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Re: [AMENDMENT BR2] GR: Disambiguation of Section 4.1.5 of the constitution



Seconded.

>  4. The Developers by way of General Resolution or election
>
>    4.1. Powers
>
>     Together, the Developers may:
>      1. Appoint or recall the Project Leader.
>      2. Amend this constitution, provided they agree with a 3:1 majority.
>      3. Override any decision by the Project Leader or a Delegate.
>      4. Override any decision by the Technical Committee, provided they
>         agree with a 2:1 majority.
> -    5. Issue nontechnical policy documents and statements.
> -       These include documents describing the goals of the project, its
> -       relationship with other free software entities, and nontechnical
> -       policies such as the free software licence terms that Debian
> -       software must meet.
> -       They may also include position statements about issues of the day.
> +    5. Issue, modify, supercede and withdraw nontechnical policy documents
> and +       statements.
> +       These include documents describing the goals of the project, its
> +       relationship with other free software entities, and nontechnical
> +       policies such as the free software licence terms that Debian
> +       software must meet.
> +       They may also include position statements about issues of the day.
> +   5.1 A Foundation Document is a document or statement regarded as
> +       critical to the Project's mission and purposes.
> +   5.2 The Foundation Documents are the works entitled "Debian
> +       Social Contract" and "Debian Free Software Guidelines".
> +   5.3 A Foundation Document requires a 3:1 supermajority for its
> +       supercession.  New Foundation Documents are issued and
> +       existing ones withdrawn by amending the list of Foundation
> +       Documents in this constitution.
>      6. Together with the Project Leader and SPI, make decisions about
>         property held in trust for purposes related to Debian. (See
>         s.9.1.)

-- 
Matthias Urlichs    |    {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de     |    smurf@debian.org
Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.debian.net
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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
		-- Benjamin Disraeli

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