On 10May, 2013, at 23.40 , Michael Ossipoff <email9648742@gmail.com> wrote: > I want to add that I can't find any rule for choosing the numerical value of R. The quorum R is usually 3 * 1/2 * sqrt( number of Debian Developers ). This is currently a bit over 47. Majority is usually a simple majority. See Constitution 4.2.4, 4.2.7 and A.3.2.