If the rest of the PMC is okay with it, I guess that's what we'll do. I
still propose a vote so that we can have it on the record that the assembly
of committers is okay with this decision. I get that by not replying
there's an assumed consent but it really seems iffy when there's an
election involved.

It shouldn't take too long. Just a thought :)

Tanmai

On Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 14:05 Tino Didriksen <m...@tinodidriksen.com> wrote:

> There is precedence even in legislative bodies:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unanimous_consent
>
> We've given ample time and updates, and we have a possible outcome that
> can be achieved by unanimous consent. I say we take it and get on with the
> business of forming the Foundation, which the (new) PMC can delegate the
> legwork of to anyone.
>
> -- Tino Didriksen
>
>
> On Tue, 26 Apr 2022 at 17:41, Tanmai Khanna <khanna.tan...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I get the sentiment but to be honest, not holding elections at all does
>> dent credibility a little. Tino offered to stand for President, and so did
>> Francis. Maybe we should have a vote, secure a mandate and then move on.
>>
>> That way it'll be clear to everyone that the leader is elected and not
>> just selected unopposed.
>>
>> What do you guys think?
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 19:54 Tino Didriksen <m...@tinodidriksen.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> G'day everyone,
>>>
>>> It's been a week, and we have 7 candidates for PMC and 2 for President:
>>> https://github.com/apertium/elections
>>>
>>> - PMC: Francis M. Tyers, Jonathan N. Washington, Kevin Brubeck
>>> Unhammer, Mikel L. Forcada, Tanmai Khanna, Tino Didriksen, Xavi Ivars
>>>
>>> - President: Francis, Tino
>>>
>>> Given that exactly 7 for PMC would avoid the need for an election, I'm
>>> happy to forego the whole thing and let Francis continue in the role of
>>> President.
>>>
>>> So, I propose that if this is still the status by end-of-day UTC
>>> tomorrow (2022-04-27 23:59:59 UTC, ~34 hours from now), then we don't hold
>>> the election and simply replace Sushain K. Cherivirala with Kevin Brubeck
>>> Unhammer. CC'ed Sushain directly.
>>>
>>> -- Tino Didriksen
>>>
>>
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