Re: Third call for votes for the debian project leader election 2006
On Mon, Apr 03, 2006 at 07:27:05AM +0100, MJ Ray wrote:
> Clytie Siddall <clytie@riverland.net.au>
> > I don't understand why this election is restricted to Debian
> > Developers. What about all the other people who regularly contribute
> > time and effort to the Debian project?
>
> This is a known bug, I think, but I don't remember any of this
> year's candidates pledging to solve it. There seems few votes
> in fixing this bug, as most possible solutions dilute the
> influence of the current electorate. I suspect only anarchists
> and democrats like myself would support it.
The problem is more one of 'how do we identify those people that aren't
a Developer, but that do contribute regularly'. Since Debian votes are
conducted through GPG-signed mails and regular contributors aren't part
of the Debian web of trust, this is more than a convenience issue. Note
that Debian Developers without an active key in the keyring can't vote,
either.
If you have a fix for that problem, I don't see why we shouldn't support
it.
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Fun will now commence
-- Seven Of Nine, "Ashes to Ashes", stardate 53679.4
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