Gunnar Wolf <gwolf@debian.org> wrote on 20/03/2022 at 17:44:44+0100: > 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. I'm sorry to add to the bad atmosphere, but reading Felix' prose and this subthread, I hope he doesn't ever become a DPL. -- PEB
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