Dears, I'd like to draft an alternative proposal to the GR. Would anybody consider it a nice addition to the proposals we currently have, and eventually second it if I asked for it?
Of course, improvements to the text are much more than welcome! ** Begin Alternative Proposal ** Proposal: Reaffirm upstream and maintainers technical competence over the software they maintain 0. Rationale Debian has decided (via the Technical Committee) to change its default init system for the next release. The Technical Committee decided not to decide about the question of "coupling" i.e. whether other packages in Debian may depend on a particular init system. This GR reaffirms the Debian Social Contract #4, in such a way that Debian acknowledges the choices made by both the Software Developers (also known as Upstream Developers) and the Debian Package Maintainers to provide the best Free Software to our Users. 1. Exercise of the TC's power to set policy For jessie and later releases, the TC's power to set technical policy (Constitution 6.1.1) is exercised as follows: 2. Freedom of upstream discrection Upstream Developers considering a specific Free Software (including, but not limited to, a particular init system executed as PID 1) fundamental to deliver the best Software releases, are fully entitled to require, link, or depend on that Software, or portions of it. 3. Reaffirm Debian Maintainers goodwill Debian Maintainers' work is aiming to respect the Debian Social Contract, in such a way to provide our Users the best Free Software available. 4. Modifications to Upstream Software Debian Maintainers are fully entitled to provide modifications to the Free Software they maintain as per DFSG #3, if they judge this necessary to provide the best software releases. On the other hand, Debian Maintainers are fully entitled to adhere to Upstream's decisions to require, link, or depend on a specific Free Software (including, but no limited to, a particular init system executed as PID 1), if they consider it necessary to prevent delivering broken, buggy, or otherwise incomplete software packages. 5. Evidence of defects (bugs) We strongly reaffirm Debian Maintainers are not deliberately hiding problems (Social Contract #3). No technical decisions shall be overruled if no proper evidence of defects, issued in the Debian Bug Tracking system, is found. Fear, uncertainty, and doubt are not considered as evidence of defects. ** End Proposal ** Cheers, Luca -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-vote-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CADk7b0Pow2RnOo0A1PK8i8CGAO3KyvF3iDkUDje=n52bzdl...@mail.gmail.com
