Le Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 05:42:24PM -0300, Margarita Manterola a écrit : > On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 10:02 PM, Charles Plessy <ple...@debian.org> wrote: > > >> * Do you need to come up with a GR to change membership procedures, or is > >> there > >> a different way? > > > > I will cast a GR if I think it is needed. If I am wrong, the result will be > > NOTA, and I will resign as DPL. > > You'd really resign as DPL if a certain GR that you wanted was not > passed?
Hi Margarita, let me clear your doubts. I think that one of the roles of the DPL is to lead debates to conclusion. I want a debate on membership, and if nobody steps up to lead it after my election (if it happens), I will lead it. If the result is a consensus, no GR will be needed. Is a result is camps so strongly opposed that chosing one option will demotivate many DDs, I will not cast a GR and prefer status quo. If the result it that the Project as a whole is hesitating between possibilities that are acceptable, I will cast a GR to make a choice and go ahead. This is what I mean by ‘if I think it is needed’. I never wrote anywhere that I will twist arms with GRs. Here is the extract of my platform about GRs: “GRs: Sometimes, lack of consensus and action does not reflect conflict or division, but simply that in a large project like Debian, which heavily relies on electronic communication, it can be difficult to get the feeling of approbation. In these cases, I think that a vote can be a very healthy process, and I will initiate GRs when the Project is blocked on choosing between directions that are all acceptable.” To answer your question about quitting, why would a DPL resign after casting a GR that results in NOTA? A GR draws energy from the project, and if badly managed, can create tensions and divisions. In particular on the membership issue, if as DPL I would cast a GR that leads to NOTA, it would mean that I failed to understand the situation, and possibly harmed the project. I think that such a failure would be so high that a demission is the correct reaction. I hope that I convinced you that it has nothing to do with which option I would vote for if such a GR would be proposed. Have a nice Sunday, -- Charles -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-vote-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100328010142.ga...@kunpuu.plessy.org
