Re: General resolution: Changes to the Standard Resolution Procedure
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* Didier 'OdyX' Raboud (odyx@debian.org) [150831 11:23]:
> Le lundi, 31 août 2015, 11.04:59 Axel Beckert a écrit :
> > As far as I understand this would mean proposing an alternative choice
> > for the voter. In that case, the damage is already done and cannot be
> > undone. This IMHO only makes sense if I'd propose different
> > semantics.
>
> The GR proposer can accept formal wording changes directly on his
> amendment proposal (§A.1.5).
>
> I think the change would clarify the GR for more voters than only you,
> so I'm hereby asking Andreas whether he'd accept a wording change on his
> GR proposal as follows (%s/fencepost/off-by-one/g), under §A.1.5:
>
> --- a/vote_002
> +++ b/vote_002
> @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
> Committee could overrule a Developer with a supermajority of 3:1.
>
> Unfortunately, the definition of supermajorities in the SSD GR has a
> [-fencepost-]{+off-by-one+} error. In the new text a supermajority
> requirement is met only if the ratio of votes in favour to votes
> against is strictly greater than the supermajority ratio.
>
> @@ -78,9 +78,9 @@
> votes (whether General Resolutions or votes in the Technical
> Committee) in progress at the time the change is made.
>
> The effect is to fix the [-fencepost-]{+off-by-one+} bug, and
> arrange that failing asupermajority voids the whole decision (or
> makes it advisory), rather than promoting another option. The
> [-fencepost-]{+off-by-one+} bugfix will also have a (negligible)
> effect on any General Resolutions requiring supermajorities. And
> after this change the TC chair can choose a non-default option even
> if it is tied with a default
Accepted.
Andi
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