Re: Changing how we handle non-free firmware
On Sat, Aug 27, 2022 at 07:26:04PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
> Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be> writes:
>
> > That changes it from 5 to 4 seconds. It's unclear to me what I need to
> > do with the discussion period because of this. If I process the message
> > in order, I think this was accepted and A.1.4 changes the discussion
> > period.
>
> Yes, this was the intent. If a ballot option is accepted, the discussion
> period changes. If sponsors of that ballot option then withdraw so that
> it falls below the required number of sponsors, that triggers A.2.3, and
> there's a 24-hour period where new sponsors can step forward. If that
> does happen, there's no change to the ballot. If that doesn't happen, the
> option is withdrawn, but as A.2.3 says, that doesn't change the discussion
> period. So, either way, the discussion period is lengthened by the
> initially accepted ballot option.
So reading A.2.3, there was a 24 hour window between the withdrawal and
finding a new sponsor. It seems that there was more than 24 hours. Does
that mean the option should have been proposed and sponsored again?
Kurt
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