Re: Donations

2006-06-12 Thread Anthony Towns
On Mon, Jun 12, 2006 at 08:46:48AM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > === > 5. Project Leader >5.1. Powers > The Project Leader may: > + 10. In consultation with the developers, make decisions affecting > + prope

Re: Donations

2006-06-12 Thread Sven Mueller
Wouter Verhelst wrote on 11/06/2006 09:54: > On Sat, Jun 10, 2006 at 02:39:45PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > >>This should refer to another text listing the vetted organizations. >>One outside the constitution so it can be changed as needed. > > > That's usually bad practice in a constit

Re: Donations

2006-06-12 Thread MJ Ray
"Joe Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Money means "currency". Like with currency, plurals are not used to indicate > the amount of the currency. However, when when talking about multiple types > of currency (multiple types of money) you do use the plural. Not necessarily multiple currencies, but any

Re: Donations

2006-06-12 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Mon, Jun 12, 2006 at 08:46:48AM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > OK, How about this: Heh. I was going to draft a proposal myself, after a bit of discussion. Anyway, I guess it doesn't really matter who pushes it forward :-) Some comments: [...] > ==

Re: Donations

2006-06-12 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On 12 Jun 2006, MJ Ray said: > Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> How about simplifying the strictures in the constitution to >> something like this: > > That seems a substantial power transfer to the DPL, with the related > loss of scrutiny. It may not cause problems now, but it's quite a >

Re: Donations

2006-06-12 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Mon, Jun 12, 2006 at 09:23:53AM +0100, MJ Ray wrote: > Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > How about simplifying the strictures in the constitution to > > something like this: > > That seems a substantial power transfer to the DPL, with the related loss > of scrutiny. It may not

Re: Donations

2006-06-12 Thread Manoj Srivastava
OK, How about this: 4. The Developers by way of General Resolution or election 4.1. Powers Together, the Developers may: -6. Together with the Project Leader and SPI, make decisions about - property held in t

Re: Donations

2006-06-12 Thread MJ Ray
Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > How about simplifying the strictures in the constitution to > something like this: That seems a substantial power transfer to the DPL, with the related loss of scrutiny. It may not cause problems now, but it's quite a bet on the financial prudence o

Re: Donations

2006-06-12 Thread Florian Weimer
* Manoj Srivastava: > On 11 Jun 2006, Martin Wuertele stated: > > ]Since Debian has no authority to hold money or property, any > ]donations for the Debian Project must be made to any > ]one of a set of organizations designated by the Project leader > } or a delegate to be aut