On 14/01/13 15:51, Holger Levsen wrote: > So, and about the delay in sending this mail, which I started on January 1st > or 2nd: these false accusations on -project (you know who you are!) severely > <snip> > And yes, I'm talking about the thread with the subject "Insider manipulation > of DC13 site selection, and apparent coverup" here, starting at > http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2012/12/msg00032.html > >
It is rather disturbing and disrespectful to those asking for information that people continue to belittle them and accuse them of spreading "false" information, while keeping the facts hidden. I would call on the DPL to finally appoint an independent audit of the circumstances and report for once and for all whether the allegations are true, false or simply misunderstood. In fairness to all involved, many of whom have put a lot of hard work into DebConf13 planning with the best of intentions, any such audit should be broad enough to look at things like whether the decision process was too fragmented (e.g. country choice and venue choice not more closely aligned) and whether this put people in such an awkward position that these antics materialised out of sheer frustration - and can the process be improved for DebConf14 and beyond. As discussed on debconf-team@ this does not mean all names and identities would have to be revealed in the audit report, as long as the person writing the report is really independent and trusted by all involved. Just to clarify - the accusations that have been made suggest that people may have gone a little bit too far in their effort to `win' their preferred venue in the face of legitimate competition. This is not a suggestion that people tried to influence the result for personal profit. Whatever the purpose, however, such machinations are very disrespectful to those who worked hard to evaluate other options with the best of intentions, and can dissuade people from contributing such efforts in future, thereby reducing the number of choices available _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
