Re: Question to all candidates: Ongoing/future legal projects
Felix Lechner dijo [Sun, Mar 20, 2022 at 06:49:50AM -0700]:
> Hi Gunnar,
>
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 10:47 PM Gunnar Wolf <gwolf@debian.org> wrote:
> >
> > This year I think I will break my usual
> > practice, and vote a certain DPL candidate below NotA :-\
>
> With that statement, you potentially committed two
> infractions—depending on where you live.
>
> First, revealing a vote is widely looked down upon. Why would you do
> it other than to sway people who have not made up their minds? It's
> why some folks desire to have secret votes. Your conduct might also be
> illegal in some places. [1]
Debian is not a country. Our elections are not bound by national or
state-level electoral laws.
> Second, you expressed a preference among candidates while holding
> public office. [2] That is a big gray area, but restrictions exist in
> the US [3] and, to some extent, in Germany. [4] On a Debian list, you
> are an office holder with expanded authorities. Would it not be better
> to act moderately compared to membership, on average?
I am just a Debian Developer, just as you are. I happen to have
received some delegations... but that's an internal issue of an
organization -- a not-legally-incorporated organization even.
If you plan on becoming a DPL, I suggest you to look into
understanding the difference between the role of the Debian Project
Leader and that of a President, Prime Minister, Supreme Dictator, or
something like that.
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