-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Tue, Sep 23, 2003 at 12:29:40PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> ====================================================================== >> >> 4. The Developers by way of General Resolution or election >> >> 4.1. Powers >> >> Together, the Developers may: >> 1. Appoint or recall the Project Leader. >> 2. Amend this constitution, provided they agree with a 3:1 majority. >> 3. Override any decision by the Project Leader or a Delegate. >> 4. Override any decision by the Technical Committee, provided they >> agree with a 2:1 majority. >> - 5. Issue nontechnical policy documents and statements. >> - These include documents describing the goals of the project, its >> - relationship with other free software entities, and nontechnical >> - policies such as the free software licence terms that Debian >> - software must meet. >> - They may also include position statements about issues of the day. >> + 5. Issue, supersede and withdraw nontechnical policy documents and >> + statements. >> + These include documents describing the goals of the project, its >> + relationship with other free software entities, and nontechnical >> + policies such as the free software licence terms that Debian >> + software must meet. >> + They may also include position statements about issues of the day. >> + 5.1 A Foundation Document is a document or statement regarded as >> + critical to the Project's mission and purposes. >> + 5.2 The Foundation Documents are the works entitled "Debian >> + Social Contract" and "Debian Free Software Guidelines". >> + 5.3 A Foundation Document requires a 3:1 super-majority for its >> + supercession. New Foundation Documents are issued and >> + existing ones withdrawn by amending the list of Foundation >> + Documents in this constitution. >> 6. Together with the Project Leader and SPI, make decisions about >> property held in trust for purposes related to Debian. (See >> s.9.1.) > > Thanks for preparing this latest version, Manoj. > > I propose the following amendment: > > - 5.2 The Foundation Documents are the works entitled "Debian > - Social Contract" and "Debian Free Software Guidelines". > + 5.2 The Foundation Document is the work entitled "Debian > + Social Contract". > > Rationale > --------- > > It occurs to me that there are some people who may wish to afford the > Debian Social Contract the opportunity of a 25% minority veto, but not > wish to extend this to the Debian Free Software Guidelines. seconded - -- Remi Vanicat [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Processed by Mailcrypt 3.5.8 <http://mailcrypt.sourceforge.net/> iD8DBQE/d0T/sOGY15BXtdMRArRqAJ9rl4StMO6V0tch8oOIiYrdSFrySACdFoUU QJxkFN7OJr6oZzd+JMm65mk= =bjWj -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
