Re: Geant321 and geant4 in science package

2014-01-27 Thread Christophe Hugon
Hi Ian, I all the patents debian team, We were discussing about the including of the geant4 package in debian. Since there is an anti-patent point in http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/license/LICENSE.html , we are not sure that it is possible to include geant4 in the science package. Please fin

Re: Geant321 and geant4 in science package

2014-01-27 Thread Ian Jackson
Christophe Hugon writes ("Re: Geant321 and geant4 in science package"): > Hi Ian, I all the patents debian team, > We were discussing about the including of the geant4 package in debian. > Since there is an anti-patent point in > http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/license/LICENSE.html , we are not

Re: GR: Selecting the default init system for Debian

2014-01-27 Thread Didier 'OdyX' Raboud
Le dimanche, 19 janvier 2014, 12.39:01 Ian Jackson a écrit : > Russ Allbery writes ("Re: GR: Selecting the default init system for Debian"): > > As a TC member, I dislike the supermajority requirement for the > > project to overturn a TC decision by GR, particularly in this case. > > I think we w

Re: GR: Selecting the default init system for Debian

2014-01-27 Thread Neil McGovern
On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 03:56:29PM +0100, Didier 'OdyX' Raboud wrote: > I don't think our constitution allows a resolution of the TC to change > how §4.1.4 has to be interpreted for a GR overriding it[0]. It would > certainly need to be checked with the secretary (CC'ed, just in case). > That w

Re: GR: Selecting the default init system for Debian

2014-01-27 Thread Ian Jackson
Neil McGovern writes ("Re: GR: Selecting the default init system for Debian"): > That would certainly seem to be the case, but it would be illogical for > a group who is happy to be overridden with a lower requirement to be > prevented from doing so! Quite. I think it's perfectly possible for a T

Re: GR: Selecting the default init system for Debian

2014-01-27 Thread Neil McGovern
On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 05:11:17PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > > Ian - any thoughts on if your tech-ctte constitution GR could address > > this? > > You mean my TC resolution draft. Nope, I meant your supermajorty etc draft. Snipping the rest, as that seems to be something for tech-ctte, rather

Re: GR: Selecting the default init system for Debian

2014-01-27 Thread Russ Allbery
"Didier 'OdyX' Raboud" writes: > Le dimanche, 19 janvier 2014, 12.39:01 Ian Jackson a écrit : >> I agree. I think that would be quite bad. We could explicitly state >> in our TC resolution that the TC decision can be vacated by General >> Resolution on a simple majority. > I don't think our co

Re: GR: Selecting the default init system for Debian

2014-01-27 Thread Neil McGovern
On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 09:21:41AM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > "Didier 'OdyX' Raboud" writes: > > Le dimanche, 19 janvier 2014, 12.39:01 Ian Jackson a écrit : > > >> I agree. I think that would be quite bad. We could explicitly state > >> in our TC resolution that the TC decision can be vacate

Re: GR: Selecting the default init system for Debian

2014-01-27 Thread Ian Jackson
Neil McGovern writes ("Re: GR: Selecting the default init system for Debian"): > On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 05:11:17PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > > > Ian - any thoughts on if your tech-ctte constitution GR could address > > > this? > > > > You mean my TC resolution draft. > > Nope, I meant your sup

[Proposal] GR: Selecting the default init system for Debian

2014-01-27 Thread Guillem Jover
[ M-F-T and Reply-To set to debian-vote@l.d.o. ] Hi! This is the revised draft GR proposal (please see below); I'm looking for sponsors now. On Sun, 2014-01-19 at 01:01:44 +0100, Guillem Jover wrote: > I think that forcing a decision through the TC at this time was very > premature and inappropr

Re: [Proposal] GR: Selecting the default init system for Debian

2014-01-27 Thread Paul Tagliamonte
I'd like to raise the objection that the TC hasn't done their job yet, and while the TC has done a great job of getting *true* technically grounded facts out yet, we've not let the process work. Let the TC do their work. They're coming up on a vote, and they may even suggest a GR. This GR is pr

Re: GR: Selecting the default init system for Debian

2014-01-27 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 09:21:41AM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > "Didier 'OdyX' Raboud" writes: > > Le dimanche, 19 janvier 2014, 12.39:01 Ian Jackson a écrit : > > >> I agree. I think that would be quite bad. We could explicitly state > >> in our TC resolution that the TC decision can be vacate

Re: [Proposal] GR: Selecting the default init system for Debian

2014-01-27 Thread Stefano Zacchiroli
On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 02:42:39PM -0500, Paul Tagliamonte wrote: > I'd like to raise the objection that the TC hasn't done their job yet, > and while the TC has done a great job of getting *true* technically > grounded facts out yet, we've not let the process work. > > Let the TC do their work. T

Re: [Proposal] GR: Selecting the default init system for Debian

2014-01-27 Thread Bernd Zeimetz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Hi, On 01/27/2014 08:39 PM, Guillem Jover wrote: > This is the revised draft GR proposal (please see below); I'm looking for > sponsors now. please stop wasting people's time and let the TC do their work instead. Thanks. - -- Bernd Zeimetz

Re: GR: Selecting the default init system for Debian

2014-01-27 Thread Nikolaus Rath
Russ Allbery writes: > "Didier 'OdyX' Raboud" writes: >> Le dimanche, 19 janvier 2014, 12.39:01 Ian Jackson a écrit : > >>> I agree. I think that would be quite bad. We could explicitly state >>> in our TC resolution that the TC decision can be vacated by General >>> Resolution on a simple majo