Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> writes: > On Fri, Mar 04, 2022 at 12:03:22PM +0100, Mattia Rizzolo wrote: >> 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. > > yes, that's what I ment, thanks. Do I need to resent my mail now with this > change? :) I sponsor this. While I may not end up voting for it as my first option, I think it deserves to be an explicit option, because I can imagine that no super-majority emerges in this vote, and if that happens then we will be able to draw rather different conclusions about the project consensus depending upon whether this option comes above or below NotA (and by how much). Cheers, Phil. -- |)| Philip Hands [+44 (0)20 8530 9560] HANDS.COM Ltd. |-| http://www.hands.com/ http://ftp.uk.debian.org/ |(| Hugo-Klemm-Strasse 34, 21075 Hamburg, GERMANY
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