On Fri, Mar 04, 2022 at 10:42:51AM +0000, Holger Levsen wrote:
> Reaffirm public voting
> ======================
>
> Since we can either have secret and intransparent voting, or we can have
> open and transparent voting, the project resolves to leave our voting
> system as it is.
>
> Rationale:
>
> The GR proposal for secret voting is silent on implenentation details,
> probably because secret and transparent voting is, well, impossible to
> achieve fully, so this GR is bound to a similar fate as the 'publish
> debian-private' vote, which was voted for and then was never implemented.
>
> A voting system which is transparent only to some, is undemocratic and
> will lead to few people in the know, which is diagonal to Debians goals
> of openness and transparency.
>
> And then, early 2022 is not the time for rushed changes like this, which
> is also why I explicitly want to see "keep the status quo" on the ballot,
> and not only as "NOTA", but as a real option.
>
> I'm seeking sponsors for this amendment to the current GR.
Assuming you meant this as "this ballot" instead of "this amendment"
(following the new GR flow), I sponsor this.
If I were to add my thoughts: political GRs don't belong in Debian,
please take them elsewhere. For non-political votes there is no use
for private voting.
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Mattia Rizzolo
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