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Re: Reaffirm public voting



Mattia Rizzolo <mattia@debian.org> wrote on 04/03/2022 at 12:03:22+0100:

> [[PGP Signed Part:Signature made by expired key 0816B9E18C762BAD Mattia Rizzolo <mattia@mapreri.org>  ]]
> 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.

Is init systems GR a political GR?

I'm pretty sure some gave double thoughts before voting because of the
shitstorm/flame that had happened before the vote.
-- 
PEB

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