Re: Let's have a vote!
On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 10:20:04AM -0400, David L. Craig wrote:
> On 14Sep16:1203+0100, Martin Read wrote:
>
> > Debian users, on the other hand, are very much *not* a strongly-identifiable
> > group; there is no formal mechanism whatsoever for being endorsed as an
> > Official Debian User. As such, a vote "by the users" can, *at best*, be a
> > vaguely indicative straw poll of those bona fide users who feel strongly
> > enough about matters to participate in the first place; at worst, it will be
> > a magnet for trolls, astroturfers, shills, and other such reprobates.
>
> The obvious question this leads to is, "Would some registration
> facility to enable non-developing users to support/inform
> decision-making by the DDs add meaningful value to Debian?"
> I'm thinking popularity-contest on steriods, a means for DDs
> to ask the users what they think, and maybe why, in a one-person,
> one-confirmed vote approach.
That would be a complete waste of time. Either front up and do it
yourself or submit a wishlist bug for a feature.
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