Re: Categorially refusing to exercise DPL powers (was: ITN procedure?)

2025-05-09 Thread Gunnar Wolf
G. Branden Robinson dijo [Thu, May 08, 2025 at 03:20:08PM -0500]: > A rule doesn't have to be absolute to be general--in other words, > categorical. Moreover, one way to interpret accession to the office > of DPL through election is that the event reflects a general > expression by the developer

Re: Categorially refusing to exercise DPL powers

2025-05-08 Thread Sam Hartman
> "G" == G Branden Robinson writes: G> Aha! Thanks! G> Did the heavens fall? ;-) A little bit. I actually think we had a bit more trouble with the voting system than we did with the DPL proposing options. Among other things, there was friction with the DPL both being able to pro

Re: Categorially refusing to exercise DPL powers

2025-05-08 Thread G. Branden Robinson
At 2025-05-08T13:33:54-0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > "G. Branden Robinson" writes: > > > I agree. We haven't established a precedent for the DPL's exercise > > of §5.1.5 power despite its availability for over 25 years. > > Sam proposed several options in > https://www.debian.org/vote/2019/vote_0

Re: Categorially refusing to exercise DPL powers

2025-05-08 Thread Russ Allbery
"G. Branden Robinson" writes: > I agree. We haven't established a precedent for the DPL's exercise of > §5.1.5 power despite its availability for over 25 years. Sam proposed several options in https://www.debian.org/vote/2019/vote_002 under §5.1.5 as DPL. -- Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org)

Re: Categorially refusing to exercise DPL powers (was: ITN procedure?)

2025-05-08 Thread G. Branden Robinson
[dropping -devel from distribution list; this issue is non-technical] Hi Gunnar, At 2025-05-08T13:35:12-0600, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > G. Branden Robinson dijo [Thu, May 08, 2025 at 03:49:08AM -0500]: > > A rule doesn't have to be absolute to be general--in other words, > > categorical. Moreover, on

Re: Categorially refusing to exercise DPL powers (was: ITN procedure?)

2025-05-08 Thread Gunnar Wolf
G. Branden Robinson dijo [Thu, May 08, 2025 at 03:49:08AM -0500]: > > this GR does happen (and I'm confident it will), someone else will be > > DPL. > > In future DPL campaigns, I encourage the electorate to insist that each > candidate disclose which powers of the office they categorically refus