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Re: GR: Selecting the default init system for Debian



Before I forget, there's one thing I wanted to say about this:

On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 01:01:44AM +0100, Guillem Jover wrote:
[...]
> Option A
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> Option B
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> Option C
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> Option D
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> Option E
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> Option F
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> Option G
[...]

Please don't do that. If you want to propose a GR, please only propose
those options that you actually want to see win. When seconding, please
only second those options that you actually want to see win (or lose
against NOTA, so nobody will ever bring it up again).

A ballot with too many options is never a good ballot, and no matter how
hard you try you'll always miss one or two possibilities. That would
mean we'd get a ballot with 8 or 9 options, which is "too many" in my
opinion.

When drafting a GR text for an option that you think is not the best
option, the result will be that you'll end up with a text that those
people who *do* think is the best option don't want to support. They'll
not be willing to vote for or second those options then, or (worse) will
try to propose their own amendment which is different, but only in small
details--resulting in yet *another* option on the ballot.

If enough people actually think some option in your list deserves being
put on the ballot, rest assured they'll propose amendments and get them
seconded. I have enough faith in our developers that this will happen.

-- 
This end should point toward the ground if you want to go to space.

If it starts pointing toward space you are having a bad problem and you
will not go to space today.

  -- http://xkcd.com/1133/

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