On Fri, 2024-03-22 at 18:03:30 -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 04:47:08PM +0000, Robie Basak wrote: >> Dear Technical Board, > >> The DMB have agreed to my proposal below. Please could you now consider >> approving it? > > +1.
+1 from me too. Thanks for taking the lead on this from the DMB side Robie. > >> On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 08:18:38PM +0000, Robie Basak wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > The terms of three current DMB members will come to an end on >> > 2024-03-29, and the remaining four on 2024-06-16. >> > >> > Further to the DMB's meeting today, I propose the following: >> > >> > 1) Nobody else has volunteered so I will run the election (though if >> > someone else would like to do so instead, volunteers are still >> > welcome to step forward!). >> > >> > 2) I will combine the two elections to avoid having to run two DMB >> > elections a month apart. >> > >> > 3) To make that work, since the results are ranked, the top three ranked >> > candidates shall take their seats immediately, and the further four >> > shall take their seats on 2024-06-17. >> > >> > 4) We shall re-stagger the terms by giving the top three candidates a >> > (approximately) two year term, and the further four winning candidates a >> > one year term. We'll align the expiry dates a year apart by extending >> > the terms of the first batch as needed, so they'll end up being a little >> > over two years. (Rationale: better than reducing the terms of the second >> > batch to less than even a year and it makes sense to give the higher >> > ranked candidates the longer term). >> > >> > 5) We'll extend the terms of the existing DMB members until the election >> > is complete. If individual members wish to stand down, then we'll have >> > to run the board with a reduced number of members until the election is >> > complete. >> > >> > 6) If existing DMB members stand for election again (as I hope they >> > will!), it may happen that some or all of the top three ranked >> > candidates would end up with two seats at once. To avoid this >> > contradiction, if this situation does arise then we'll instead extend >> > the term of any affected expiring seats until 2024-06-17, assuming that >> > the incumbent agrees to serve on the board until then. If not, then the >> > elected candidate shall continue with only one seat, with a reduced >> > number on the DMB, until 2024-06-17. >> > >> > 7) Various specifics above are beyond the remit of the DMB to determine >> > and require TB approval. If the DMB agree to some or all of the above, >> > I'll then ask the TB on behalf of the DMB to approve. This is the >> > minimal effort resolution of the various issues that I think will work >> > fairly for everyone, but if you can think of a better way to do it, or >> > would prefer to defer some aspects for now, then please do speak up. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Robie >> >> >> >> > -- >> > technical-board mailing list >> > technical-board@lists.ubuntu.com >> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/technical-board >> > > > >> -- >> technical-board mailing list >> technical-board@lists.ubuntu.com >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/technical-board > > > -- > Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS > Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. > Ubuntu Developer https://www.debian.org/ > slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org > -- > Devel-permissions mailing list > devel-permissi...@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/devel-permissions -- technical-board mailing list technical-board@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/technical-board
