On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 10:17:22AM +0200, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > PS Regarding Wouter's objection in this thread, it's a valid one, Objection? What objection? :-) I wholeheartedly support any effort that would increase the length of the DPL term in a reasonable manner; but I do believe that the opinion of people who've actually done the job is important in deciding whether it's a good idea. Yes, obviously that does mean your opinion is important, too :-) At the time when I wanted to look into this, it turned out that most ex-DPLs did not consider lengthening the term a good idea; and as I didn't have any better ideas myself, I decided not to pursue it any further. However, at the same time I'm not yet convinced that adding a mid-term 'easy way out' is the best way forward; but I do have an open mind in the matter, and would be happy to be convinced by good arguments :-) > but I guess it's as empiric as saying that several DPLs in the past > have been actually running for a second term after having been in > charge for one, sometimes winning again sometimes not. Very true. -- The volume of a pizza of thickness a and radius z can be described by the following formula: pi zz a
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