On Fri, Mar 16, 2007 at 11:54:10AM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > Let Debian deal with it, and report (via the Liaison) to SPI the motion > etc... If the Secretary drags his/her feet, then the DDs can form a > quorum to recall her yes?
They can actually only pass a general resolution to appoint a new secretary if there is a disagreement between the project leader and the incumbent secretary. (cf. Paragraph 4.1.7). So if the project leader is happy with the secretary, DDs cannot recall the project secretary (without first recalling the project leader and replacing him via a nine-week election). However, if a general resolution does get attempted, it is the Secretary and only the Secretary who runs votes, determines method of balloting, decides issues of procedure, etc. Therefore, if the Secretary drags his/her feet on the vote and is uncooperative about agreeing to a replacement Secretary, there's really nothing to be done. It's definitely a flaw in the system. As for the broader issue at hand, I very much agree with Ian that if the Debian liaisons to SPI don't do their job properly and timely in conveying decisions relevant to SPI, it's important for DDs to notify us, both to protect Debian's decision-making integrity and for SPI's own due diligence in conducting transactions. Which is why paragraph 5 is a useful encouragement. - Jimmy Kaplowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Spi-general mailing list Spi-general@lists.spi-inc.org http://lists.spi-inc.org/listinfo/spi-general
