On Thu, Feb 26, 2004 at 01:11:27PM -0500, Nathanael Nerode wrote:
> This would eliminate confusion such as that from Ted Ts'o in
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2004/debian-vote-200402/msg00135.html.
> It also fits the English-language meaning better.
The reason they are called "amendments"
This would eliminate confusion such as that from Ted Ts'o in
http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2004/debian-vote-200402/msg00135.html.
It also fits the English-language meaning better.
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On Thu, Feb 26, 2004 at 01:11:27PM -0500, Nathanael Nerode
proposed we modify the debian constitution, replacing the word "amendment"
with "alternative".
> It also fits the English-language meaning better.
Indeed?
Then again, I don't see it listed in places such as
http://www.senate.gov/pagel
Nathanael Nerode wrote:
This would eliminate confusion such as that from Ted Ts'o in
http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2004/debian-vote-200402/msg00135.html.
It also fits the English-language meaning better.
Sounds good to me. Care to do the sed job on the constitution and write
up the prop
On 2004-02-26 18:11:27 + Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
It also fits the English-language meaning better.
How? We can have amendments that don't delete the entire text of a
proposal. However, if I read A.3 right, there does seem to be a
limitation in the current vote system tha
On 2004-02-26 19:22:41 + Chris Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Sounds good to me. Care to do the sed job on the constitution and
write up
the proposal for seconds?
Please don't. Amendments need not delete the entire proposal text. It
would make "small bugfix" amendments a lot longer.
On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:11:27 -0500, Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> This would eliminate confusion such as that from Ted Ts'o in
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2004/debian-vote-200402/msg00135.html.
> It also fits the English-language meaning better.
What if the amen
On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 20:16:39 +, MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> On 2004-02-26 18:11:27 + Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>> It also fits the English-language meaning better.
> How? We can have amendments that don't delete the entire text of a
> proposal. However, if I r
On 2004-02-26 20:48:25 + Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
[...] Is the HOWTO the
Secretary's interpretation/decision?
Unfortunately, no. The HOWTO has not been updated to keep up
with the recent changes in the constitution.
Which package gets bug reports about that? www.deb
On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 21:54:53 +, MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> Anyway, will you tell us what your interpretation is, for the
> abstract general case? Roughly what is the range of valid forms a
> caller could use?
Related issues should be on the same ballot, orthogonal issues
sho
On Thu, Feb 26, 2004 at 02:43:03PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:11:27 -0500, Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>
> > This would eliminate confusion such as that from Ted Ts'o in
> > http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2004/debian-vote-200402/msg00135.html.
>
>
On Thu, Feb 26, 2004 at 01:11:27PM -0500, Nathanael Nerode wrote:
> This would eliminate confusion such as that from Ted Ts'o in
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2004/debian-vote-200402/msg00135.html.
> It also fits the English-language meaning better.
The reason they are called "amendments"
On Thu, Feb 26, 2004 at 02:43:03PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:11:27 -0500, Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> said:
>
> > This would eliminate confusion such as that from Ted Ts'o in
> > http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2004/debian-vote-200402/msg00135.html.
>
On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 21:54:53 +, MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> Anyway, will you tell us what your interpretation is, for the
> abstract general case? Roughly what is the range of valid forms a
> caller could use?
Related issues should be on the same ballot, orthogonal issues
sho
On 2004-02-26 20:48:25 + Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
[...] Is the HOWTO the
Secretary's interpretation/decision?
Unfortunately, no. The HOWTO has not been updated to keep up
with the recent changes in the constitution.
Which package gets bug reports about that? ww
On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 20:16:39 +, MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> On 2004-02-26 18:11:27 + Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>> It also fits the English-language meaning better.
> How? We can have amendments that don't delete the entire text of a
> proposal. However, if I r
On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:11:27 -0500, Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> This would eliminate confusion such as that from Ted Ts'o in
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2004/debian-vote-200402/msg00135.html.
> It also fits the English-language meaning better.
What if the amen
On 2004-02-26 19:22:41 + Chris Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Sounds good to me. Care to do the sed job on the constitution and
write up
the proposal for seconds?
Please don't. Amendments need not delete the entire proposal text. It
would make "small bugfix" amendments a lot longe
On 2004-02-26 18:11:27 + Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
It also fits the English-language meaning better.
How? We can have amendments that don't delete the entire text of a
proposal. However, if I read A.3 right, there does seem to be a
limitation in the current vote system
Nathanael Nerode wrote:
This would eliminate confusion such as that from Ted Ts'o in
http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2004/debian-vote-200402/msg00135.html.
It also fits the English-language meaning better.
Sounds good to me. Care to do the sed job on the constitution and write
up the
On Thu, Feb 26, 2004 at 01:11:27PM -0500, Nathanael Nerode
proposed we modify the debian constitution, replacing the word "amendment"
with "alternative".
> It also fits the English-language meaning better.
Indeed?
Then again, I don't see it listed in places such as
http://www.senate.gov/page
This would eliminate confusion such as that from Ted Ts'o in
http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2004/debian-vote-200402/msg00135.html.
It also fits the English-language meaning better.
--
Nathanael Nerode
US citizens: if you're considering voting for Bush, look at these first:
http://www.misl
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