On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 5:31 AM, Jukka Zitting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Hi, > > On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 12:58 AM, Niall Pemberton > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If this vote doesn't pass then we need to re-write the rules to > > define how much of a majority overturns the status quo. > > I'm following http://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html and the > express wish of our PMC chair. I think both are well founded. > > > Perhaps two thrids, perhaps no negative votes. If this policy isn't > > implemented, then I think all the people who voted +1 at least deserve > > a definition of how short we fell of passing this vote and what the bar > is. > > The way I see it, we make decisions based on consensus, not numbers. > On procedural issues we define consensus to be the majority opinion, > but there's a clear reservation for cases where it's unclear whether > the measured majority is representative of the whole community. > I've also looked at the mentors votes, those who are basically running this place. I'm a small player but Craig mentors 6 poddlings, Jim, Henning and Jukka 4 and Doug 3. I'm not saying their votes count more than others, just that when those people disagree, we should listen. Matthieu > > This vote has made it quite clear that we have a much deeper > disagreement over the status of incubating releases, and that we > really should reach some consensus on that before nailing down > decisions on release distribution. > > BR, > > Jukka Zitting > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
