Re: nouser/nogroup clarification
Hi,
>>"Philip" == Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> writes:
Philip> This seems reasonable.
Indeed.
Philip> If no one objects I'll upload a copy of the policy manual
Philip> with this change.
Could you please set a period where objections may be tallied,
and there is chance to determine if a consensus indeed exists? (For
the record, I have no objections to this amendment.) However, we need
a formal process to modify Policy; without such a process in effect I
am afraid I must object to any modification of the policy document.
Philip> While I'm about it, I'll set the Maintainer to be me (since
Philip> no one else seems to be volunteering for the Policy Manager
Philip> job).
Oh, good. I do think, however, that we need a group of people
to maintain the policy, with perhaps a policy czar for deadlock
breaking. Also, one of the major objections to the previous policy
manager was that the policy manager was closer to being author than
being an editor who merely edited the manual to follow the consensus
reached on this mailing list. I would like to have this clarifeied
before the aegis of policy-protector is passed to anyone.
Secondly, we need to put forth a formal process of instituting
a change to policy, and driving a consensus, and we have to deide if
an absolute consensus is required (for example, could the group call
on the tech cmmttee for arbitration, or does the tech committee have
no formal standing in policy creation?).
Formerly, we did have a process by which policy was amended,
and even that was deemed insufficient since there were no consensus
determinnation processes in place. I would like to see something
instituted before we mosify the policy.
I do agree we need to amend policy, there are a number of
issues in the policy that need to be addressed.
manoj
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