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From: Steve Long <slong@××××××××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] Shall we create a ballot for PROPERTIES value definition proposals?
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:10:45
Message-Id: g7olh1$t9o$1@ger.gmane.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] Shall we create a ballot for PROPERTIES value definition proposals? by Zac Medico
1 Zac Medico wrote:
2
3 > Given the vast number of possible choices to consider when defining
4 > new PROPERTIES values [1], perhaps we should create a ballot and
5 > hold a vote on definitions that people have submitted. I suppose
6 > that voters would be able to vote yes or no on each proposed
7 > property definition and they would also be able to write in one or
8 > more alternative names for the definition.
9
10 That makes a lot of sense, although I'm not sure you need to get consensus
11 on which properties should be introduced: if the pm teams all agree a flag
12 is needed, it should be in, imo. Names would be better to throw out for
13 wider consensus, due to the i18n and the fact that pm users will need to
14 type them in..
15
16 > I don't know what the
17 > best method(s) to carry out a vote like this would be. Does anybody
18 > have any suggestions?
19 >
20 How about a poll in "portage & programming" for each flag under
21 consideration, with options for names being considered?
22
23 You could add a "Some other name which I will suggest in a post" option.
24 "No this flag is a bad idea" should come from the dev ml imo, with the
25 reasons explained and discussed fully.