Hi, >>"Chris" == Chris Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Chris> No, I didn't object to the idea, I objected to the proposal. And by Chris> the way, I don't see *anything* about "five formal objections" in the Chris> policy proposal policy. A nit pick: the policy update proposal does not have the weight of policy. It is merely a convention, or guidelines. Chris> All I see is that after the discussion period, if there are no Chris> formal objections, and there seems to be consensus, then the Chris> policy *is* adopted. And I've seen people overlook mere Chris> negative comments in the past, and act as if consensus had Chris> been reached, so I wanted something a little more firm (there Chris> was only one formal objection, but a *number* of negative Chris> comments on file when I posted my objection). 3.3.2. Non Technical and Subjective Disagreements ------------------------------------------------- [SNIP] If the issue raised is especially contentious, or is deemed to be suitable for review by the full set of developers, then four or more developers can call for a hold on the proposal, and move to send the proposal to the larger developer body as a General Resolution. _Note:_ The constitution may have additional requirements for submitting a General Resolution, for example, a minimum number of seconders, etc. manoj -- The salary of the chief executive of the large corporation is not a market award for achievement. It is frequently in the nature of a warm personal gesture by the individual to himself. John Kenneth Galbraith, "Annals of an Abiding Liberal" Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E