> On Mar 29, 2017, at 9:11 AM, Pierre Smits <pierre.sm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Applying the 'consensus', (or rather the 'every thing must be discussed > first') aspect everywhere is equally tyrranical. > > Hence the existence of the simple majority vote (50% of votes cast, + 1 > with a min of 3 votes) for procedural matters. And onboarding new > committers, members, officers, etc. is a procedural matter. Unless, of > course, explicitly defined in bylaws. > > A -1 is nothing more than an expression of a viewpoint. Without all the > rhetoric!
The issue w/ majority ruling is that it tends to self-perpetuate, and ensure that the majority continues to rule. It is ripe for abuse. If a PMC must "resort" to resolving things via "well, the majority ruled for it" then, imo, it is NOT a healthy and viable community, NOT one that will survive long term, NOT one which in in tune with the community. Consistent lack of being able to achieve consensus is a symptom of dysfunction and a severe warning sign. It is not to be ignored. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
