also sprach Lucas Nussbaum <lu...@debian.org> [2015-10-22 08:18 +1300]: > > I don't have my tongue in my cheek here at all, but have we ever > > stepped back and answered the question what threats could put the > > Debian Project at jeopardy which couldn't have been prevented > > through a functioning team even without sledgehammer powers? > > You've twisted my words a bit here.
That was unintentional, sorry. > Debian should protect itself from serious issues with DebConf > organization, not only because some of those issues could maybe > put the Debian project at jeopardy (even if it's a bit hard to > imagine), but also because it's extremely important to continue to > have successful DebConfs. So these are two issues, but I don't think a delegation will help with the second: you cannot delegate the obligation to run a successful DebConf. In the end, it's a team that puts it on, and I don't see delegates facilitating that. And this is mainly because volunteer delegates are mostly there to exercise veto power, but DebConf does not get organised through vetos. > Of course, a functioning team could avoid most issues, but I think > that we want to keep the possibility to have bids led by people > who have relatively little DebConf or even Debian experience. By > providing a safety net, chairs are a compromise that make it > easier, less risky, to have such inexperienced (and more likely to > be malfunctioning) bid teams. I understand the motivation and I agree that we need to enable bid teams with less experience to put on great conferences, but this requires a dedicated team, forward-thinking, and good mentoring. I don't see how a delegation provides a safety net. -- .''`. martin f. krafft <madd...@debconf.org> @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16 DebConf17 in your country? https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf17
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