote, and that > essentially means having a key in the keyring. Okay, can someone here maybe suggest a solution? I see nothing in the Constitution that requires a key in the keyring. In fact, I see no formal document defining a Developer or the conditions under which one is or is not one. Questions to consider: 1. Whence does the requirement for signed votes come from? 2. Who is empowered to change the policy surrounding the voting system? 3. By what authority can the Secretary reject an authenticatable vote provided by alternate means? (e.g. notarized document by certified mail) 4. What defines who is and is not a Debian Developer? 5. How do I fix my current problem? -- Taral <taral@taral.net> This message is digitally signed. Please PGP encrypt mail to me. A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
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