Re: [Notice] Social Contract Change Vote
The '[BALLOT] Social Contract Change' message was completely confusing. I
have listened to the discussion on the list, and no one there seems to
know how to mark the ballot either, although there is plenty of opinion
about what the ballot "means".
It is unclear what is actually being voted upon. I see that CHOICE 1 is
"associated" with item 1 on the ballot which says simply "Yes". Does a
mark here mean that I agree with CHOICE 1? Also CHOICE 2 is said to be
associated with item 2 on the ballot, which simply says "No". Does a mark
here mean that I do _not_ want CHOICE 2?
It is my understanding, from my own reading of the Debian Constitution
that the secretary decides how the vote will be structured and will
produce a ballot. Since it isn't clear what I am being asked to vote for
or against, this latest attempt by the Secretary seems to fall short of a
ballot.
Since I can't figure out what the vote is about, I can't produce a
completed ballot, so I have no choice but to refuse to vote. I hope there
are at least 20 other developers as confused as I am, so we have the
required number of "Developers" to block any action resulting from this
... vague ballot.
While there _is_ an indication that there is a second ballot, there is no
indication of what is being decided by the content of the first, so I
don't see how a second ballot can clear up my confusion.
Waiting is,
Dwarf
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