On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 22:07, Florian Weimer wrote: > * James Troup: > > > If anyone thinks that trying to decide technical issues through voting > > is a good idea, I pity them. >
Surely it is not so much a technical issue as a policy issue? Since different opinions are being expressed, then in a democracy it would seem valid to decide it by voting. > In my eyes, voting on technical issues is still better than no > explicit decision at all. Both options are horrible, but explicit > decisions are still better than implicit ones, no matter how they are > made. > > I suppose most the proposers feel the same. Why they resort to such a > desperate means is something to think about, IMHO. > I agree. Calling for a vote escalates the decision, making it clear to the community at large that a decision needs to be faced, and that there are various concerns to be balanced -- the needs of amd64 users, judgments (quite plausible ones, IMO) about the future spread of the arch, but on the other hand, the desire to release sarge a.s.a.p. I can understand that these questions are controversial. I don't quite understand why the suggestion to vote on it is controversial. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
