[I am not subscribed to this list; please CC me on replies.] Hi folks, Jeroen de Kreek recently contacted me and volunteered to serve as the new coordinator. In reviewing the list traffic for the past few months via the list archives, I'm not seeing a whole lot of activity. (Indeed, the need for a new coordinator was stated in August 2005[1].) There are at least two ways this CDD project could appoint a new coordinator: 1) Simply reach an internal consensus and do it under your own authority. debian-lex has been self-organized from its inception, and as long as it isn't a problem for the rest of the Project (which it doesn't appear to be), I don't perceive any problem with this continuing. 2) I could formally appoint a new coordinator in my capacity as DPL. This might be the right thing to do if there is a dispute over succession or leadership of the group, or if the group simply would rather have the position formally delegated under the Constitution[2]. Since I have not been asked to intervene in the affairs of debian-lex, the choice between the above is really up to the group members. If you would like me to appoint a new coordinator, I will need two things: * a description of the role, including its powers and responsibilities * to know if anyone else is interested in the role, so that a mechanism for deciding among multiple candidates can be developed and exercised if necessary Such a "mechanism" could be pretty simple; it could be the DPL's arbitrary decree if the role is sincerely but not bitterly contested, and everyone is willing to abide by such a process. More elaborate methods, up to and including something similar to Debian's General Resolution process, could also be used. How we proceed is really up to the participants in this process; let me know how you need me to serve your needs. [1] http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-lex/ [2] http://www.debian.org/devel/constitution -- G. Branden Robinson Debian Project Leader leader@debian.org http://people.debian.org/~branden/
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